Hershey Foods recently opened its 1.2 million-sq.-ft. Eastern Distribution Center.
Tetra Pak Inc. has opened its Aseptic Technology Pilot Plant in Denton, Texas. It is designed to provide customers with complete processing facilities for development of liquid (primarily aseptic) food products, including fruit juices, wine, soy products, puddings, soups, etc. Pasteurized, ultra-pasteurized and UHT aseptic processing can be accomplished using plates, tubular and direct heating systems. Because the pilot plant is a registered food production site, food produced at the facility can be used for product development and consumer testing. According to Andrew Dun, Tetra Pak director of marketing, customers will benefit from state-of-the-art technology and from the confidentiality needed for tests and evaluations.