Skip to main content
  • 255 Accesses

Abstract

Practitioners in the packaging business are familiar with the most important functions of packaging: protecting the product, facilitating the handling of the product and providing information about the product and the packaging. The second aspect—facilitating the handling of the product throughout production and distribution—involves matters of great importance to the retailer and the consumer, as discussed in this chapter.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book
USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Preview

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.

Authors

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 1987 Blackie and Son Ltd

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Flory, I. (1987). Packaging for consumer convenience. In: Paine, F.A. (eds) Modern Processing, Packaging and Distribution Systems for Food. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8592-9_9

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8592-9_9

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-8594-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-8592-9

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

Publish with us

Policies and ethics