Duke's Mayo and Jans Marinade Packaging Receive Awards May 4 at WorldStar Ceremony During Interpack 2017

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Duke's Mayo and Jans Marinade Packaging Receive
Awards May 4 at WorldStar Ceremony During
Interpack 2017
(1888 PressRelease) Cincinnati-based packaging
manufacturer ProAmpac will be recognized with two
2017 WorldStar food-category awards from the
World Packaging Organization (WPO) during an
awards ceremony being held in conjunction with
Interpack May 4-10 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The
awards will be distributed May 4 during the
WorldStar ceremony being held in Dusseldorf.
Visitors can see these innovations at the
ProAmpac exhibit Hall 9, E.28 / F.27 ProAmpac
is being recognized for A Duke's Real
Mayonnaise squeezable stand-up pouch, which
celebrates its 100th birthday this April. Duke's
is manufactured by The C.F. Sauer Company, a top
producer of dressings, sauces, spices, and
flavoring extracts, based in Richmond, VA. and
A container for Germany's JANS Marinade, a new
company launching an entirely new barbecue
concept marinades that don't dispense at all.
Slide fresh meat into the pouch, zip it tight,
and let the food assimilate the deliciousness. No
muss, no fuss. Breaking the Mold Dazzling
Customers WorldStar is the "pre-eminent
international award in packaging," demonstrating
"the continual advancement of the state of
packaging design and technology," says the WPO.
"Winning these awards validated our intention
to be innovative," said Adam Grose, ProAmpac's
chief commercial officer. "We planned to break
the mold. We've done so with two popular consumer
food products." Mayonnaise and marinade,
according to industry surveys, have climbed the
popularity curve in recent years. Mayo has
overcome ketchup and marinades are on a
double-digit growth curve among at-home cooks.
"We're helping our food-product customers stay at
the top of the trend curve," says Grose.
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How do they do that? Through packaging
innovation. "At ProAmpac, we're about advances
that provide better at-home product storage,
consumer convenience and support sustainability,"
said Sal Pellingra, VP of Innovation and
Technology. ProAmpac promises customers that its
Cincinnati-based Design and Sample Lab (DASL)
will give them "dazzling results" - packaging
that disrupts tradition and gives their products
a leg up over competitors still using jars, cans
and bottles. "Both WorldStar award winning
packages deliver ease of use, reduced product
waste and better environmental outcomes",
Pellingra added. A First for Mayo In a first for
mayonnaise in the United States, which is
traditionally packed in rigid containers, Duke's
new 8 oz. stand-up pouch is shaped like an
hourglass to accommodate small hands sized to
fit refrigerator-door shelves and boasts an
easy-to-open-and-close flip-top spout that locks
out of the way and thus cannot be lost during
food preparation, eliminating messy cleanup.
Environmentally, it uses 95 less packaging by
weight than a plastic PET bottle, giving a higher
product-to-package ratio than other packages. The
pouches, which arrive at the plant as plastic
rolls, reduce the energy costs of transporting
empty containers and consumers get close to 100
percent of the mayo out of the container,
increasing convenience and reducing waste.
Developing the new pouch took the combined
efforts of five business units AlliedFlex
Technologies, Inc., its filling equipment
manufacturer Mespack Packaging Machinery the
WestRock Company, who developed the one-piece
flip top fitment as well as C.F. Sauer and
ProAmpac. "It's optimal for picnics, parties and
on-the-go sandwich making," said Cecilia Brock,
C.F. Sauer's Corporate Packaging Engineer. "What
the consumer doesn't see is the technology's
ability to resist migration of oils and other
product ingredients that can typically transfer
through and weaken films, adhesives and inks,"
Brock said.
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No-Mess Marinade Dry marinades require adding
liquid and time for preparation. Both dry and
liquid marinades also require a container for the
marinating. Both bring on consumer complaints
about messy clean up and the possibility of
ending up with crusty marinade and meat. The
compact pouch, made for the Jan Zidek firm, and
sold in German grocery stores, comes filled with
nearly 7 ounces (200 ml.) of liquid marinade.
When the new high-barrier, stable shelf-life
laminate pouch is unfolded, its sealed zipper
allows the cook to slide over 2 pounds (1 kg.) of
fresh meat into the flexible container for up to
two hours prior to grilling. About
ProAmpac ProAmpac is steadfast in their
unwavering commitment to provide creative
packaging solutions, industry-leading customer
service and award-winning innovation to a diverse
global marketplace. It is a diversified global
packaging company with over 2,500 employees and
20 manufacturing centers in North America, Europe
and Asia. For more information, visit our website
at http//www.ProAmpac.com. ProAmpac is part
of the Pritzker Group Private Capital portfolio
of companies. About Pritzker Group Pritzker
Group, led by Tony and J.B. Pritzker, has three
principal investment teams Private Capital,
which acquires and operates leading North
America-based companies Venture Capital, which
provides early-stage and growth venture funding
to technology companies throughout the United
States and Asset Management, which partners with
top-performing investment managers across global
public markets. Pritzker Group Private Capital
acquires North America-based middle-market
companies with leading positions in the
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capital base allows for efficient decision
making, broad flexibility with transaction
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with management teams focused on creating
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significant resources, expertise and credibility
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more information, visit http//www.pritzkergroup.c
ohttp//www.proampac.com/.
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Tricon Rd Cincinnati, OH 45246 Phone (513)
671-1777 Fax [phone] Email general ( _at_
) proampac dot com To arrange interviews during
Interpack call Ms. Nikki Wyan 1 937-214-0329
(Mobile) Nikki.Wyan ( _at_ ) ProAmpac dot com