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Putting a wrap on shelf life

A new USDA-formulated all-fruit bar achieves impressive shelf life thanks in part to its high-barrier wrapper that was initially developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to offer a healthy alternative to traditional military meals.

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The patented manufacturing process was recently licensed to Gorge Delights, a manufacturer of value-added fruit products that sells its Pear Bars in the Pacific Northwest. The process creates a bar that doesn’t crumble and stays fresh without the need for artificial preservatives. To give its product the shelf-stability it needed, Gorge Delights turned to ExxonMobil Chemical to provide BICOR® and OPPalyte® oriented polypropylene films.

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