Aluminum foil lunch boxes have become the best alternative to plastic tableware in the catering and takeout markets due to their safety and hygiene, high and low temperature resistance, environmental protection, renewable energy saving, good sealing, high-end appearance, convenience and speed. Dong Chunming, general manager of Shangqing Times Metal Information Consulting (Beijing) Co., Ltd., told reporters that currently, more and more businesses in the catering and takeout markets are using aluminum foil lunch boxes and containers, including Shanghai Disney, Xibei Catering, and Typhoon Shelter Food , Hema Fresh Food, Zhen Kung Fu Catering, Lao Niangjiu and many other well-known brands. At the exhibition site, many exhibitors also brought their aluminum foil lunch boxes and meal container products.
The epidemic has made people pay more attention to the safety of food packaging. Recent scientific research shows that compared with plastic, steel, paper, glass, wood and other materials, the survival time of the new coronavirus on the surface of aluminum is the shortest (2 to 8 hours). This also indicates that aluminum foil packaging may be the best packaging material for cold chain storage and transportation of fresh food, food and pharmaceutical equipment.
Modified atmosphere packaging, skin-fitting packaging, and high-temperature sterilization and sealing aluminum foil trays for fresh food and prepared food will be markets with growth potential. The use of aluminum foil composite bags in the packaging of miscellaneous grains and vacuum packaging of rice, millet, and miscellaneous grains will also open up a larger market for aluminum foil in the field of agricultural products.