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Sprout's new spout supports self-feeding of 'older infants'

Moms appreciate new choke-free, twist-off cap for baby and toddler food pouches that makes it safe and convenient for older infants to feed themselves.

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Organic baby and toddler food maker Sprout Foods, Duluth, GA, has taken the portable, flexible packaging for its pureed fruit, vegetable, and grain blends a step further in convenience with a new choke-free, twist-off cap and dispensing spout intended to encourage independence and self-feeding for tots.

“Moms told us through research that the squeezable pouch with the built-in spout and twist-off cap better met their changing needs,” says Sprout vice president of marketing Geoff Stella. “Our change in packaging is to better serve those needs and offer more convenience.”

Stella notes that Sprout was the first in the baby-food category to move from glass jars to flexible packaging in 2009. The bottom-gusseted pouch, a multilayer construction of foil and polypropylene, previously used a zip-top closure for resealability. This has been replaced with a colorful plastic “choke-free and tamper-evident” plastic cap, also resealable, supplied by Korean vendor and pouch converter KSP.

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