Fondue maker's fond of stand-up pouch

Plastic tubs represent the most typical retail package for fondue products, says Dominique Noel, vice president and co-owner of Carlstadt, NJ-based Paris Gourmet.

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That’s why he feels the company’s test market launch last November of a resealable stand-up pouch for Cacao Noel Fondue au Chocolat dark chocolate fondue is so unique. What’s more, the pouch—winner of a Gold Award for Packaging Excellence—can be microwaved or boiled in water, with the melted chocolate either served in the pouch or poured into a serving container.

Paris Gourmet manually fills premade pouches supplied and converted by LPS Industries LLC (www.lpsind.com). Nearly 5 mils thick, the structure includes an outer layer of polyester that’s reverse-printed flexographically in six process colors. That structure is married to linear low-density polyethylene via solventless adhesive lamination. LPS laminates, prints, and makes the pouches, sourcing the two films from vendors it prefers not to identify. The pouch measures 7”W x 7”L with a 1½” bottom gusset. No new equipment was required for the job at LLC.

The structure’s thickness is necessary because “it has to have some heft to it to stand up,” notes Jack Cunneen, LPS vice president of sales. Separately, LPS extrudes LDPE to make the zipper, applying the zipper during the pouchmaking process.

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