A new depositor gives one snack company the ability to offer more product flexibility and versatility.
As one of the leading apple snack processors, Crunch Pak produces over 2 million packages weekly; 300,000 of these include dips. Until recently, the company had been separately packaging the condiments, such as caramel, peanut butter or yogurt. However, not long ago, Crunch Pak realized combining the snack and dip into a single package would not only offer more consumer convenience, it also would improve the company’s savings, production efficiency and flexibility.
At the same time, Crunch Pak was seeing an increased demand for more customized recipes, with many of its customers, such as The Walt Disney Company, ramping up nutritional requirements. Thus, the processor needed the ability to modify its recipes and, if necessary, produce small-scale batches. However, while creating the combined dip cup snacks, Crunch Pak found experimenting and producing custom orders tied up the lines; caused significant product waste; and was labor-intensive and very inefficient. It needed a machine that would reduce the costs associated with producing dip cup containers.