ReeEco Tray Sealer Helping Turn Meal Startup Brand Into a Success


While many people found operating a business successfully during a pandemic to be an extremely challenging endeavor, Joe Cavey thought it would be the perfect time to take a leap of faith and launch his.

Unlike other prepared meal companies that follow a business model catering directly to consumers, Cavey has tailored Torn Apron to offer delicious, chef-prepared meals that are sold in hotels, grocery stores, micro-markets and convenience stores, coffee shops, healthcare facilities and other locales. Cavey himself is a chef, and he prepares each and every meal to be ready from the microwave in minutes.

Five months after installation, the ReeEco automatic tray sealer is doing its part to help make Torn Apron into a successful startup.

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Starting a business during a pandemic is not for the faint of heart, but Joe Cavey saw it as the perfect opportunity to pursue his dream. Joe launched Torn Apron to deliver restaurant-quality pre-made meals targeting business travelers and busy individuals. Torn Apron offers a variety of fresh, minimally processed, and ethnically diverse meals like grilled pork tenderloin, Moroccan-style pot roast, and meatballs marinara, available in hotels, grocery stores, micro markets, and convenience stores.

Joe's professional chef background emphasized the importance of freshness and presentation, leading him to choose the ReeEco Automatic Tray Sealer from Reepack for packaging. The ReeEco's small footprint and versatility—offering lidded, gas flush, and vacuum skin packaging—made it ideal for Torn Apron's needs. Vacuum skin packaging, in particular, enhances the visual appeal of meals while extending shelf life.

Torn Apron packages up to a thousand meals a day, four days a week, primarily for the mid-Atlantic region. The ReeEco's user-friendly design, including an infeed conveyor and easy tooling changeover, streamlines the packaging process without requiring compressed air.

Joe values the ReeEco machine from Ossid for its foundational and expandable functionality. Ossid, the North American master distributor of Reepack, provides comprehensive solutions, ensuring customers get the best packaging styles for their needs. Joe's partnership with Ossid began through a recommendation from a film supplier, leading to a successful collaboration.

Torn Apron has successfully leveraged innovative packaging technology to deliver high-quality, fresh pre-made meals, thanks to the ReeEco Automatic Tray Sealer and the support of Ossid.