About The DEFOR® System

Marketing fresh fruit and vegetables to today’s consumer requires packaging that meets the needs of all stakeholders in the supply chain. The DEFOR® packaging system from International Paper is uniquely designed to satisfy grower, distributor and retailer needs, and deliver product that looks as good in the store as it did when itwas picked.The DEFOR system

offers optimum product protection, fast field packing, superior retail appeal and maximum value in display-ready trays. Leading growers and shippers trust the DEFOR system to deliver superior product protection and less shrinkage. When the crop is ready, they can efficiently pack their high-value produce in colorful DEFOR trays, confident that retailers will receive the highest quality product, protected from the marring and bruising that often occurs from multiple handling. From field to market, retail-ready DEFOR trays deliver multiple benefits. Their patented design offers high-strength performance in sizes that are fully compatible with both the domestic FBA and European FEFCO common footprint standards for agricultural products packaging. Machine erected and hand set styles are available to match customer volume requirements and DEFOR trays are made from 100% wax free recyclable components. DEFOR is more than a box. It is the High-Performance Packaging System that industry leaders rely on for marketing their high-value produce.