The purpose of this presentation is to introduce the concept of interleaving

1. Interleaving
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The concept of interleaving may be most easily conveyed in a video.
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The purpose of this presentation is to introduce the concept of
interleaving in the following ways:
• Definitions
• Common Applications
• Benefits
• Substrates
• Automation

2. Food Industry Definitions
Interleave – the placement of a substrate in between, under, or
around a piece or portion. Often used interchangeably with the
term Underleave in the United States. Some examples of
interleaving are: slices of cheese, pasta sheets, pizza crust, burger
patties
Underleave – the placement of a substrate under or around a
portion or group of pieces. The differentiation between interleave
and underleave is most notable in European markets. Examples of
underleaving include: sliced sandwich meat setups (sub
kits), foodservice lay flat bacon, philly style steaks

3. Common Applications
• Sub Setups – Multi-slice lunchmeat portions separated by paper often
used by foodservice or retail processors for easy sandwich assembly
and accurate portion control
• Lay Flat Single Slice Bacon – 9 or 10 slices of bacon laid flat, not
overlapping (shingled), on a long sheet of greaseproof paper, used by
foodservice processors to allow their end users an easy method of
applying the bacon directly to the grill. Rather than peel and apply
individual slices they flip the entire sheet onto the grill
• Frozen Burger Patties – Individual burgers separated with wax paper
for foodservice and retail applications. Burgers may experience slight
variations in temperature throughout distribution and a paper
separator ensures easy separation fro the end user. Multiply laminated
papers can be used to enhance separation characteristics

4. Benefits
• Portion Control – Interleaving allows end users to reduce give-away
and ensure a consistent customer experience by ensuring that a fixed
weight or volume can be quickly and easily supplied to the customer
• Sanitary Handling – An interleaved product
• Frozen Burger Patties – Individual burgers separated with wax paper
for foodservice and retail applications. Burgers may experience slight
variations in temperature throughout distribution and a paper
separator ensures easy separation fro the end user. Multiply laminated
papers can be used to enhance separation characteristics

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