EDIBLE FOOD PACKAGING

WHAT IS EDIBLE FOOD PACKAGING?

• A disposable package
• Holds/protects the food
• Is edible at the same time

DAVID EDWARDS

• Inventor of edible food packaging
• French-American Harvard professor
• Invented 'Wikicells' (a way to wrap food from natural elements)
• Is a biomedical engineer

WIKICELL

• Designer: François Azambourg
• Sells WikiPearl
• Sells exclusively to Stonyfield
• Founded in 2009

PROS👍

• You don't have to lug around containers
• It protects the food in a simpler way
• Reduces waste
• Transportation of the food is less problematic
• Made in ways that optimize energy

CONS 👎

• Packaging can limit your choices of size
• Packaging can be difficult to open
• Packaging adds an extra expense
• You can't see what it looks like inside
• Not all materials can be cleaned properly for re-use

AN EDIBLE FUTURE?

• Edwards hopes to open a 'WikiBar' in Paris
• Visitors will be able to consume WikiCell ice cream
• Edwards continues to refine this kind of food
• If all goes well, he'll bring his products to the U.S.

NEW EDIBLE CREATIONS

• Yogurt Balls in multiple favors
• Cheese Balls
• Orbs of ice cream
• Mousse
• Juices and cocktails

MONOSOL

• Company Providing environmental food packaging
• Manufactures water soluble polymer films
• Makes quality products helping mankind
• All products are safe for the environment

CHALLENGES AHEAD

• Keeping products uncontaminated
• Marketing, getting people to buy unwrapped food
• Cost may increase for these healthy packages
• Edible wrap may be tasteless to some

FRO-YO BONBONS

• Turkish scientists made flexible edible packaging
• Bonbons wrapped in edible skins
• Developed in New Hampshire Stonyfield Farm
• Outer layer is fruit
• Fruit serves as a thermal barrier & protective membrane

REGULAR FOOD PACKAGES

• False advertising of the size of food inside
• Heavier to carry around
• Less environmental
• Produce a lot of waste
• Fact: 1/3 of waste in dumps is boxes, bags, and food wrappers

WIKIPEARL

• "Good for you. Good for the environment. And just plain good."
• This corporation continues to design new earth friendly foods
• Outer part of food (wrapping) is edible
• The skin is a protective electrostatic gel
• Wikipearls technology makes skin more impermeable

WIKIPEARL 2

• Skin is more impermeable to water and oxygen
• Benefits: portable, plastic free, enables portion control
• Benefits: delivers functional nutrition, creates unique flavor

WIKIPEARL ICE CREAM

• Portion controlled
• Stays cold longer than conventional ice cream
• Prevents the treat from spilling once melted
• Each is uniquely crafted, natural and spherical
• Protective coating helps keep hands clean

WIKIPEARL CHEESE

• Small bites of natural cheese
• Have delicious coatings
• Wrapper isn't wasted like tinfoil
• Coatings keep the cheese fresh

WORK CITED

• Businessinsider.com
• Www.wikipearl.com
• CNN.com
• Google images