Kraft Seeks High-Tech Packaging To Keep Chocolate Bars from Melting At High Temperatures
While M&Ms have famously claimed that a thin candy shell ensures they melt in your mouth rather than your hand, the same can't be said for chocolate bars, which seem to melt easily within their own packaging. But if Kraft Foods gets its way, the soft, melted candy bar will soon be a distant memory. The company is actively searching for high-tech packaging that will prevent chocolate bars from melting even at temperatures up to 104 degrees. How? Well, Kraft isn't exactly sure. The company has put out a DARPA-like call for ideas from packaging companies for methods to produce chocolate bar wrappers that are neither cost-prohibitive or bulky. Specifically, ""Kraft Foods seeks novel materials or approaches to packaging that can protect single serve chocolate bars from medium term exposure to warm ambient conditions. These products frequently experience multiple cycles of exposure to controlled and uncontrolled climates." Related ArticlesDesign Challenge Finalist: Packaging...