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New machine 'maps' out sandwich packs

Manufacturer relies on modified atmosphere packaging for its line of convenience store sandwiches.

Pw 17584 Deli

In an effort to make its fresh, New York deli-style sandwiches more attractive to convenience store patrons, Lansing, MI-based East Side Deli Supply installed a modified atmosphere tray sealer to pack its wedge-shaped sandwiches into preformed trays.

The company cites quality, appearance, and shelf life as factors that led it to replace an aging tray sealer with the Inpack 3180 from Ross (Midland, VA). Owing to the machine’s modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) capabilities, the wedge sandwich’s shelf life jumped from about 13 days to 18.

“We were looking to maintain the freshness of our product throughout the duration of the shelf life,” says Jeff Jacobs, president of East Side Deli Supply. “We were interested in making it appear that the sandwich was made today.”

Installed last June, the Inpack operates in East Side Deli’s 12ꯠ-sq’ headquarters facility. The machine was purchased through Robert Reiser (Canton, MA), a distributor and machinery manufacturer that proved especially helpful in this application (see sidebar).

The tray sealer produces sandwich packs that are made up of

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