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Preform technology enables ambient yogurt product

Venezuelan food and beverage manufacturer Empresas Polar has introduced the first shelf-stable yogurt in the country through its subsidiary, Pascual Andina.

Pw 62334 Migurt

Called MiGurt, the pourable, multi-serve aseptic product is packaged in a 750-g barrier PET bottle from Amcor Rigid Plastics that helps provide an extended shelf life of six months and requires no refrigeration prior to opening. Because of these properties, Empresas Polar is utilizing its extensive nationwide ambient distribution chain to bring MiGurt to consumers in low-income regions not served by refrigerated distribution channels.

“A long shelf-life yogurt product was key to commercialization, because it provided low-cost distribution and a highly affordable consumer brand,” says Manuel Capdevielle, a director of Empresas Polar.

According Amcor Senior Engineering Manager Chris LaBombarbe, the main challenge of the project was producing a bottle that could protect against light sensitivity—a common problem with dairy products—while optimizing material distribution. The bottle is a monolayer PET material integrated with a barrier additive from Novapet, S.A. that meets aseptic filling requirements and provides light-blocking capabilities to prevent spoilage and degradation of the yogurt product and maintain its nutritional value.

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