With increasing food safety and reducing maintenance in mind, Edlong Dairy Flavors, a family-owned firm in Elk Grove, IL, decided to replace and redesign the carbon steel and concrete platform that supported four ribbon blenders used to make dry mixes.
The newest brand in the functional beverage category is Celsius, a soft drink with a unique claim that it helps consumers burn calories when consumed. To differentiate this beverage from the slew of energy drinks in 8-oz. slim cans, the maker of Celsius, Elite FX, Inc., chose a sleek 12-oz. glass bottle from Vitro Packaging, Plano, TX. The bottle also features a full-body shrink sleeve label from SleeveCo., Dawsonville, GA.
Boosting plant profitability requires getting every possible use out of raw materials, and Grain Processing Corp. (GPC) does a bang-up job in this department. Corn is the primary raw material and the list of products GPC makes from it is lengthy, including cornstarch for food additives, grain alcohol for beverages and animal feed.
Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation, the world’s leading chicken producer, can’t afford production downtime for unscheduled maintenance. This is especially true of its cook plant in Farmerville, LA, which had been experiencing premature rusting problems with OEM bearings in many of its production machines.
Portola Packaging’s Zork wine closure, developed by ZORK Pty Ltd in Australia, is an alternative to traditional cork closures and is said to offer outstanding oxygen barrier and includes an integral tamper-evident tear band.
Ampac Flexibles, a unit of Ampac Packaging, LLC, has launched PureFlex, a new clear stand-up pouch structure for water and other taste- and odor-sensitive beverages. Traditionally water has been one of the most challenging beverages to package because of its odorless and tasteless qualities.
Toray Plastics (America), Inc. has released Lumirror PET high-barrier films. Among the Lumirror polyester high-barrier film applications are the new FDA-compliant, heat-sealable, printable LumiLid XLS5 lidding film and metallized LumiLid XLM5 lidding film.
Amcor PET Packaging has added several new sizes to its stock heat-set PET line. The new sizes are a panel-less, rectangular gallon and single-serve 16.9-oz., 12-oz., and 10-oz. bottles.
Heinz Foods South Africa has taken a homemade classic – pot pies – which normally take time to cook in a conventional oven, into the quick heat-and-eat realm with the introduction of a new microwavable bowl from Graphic Packaging International (GPI), Marietta, GA.
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