Lidding Film

Lidding films are a type of flexible material designed for the top web of your lidding application, whether that be for rigid trays or thermoformed base webs.

They are designed to protect your product and enhance the shelf appearance as well as giving maximum shelf life.

Our lidding films are high barrier films, available for MAP and vacuum seal applications.

our lidding film can top seal

fish

ready meals

meat

dairy

pet foods

fruits

tech specs

Recyclable formula: Suitable for recycling to LDPE Level 04
Leak-proof design: Prevents liquid leakage, product discolouration and contamination.
Versatile sealing options: Offers peelable or weld seals for the ideal formula for your application.
Shrinkable version: Features three shrink ratios for varying degrees of product protrusion without any distortion, even on light trays.
Microwave or freezer suitability: Creates consumer-convenient packaging for a variety of end uses.
enhanced aesthetics: Delivers a clear, transparent, anti-fog finish that creates an attractive shelf-ready pack. The film can also be printed to improve branding or to display information.

features

optimal shrinkage for a secure pack

Our lidding film can be supplied in three differing shrink ratios, for an optimal finish for any application.

Our barrier lidding film's hermetic seals eliminate leakage, preserving your fresh food for longer and reducing costly waste.

In addition, the tighter shrinkage our films achieve hold your food product securely in place within the tray, avoiding slippage. Combining our films with shallower trays to produce a ‘protruded’ effect makes portions look more generous than with deeper trays.

The tighter shrinkage results in a pack that can be stacked upright to save shelf space in stores, whilst maintaining the presentation of your food product.

All shrinkage is controlled to prevent any tray distortion whilst enhancing the appeal of the contents.

Benefits of Lidding Film

perfect presentation: Offering a glossy, transparent, wrinkle-free finish, this lidding film shows off the product at its best. With a tighter shrinkage, the film helps to hold the product in position on the tray, even when stacked upright.
Secure seal: Protecting the product from external contamination and preventing leakage, with a secure seal to a wide range of tray materials.
extends life: Extending product shelf-life using either MAP or vacuum varieties of this lidding film, thereby reducing food waste throughout the supply chain.

Discover more about our Lidding Film

Our team of packaging experts would love to hear from you - whether you're looking for more information about this material, advice about other material options or seeking details on machinery choices.

A window to within

Lidding film that's looking good

When it comes to food in the retail environment, appearance matters.

That’s why our lidding film has been developed to display your products with the utmost merchandising appeal.

A glossy, transparent finish, with anti-fog properties and a wrinkle-free, drum-tight shrinkage makes this material the perfect viewing window for your meat slices, meat portions, fish, cheese, produce and convenience foods.

Plus, appearances can be boosted with high definition colour printing, as customised designs can be incorporated to convey branding, storage or nutrition information and barcodes.

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YPS holds extensive stocks of packaging materials in our centrally-located warehouse, for despatch to our customers across the UK & Ireland, usually with next-day delivery.

We can offer a call-off facility, holding stocks of customer-specific materials, for example printed products, ready to be shipped whenever you need them.

All of the materials we supply are from trusted manufacturers producing quality packaging solutions.

From manufacture through to storage and distribution, all of our products are certified to the highest BRC accredited AA standard.

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