Carol Zweep (CPP, M.Sc.) is Manager of Packaging and Nutrition Labelling Services at the Guelph Food Technology Centre (www.gftc.ca) in Guelph, Ontario. She can be reached at czweep@gftc.ca. GFTC provides services to the food and beverage processing industry.
Over the last decade, microwaveable packaging has gained new momentum in retail foods. And it’s not just the demand for convenience driving this trend. The economic downturn has caused consumers