Packaging & logistics: our expertise serving infant nutrition
For over 30 years, Materna has been supporting national brands and private labels in the manufacture of baby food products, fully integrating the challenges of safety, convenience, sustainability, and logistical performance.
In addition to our industrial know-how, we offer a comprehensive range of packaging solutions for infant food, including formats suitable for infant milk, vegetable or fruit purees, dairy products, and complete meals, from the very beginning of dietary diversification.
Working hand in hand with specialized food packaging suppliers, we provide safe, ergonomic formats tailored to each stage of the child’s development. These packaging solutions are also designed according to eco-design principles, aiming to reduce plastic usage and optimize material efficiency.
Our approach includes full traceability, from manufacturing through to shipment, to ensure safety, compliance, and quality for all products intended for babies and young children (from 0 to 3 years).
A comprehensive, traceable, and eco-designed packaging offering
To meet the needs of the brands we support while addressing sustainability challenges, our baby food packaging solutions are designed according to principles of material optimization, weight reduction, and responsible material selection—metal, cardboard, lightweight plastics, or flexible packaging.
Each solution is developed to preserve the products' nutritional quality, ensure optimal shelf life, and limit environmental impact, without compromising food safety.
Each batch benefits from full traceability, ensuring accurate and reliable monitoring at every stage: manufacturing, filling, packaging, stock management, quality control, and shipment.
At a glance: all available packaging formats
These packaging formats guarantee optimal preservation, a high level of food safety, and excellent product protection.
Depending on the type of packaging, they also offer high recyclability, in line with market expectations.
Available formats:
- Bottles
- Cartons
- Metal tins
- Bag-in-box
Available formats:
- Flexible pouches with safety caps
- Doypacks
Our flexible packaging solutions are suitable for vegetable purees, fruit purees, dairy desserts, and complete meals, whether organic or conventional. Their light weight and convenience make them ideal for baby’s dietary diversification. The pouches are designed with a secure cap and an ergonomic shape adapted to the young children's small hands.
They are perfectly suited to on-the-go use and new consumption habits of families.
Available formats:
- Jars
- Bowls
- Plates
These rigid formats allow the packaging of savory meals, textured dishes, or baby desserts. Available as transparent jars, bowls, or plates, they enhance product visibility and reassure parents. Optimized thicknesses and the use of recyclable materials help reduce plastic usage while ensuring safety and quality.
A complete traceability at the heart of our processes
In the infant nutrition sector, safety and compliance are essential.
Each package, each product batch, and each shipment benefits from integrated traceability, enabling continuous and rigorous monitoring:
- Precise batch identification from manufacturing,
- Tracking at every packaging stage,
- Data retention in line with baby food industry standards,
- Full transparency for clients and regulatory authorities.
This level of control guarantees quality, reliability, and regulatory compliance.
A high-performance and optimized logistics
Our logistics organization has been designed to ensure smooth, reliable, and secure management of all flows, from order preparation to final delivery.
Thanks to a dedicated team of logistics experts, Materna ensures precise operational control, both for industrial subcontracting projects and for private label brands.
Order dematerialization via EDI accelerates request processing, secures exchanges, and enhances the responsiveness of our teams.
Continuous flow optimization ensures controlled shipments in France and internationally, while offering our clients:
- full visibility,
- high reliability,
- logistics performance tailored to the strict requirements of infant nutrition.
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