The flexible stick pack are primarily for tabletop placement in "upscale" restaurants in England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland.
Heinz fills the packs at its Telford, England foodservice facility on a newly installed five-lane vertical form/fill/seal machine from Stickpack Europe (Blacknest, Alton, Hants, England). Heinz relies on two types structures for the new condiment packs. The first is a three-layer film that provides oxygen barrier and incorporates metallized polyester. The second is a two-layer material that includes nonmetallized polyester. Film thickness ranges from 66 microns (2.59 mils) to 81 microns (3.18 mils).
