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How does this Wonderful Cheesecake end up on your door?From the recipe to the packaging, the blender to the wrapper equipment, a cheesecake goes through a lot in its journey from a list of ingredients to the edible work of art that ends up on your table! There is hardly a culture out there that hasn't enjoyed the delicious and unique tastes of a cheesecake at some point in its history, and although many variations exist, the basic cheesecake starts out with some common guidelines. Throughout history and still today, a cheesecake is essentially baked cream cheese with wheat, butter and sugar. Although thousands of variations have been created and enjoyed, often using the fruits and culinary products available to a particular geographic area or culture, most every cheesecake recipe includes a core of basic ingredients. Cheesecakes around the world are made from a base of graham crackers for a crust, sugar or sweetener, cream cheese, butter, and eggs. In many cases, the cheesecake is served in the very kitchen in which it was created, and the only packaging that is needed is a plate to serve it on! Often, however, cheesecake is made in one place and must be moved to another, and maintaining the freshness is of the utmost importance. The packaging of cheesecake relies heavily on packaging equipment, such as shrink wrap equipment that keeps the product fresh and tasty. Be it a blueberry topped cheesecake or an exotic passion fruit cheesecake, the packaging of the cheesecake must seal it tight, and shrink wrapping is an effective way to do this. Often restaurants will purchase the cheesecakes they serve from a local bakery or even a local baker working out of the home and delivery of cheesecakes to nearby locations can occur with minimal packaging. Customized trucks may have any number of shelves that separate and protect the cheesecake during transit, and a carton or shrink wrapping machine may not be necessary, especially if the cheesecake is to be served very soon after its arrival. For larger quantities of cheesecake or longer shipping journeys, the packaging of the cheesecake product is extremely important. Once the cheesecake gets wrapped, the next step is to use cartoner equipment to make a protective box around the delicate cheesecake. This outer packaging is extremely important for the protection of the cheesecake inside, and is also important for the visual appeal. Packaging equipment has the ability to print labels with colorful graphics, pretty text for ingredient lists and nutrition information, and even a story about the origin of the particular cheesecake that awaits a table inside the box! Because the cartoner equipment creates a "box" around the shrink wrapped cheesecake, the machinery that does this is also known as boxer equipment. Because of the high cost of the multiple pieces of equipment that are needed to effectively package, protect, and preserve the cheesecake, many companies are opting for less expensive options when packaging cheesecake. Used packaging equipment, running larger volumes, and different sizing options are all helping keep cheesecake both affordable and available to all the cheesecake lovers around the world! |