25Jun

A fresh look: Effegidi seen through Roberto Bianchi’s eyes

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One of our team’s latest “signings” tells us a story of first impression, winds of change and enthusiasm.

WHAT WAS YOUR PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BEFORE “LANDING” AT EFFEGIDI?

I have been working in sales for more than 25 years, with extensive experience in the tourism, insurance, and food industries. In particular, the food field has always been a core part in my professional career.

I have mostly dedicated myself to export sales: at the beginning, I worked as an area manager, then achieving leading positions.

I knew the packaging field, even if not directly, but over the years the issues related to this business component have become increasingly prominent, an integral part for the success of every project.

So, when I had the opportunity to learn about Effegidi and to consider working with the company, I was glad to offer my contribution, fully aware of having still so much to learn.

HOW DID YOU JOIN EFFEGIDI? WHAT CONVINCED YOU TO START THIS NEW ADVENTURE?

A mutual acquaintance told me about Effegidi and about this engaging job, also in the terms of the promising prospects this company had and still has. As I said before, I believed that the experience I gained in the food industry would be valuable to both of us in this new professional adventure.

This was a mutual “bet”, and I think it will be rewarding and satisfying for all!

AFTER THIS INITIAL PERIOD IN THE COMPANY, WHAT ASPECTS IMPRESSED YOU THE MOST?

Effegidi works in a very fascinating industry, where the challenge is to blend in-depth knowledge with the cutting-edge technology and apply them to this field. It’s really inspiring! I strongly believe in this project, in the company and in the people who are part of it.

And, last but not least, the opportunity to fully tap the huge potential for improvement, at both a personal and corporate level. Even if we live in a competitive environment which affects all industries, I am confident that our commitment and dedication will allow us to reach even our most ambitious goals.

EFFEGIDI IS HEARTILY COMMITTED IN CREATING INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY. ACCORDING TO YOU WHAT ARE THE KEY FACTORS TO FOCUS ON?

Although I am new both to this field and in the company, in my latest work experiences I had a chance of studying and deeply understanding clients’ (from manufacturing through distribution to the consumer) point of view and attitude towards environmental friendliness, sustainability and recyclability.

Unfortunately, strict and rigorous rules are still missing. Thus, it is responsibility of the companies both directly engaged and indirectly involved in these topics to start thinking about the future and how to structure themselves to be ready for it. How to do this? By creating alternative products, enriching our company expertise with new production technology, while providing steady knowledge and consulting support. This is the challenge facing our company.

WHERE DO YOU SEE EFFEGIDI IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS?

It is difficult for me to make forecasts, since I am still a “newbie”. However, I think that everyone (including me) at Effegidi aims to make the company playing an increasingly critical role in its market, a leading figure for our clients, relentlessly providing reliability, practicality, quality, and support.

I trust I can contribute to it, as all my colleagues already do, to get our company to where it wants to be. Together.

Thank you, Roberto, for your eagerness and your wonderful food for thought. Welcome aboard Effegidi! We are ready to sail to new horizons with you…

07Apr

Shrink capsules: the elegance of the bottle

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The shrink capsules are used together with the labels as a final touch to make each bottle of wine personalized and aesthetically more attractive, and are able to guarantee the integrity of the cork and therefore the perfect preservation of the product.The capsules have a triple function:

– They are a safety seal for the product: the capsule is open or removed, meaning that the wine has already been opened.

– They serve to avoid the excessive passage of air between the contents of the bottle and the external environment.

– They give beauty to the bottle: the capsule is the ideal place to report your brand, or give color notes to the bottle itself.

The capsule is therefore a safety seal that makes the bottle aesthetically more pleasant and safe from a food point of view.

The material of the capsules can be of different types: pigmented, satin, or metalized. The colors instead can be of any type.

Effegidi thanks to its know-how in the world of laminated films, can produce laminates for aluminum capsules for still and sparkling wine bottles. These are poly laminates in the typical ALU / PE / ALU structures equipped with the head and the opening strip for which customized lacquers and colors are available.

PETG A VALID ALTERNATIVE TO PVC

In this sector, Effegidi also offers green solutions based on PETG (recyclable) and PLA (compostable), with a view to an increasingly conscious use of materials that are less harmful to the planet and equally high-performance.

What are the characteristics that make PETG a valid alternative to PVC?

Excellent physical and mechanical properties;
Recyclable, it can be recycled without causing environmental pollution;
It can be laminated or painted;
Strong thermal stability;
Suitable for all types of customization.

Visit the page dedicated to Shrink Capsules, to discover our advanced solutions to dress your bottles with elegance and innovation.

08Mar

Past, present and future of Effegidi: face to face with Giovanni Basile

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The General Manager of Effegidi International tells us the recipe of his success.

Graduated in Electronics Engineering with a consolidated experience both at the plant and in the effective management of the Production, Quality and Purchasing departments: this is Giovanni Basile, General Manager of Effegidi since January 2008. He has a multifaceted career path behind him, which has always been driven by a natural curiosity. Business process control, management and optimisation are the underlying theme that ties multiple areas in which he has worked, allowing him to acquire a unique expertise and valuable skills.

YOUR DIVISION DEDICATED TO FOOD IS CONSTANTLY INCREASING. WHICH AIMS DOES YOUR COMPANY PURSUE IN THIS INDUSTRY?

It all started as an entrepreneurial insight from the Effegidi management team, led by Gabelli family and, when I joined the company, we began to manufacture food packaging.
Our curiosity and our desire to broaden our expertise and to create new opportunities: this is why we decided to consider food packaging as a cornerstone for guiding and boosting the future development of our company.
What are our objectives? We aim at motivating every day more all our employees, giving them new skills to share challenges and to seize market opportunities.
Our ambitious goal is to have a seat at the table in the food packaging field.

STILL ON THE FOOD INDUSTRY, WHAT ARE EFFEGIDI STRENGTHS AND WHAT MAKES THE COMPANY DIFFERENT FROM ITS COMPETITORS?

Since the very beginning, Effegidi listens to and addresses its customers’ specific needs, thereby offering a ‘tailor-made’ packaging.
Even in our stereotyped world, each company has its own special requirements, and each product implies customised solutions. For this reason, we engage every day to ensure an appropriate answer to all possible business demands.

YOUR R&D DEPARTMENT IS ALWAYS SEARCHING FOR INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS TO SUCCEED IN AN EVER-CHANGING MARKET. WHAT CHALLENGES ARE YOU FACING?

The packaging field is ever-evolving. But now more than ever has social culture – rightly – propelled a drive towards sustainability.
Effegidi is a typical converter. We dedicate ourselves to the development of eco-friendly materials, since we collaborate with other leading companies and we are always aware of what is happening around us. Our strategy consists of understanding what film manufacturers are offering, working with them to fine-tune new solutions and, not least, being carefully and constantly updated about any legislative news or changes.

SPEAKING OF CUTTING-EDGE SOLUTIONS, WHAT IS FILMECO AND WHERE IT COMES FROM?

Filmeco is a product line which goes exactly in the aforementioned direction.
In accordance with those of the reference market, Effegidi strongholds are the reduction of thickness and recyclability, in addition to the research of biodegradable and compostable materials.
I believe that none of these will prevail in an absolute sense, at least in the following 3-5 years. I believe, instead, that each of them could be a part of the solution, in a market where the scope of further improvement in the environmental, technical and economic areas will be the challenge facing us all.

WHAT ARE THE CORE FEATURES OF FILMECO?

With the Filmeco line we offer technical laminates made of single materials based on polyethylene, polypropylene and polyester, able to satisfy multiple requests in the packaging field, from food tray to flow-pack.
Effegidi finds its roots in the territory of Parma, embodying its culinary excellence and more generally that of Emilia region: cold cuts, cheeses and fresh pasta are three of the main – but certainly not the only ones – natural applications for Filmeco. In fact, this line focuses on the technical side of shelf life of the products, on their display in supermarkets and, last but not least, on environment.
Not to mention our offer of a biodegradable and compostable film, which stems from the cooperation with leading companies in the development of these materials.

WHAT ARE THE FUTURE PROJECTS OF EFFEGIDI IN THE FOOD FIELD?

First of all, the steady growth in the flexographic printing field, both on plastic film and on aluminium, i.e., in the chocolate and coffee sectors.
In fact, aluminium is the best suited material to combine past, present and future of Effegidi.
But we aim even higher: we want to carry around the world our expertise as a converter in the food packaging, thereby bringing a global reach to this corporate division too.
The epitome of Effegidi is its excellent evolutionary capabilities: it is transformed, it constantly changes, it progresses.
Resourceful, fearless, spirited, it has challenging goals.
It remains true to its roots and confidently advances towards future.

30Nov

Food Packaging: preserve cold cuts in the best way

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Cold cuts are a delicate food with precise characteristics that the consumer expects to find in the product, at every moment of tasting.

In order for cured meats to remain fragrant as freshly sliced, good and not to lose their nutritional characteristics, it is necessary to identify the materials suitable for proper conservation.

Often some wrappers and traditional envelopes do not guarantee sufficient protection for suitable storage: instead, the packaging is required that can maintain the organoleptic properties of the food for as long as possible.

What are the characteristics that good packaging must guarantee to ensure good preservation of the cold cuts?

Protection of freshness
Extension of the shelf-life
Protection of health

It is very important that food packaging has characteristics capable of adapting to the packaged sliced or cured meat: only in this way, with extreme customization of the material, is it possible to ensure that the product arrives intact until it is opened.

VACUUM STORAGE

As far as freshness-saving transparent films and films are concerned, they are suitable for the preservation of cold cuts under vacuum and are very performing packaging, capable of responding to all product protection needs.

Thanks to our experience in the laminate sector in the food sector, we are able to provide a product that preserves all the characteristics of food for longer than traditional food packaging.

PEELABLE FILMS FOR TRAYS

Our laminated films to be applied to the trays, being suitable for direct contact and heat-sealable, ensure maximum hygiene, and slow down the deterioration of the food, 100% protecting the health of the consumer.

In fact, in the packaging of cured meats, we offer packaging solutions that preserve the freshness and healthiness of the products without altering their characteristics.

To know all our proposals for a line of high-quality cold cuts, click here, our products are characterized by an elegant and exclusive, but above all functional packaging.

02Nov

Chocolate packaging: the winning features

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For chocolate-based products or products related to the world of confectionery, the packaging is a truly essential element.

The demand for packaging products in the confectionery sector is constantly growing thanks to the increase in consumption of chocolate that is observed all over the world, so the winning solutions for ideal packaging are also growing.

Chocolate is one of the most requested products and it is possible to pack it in many variations that must have the aim of making the product recognizable and palatable, as well as, of course, preserving its intrinsic characteristics.

But what are the characteristics that make packaging for chocolate-based products and sweets successful?

Packaging must capture the consumer’s attention
Ensure hygiene and avoid the transmission of flavors or odors to the product
Protect the product throughout the supply chain and during use
Be easy to use

PRESERVE TASTE AND CHARATERISTICS

Love for chocolate is a feeling that unites young and old and it is important that the chosen packaging preserves and leaves every feature of the product intact until opening, from shape to taste, from perfumes to aesthetics.

Thanks to the great experience in the rolling and processing of aluminum and plastic films Effegidi can produce printed, lacquered, colored aluminum and coupled with paper for the packaging of chocolate in eggs, pralines, coins, bars, giandujotti, boeri, candies, and nougats.

Our laminates intended for chocolate packaging are also ideal for the packaging of Easter eggs, as they are metalized and printed films in reels or sheets.

We offer our customers the possibility to customize the product with their own brand, as well as in color and material, always guaranteeing the highest quality.

Discover all our packaging solutions for confectionery and chocolate here!

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PETG A VALID ALTERNATIVE TO PVC

VACUUM STORAGE

PEELABLE FILMS FOR TRAYS

PRESERVE TASTE AND CHARATERISTICS

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