1. History Of Food Packaging
Whenever we buy food items and stuff, we hardly focus on its coverings. Our focus is mainly the
food or the packed item and we do not bother to think since how long we have been taking the
advantage of this meticulous development without realizing its importance. Especially in the
grocery store, there are plenty of food items that require paper sacks for carrying them. We never
thought that where these plastic carriers came from that negates the need to bring our personal
bags in a grocery store.
Let us discuss the history of food packaging for china§, which will help us get to the background
of this invention:
The initial phase of food packaging:
In the late 18th century people discovered cellulose to be an essential component needed for
making wrappers. It is the wood sack which got transformed into wrappers. People realized
wrappers as the first discovered element for food packaging. In the late 18th century it was used in
every common food store and in big food malls. It became so common that every shop was filled
with the wrappers which relieved the customers in carrying their small and big food items. Among
kids, the candy wrappers were a big hit and in the smoking community, the cigar and cigarette
wrappers were there throughout the time. When people took wrappers on the common use, it
became an essential element for them. It was light, cheap and became a handy carrier for keeping
food items in a safe condition. You can see so many food items that are covered up wrappers.
Chocolates are the most common example for it. By wrapping chocolates they get covered and
protected. And they can be stored in a grocery store for a good period of time.
It was in the 18th century when cotton material was used for making packaging of food items. It
was in England where people made cotton carriers to take away some heavy food items like meat,
vegetables or big sized fruits like pineapple and watermelon etc. It helped a lot, especially in the
regular shopping of food items.
The next phase of food packaging:
In the late 19th century when one side wrappers were common, plastic material for packaging was
introduced. It was in 1980s when plastic was adopted as the main material for food china
packaging company§. Even with the introduction plastic, the wrappers and cotton carriers were of
the same importance. This is because of the ease they provided in carrying small items like
candies, sugar, cookies etc. But when it was about carrying heavy food items, plastic was usually
preference. Plastic is a polymer obtained from tropical plants.
It is a ductile material which has strength and can bear enough loads at a time. When wrappers are
used for heavy food items, there is a chance to rip. That is why people preferred plastic carriers as
they are stronger as compared to wrappers. Apart from the comparison, wrappers are still valuable

2. and we can see them in every food store. Plastic carriers are also common due to the purpose for
which they are used.