Yangi has reached a milestone as takeaway trays produced on its industrial demo line in Varberg are now being used to serve customers, through a collaboration with Flavor Boss, a food truck and catering business operating across Sweden. The collaboration is providing direct feedback on handling, functionality, and everyday usability under real operating conditions.
“These trays are brilliant for a busy service. They come apart easily – no fussing with trays sticking together – they look great, and most importantly, they’re sturdy enough that people can walk around a festival with a full tray in one hand without it giving way,” said Patricia Dianda, owner at Flavor Boss.
Yangi’s dry-forming technology produces fiber-based packaging without the water-intensive processes required by conventional fiber forming, reducing resource consumption and CO2 emissions compared with plastic alternatives, according to the company, with end products said to be compatible with existing paper recycling streams.
Barrier performance is central to Yangi’s material recipe development and, according to the company, is what enabled its takeaway range to become viable for food service applications. A tray or bowl needs to handle oil and moisture for the duration of a meal, not for days. Yangi’s material recipe, with integrated barrier chemistry, is matched to that requirement without the plastic or multilayer materials that the company says add complexity beyond what the product’s lifespan or end-of-life management warrants.
The collaboration marks the first public introduction of Yangi’s quick-serve and takeaway packaging range, an offering that includes lids for hot and cold beverages, bowls, and plates, among other items, designed to replace single-use plastic in food service settings. Yangi’s industrial demo line in Varberg provides brands and retailers with a route to market-test dry-formed fiber packaging in real operating conditions before committing to high-volume production.
“Seeing Yangi trays being used to serve real customers is a proud moment for our team,” said Anna Altner, founder of Yangi. “Years of research, engineering, product development, and controlled production have led to this point. It is a powerful demonstration that dry-formed packaging is entering the world in a real way.”