INTRODUCTION

Tee Yih Jia (TYJ) is one of Singapore’s largest food manufacturers, blending tradition with innovation to deliver scalable convenience to the world. Our diverse range of Asian frozen foods includes spring roll pastry, paratha, glutinous rice balls, dim sum, buns, plant-based offerings, and customised finished products – proudly distributed to over 80 countries worldwide.

Background

This high-volume production generates significant demand for packaging materials that must preserve product quality over long frozen storage periods, while meeting the evolving sustainability expectations of global markets. Every day, over 100,000 pieces of flexible packaging are used.

Today, sustainable packaging options for frozen foods remain limited, especially in the Asian market. Materials must withstand freezing conditions, condensation, and long shelf lives, but current recyclable or compostable materials often fall short in durability, affordability, or machine compatibility. In Singapore and much of Asia, sustainable packaging also faces supply chain challenges: higher material costs, limited local availability, longer lead times, and infrastructure gaps for recycling or composting.

Despite these challenges, there is a clear opportunity to develop next-generation packaging solutions that deliver both sustainability and cost-efficiency without compromising product performance or operational workflows.