Juiced-up pouch filling

摘要

Advanced Nutritionals Corp. started in 1992 as a manufacturer of sport drinks. In 2001, the company changed its name to SoftPac Industries, Inc., and built a $12-million plant in Elk River, MN to produce juice drinks in standup pouches to compete with Kraft's Capri Sun 10-percent juice products. The plant was bought by contract-packing giant Faribault Foods in 2005, and with three high-speed fillers running 300 pouches/min each, it is the largest private-label packager of 10-percent juice in standup pouches in the country. Its customers include top national retailers, including leading grocery chains, mass merchandisers and specialty outlets. As the company has continued to expand and grow, it has moved beyond 10-percent juice products into 100-percent juice and organic beverages. It also markets some pouches under its own brand name.