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Shaped SUPs replace pasta/sauce jars

Buitoni, a unit of Swiss-based Nestlé, and CLP Industries Ltd. (www.clp-packaging.com) have garnered an FPA Gold Award for Packaging Excellence in recognition of the development of shaped, stand-up retort pouches for Buitoni pasta and sauce products.

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FPA judges noted that, in the switch from jars to high-barrier stand-up pouches, Buitoni used shaped-pouch technology that requires careful design, converting, and print registration. In the face of these challenges, Buitoni and CLP were able to retain the familiar contours and graphics of the jar-packed sauces, and also introduced retort-pouched, pre-cooked pastas that may be stored at ambient temperature, reducing handling costs and logistical challenges.

The high-barrier pouches are made of PET/BONYL (biaxially oriented nylon)/PP layers which deliver good stiffness, puncture-resistance, durability, and oxygen barrier. These pouches are constructed using specialized shaped-pouch-making machinery from Totani (www.totaniamerica.com) and are gravure-printed on the reverse side of the PET layer.

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