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Bagging output soars at Crunch Pak (sidebar)

Bagged apple slices reach for the gold

Crunch Pak came through a winner at the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The Wenatchee, WA, apple processor shipped 200ꯠ 2-oz bags of apple slices in sweet and tart varieties in February to Salt Lake City that were used by volunteers, staff, media, and athletes throughout all venues.

The slices were packaged on low-profile EaglePack (Oakland, CA) Phaser® vertical form/fill/seal machinery, designed to minimize bruising (see feature, p.70). Materials specs are considered proprietary, but the bag film and graphics are the company’s usual 2-oz size. The company also bags slices in 6-oz, 1-lb, and 3-lb sizes. The five or six slices in each 2-oz bag are treated with an all-natural vitamin-mineral solution that prevents browning. All that combines with an ultra-sanitary facility to yield a contact-coded 21-day refrigerated use-by date.

The bagged slices, which sell at Albertson’s stores in the Salt Lake City area, found their way into the hands of the organizers.

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