Driving forces for food packaging development in Sweden - a historical perspective

摘要: Availability of safe, edible food is essential. Food shortage has caused many wars and encouraged people to try preserve for a longer time, allowing storage transport, often in some kind package/container. The USA showed the way developing sector already prior 2nd World War they had self-service stores filled with packed goods. Europe, however, wait apply US ideas until after war. As Sweden did not take part, country got head start, although restricted imports exports rationing food. When retail new products, particularly frozen food, became available 1950s, role packaging distribution important, providing mass-produced at reasonable prices. took lead Europe origin quite successful companies distribution/equipment suppliers, starting up as local supporting but then expanding into order grow. purpose this study identify key drivers society, industry elsewhere that have affected development food-retail packaging, an example years WW II. qualitative based on semi-structured interviews experts field. results clearly indicate technology introduction about same time mainly later chilled/fresh are three developments considered most profound influence development. Packages were consequence appearance or chilled by interviewees very important itself, even though neither frozen/chilled nor would exist without efficient distribution. (Less)