May 2015 Lsquobio Sonnersquo Organic Peas In The Carton Pack Combisafe From Sig Combibloc Have Now Been Awarded The Lsquointernational Salute To Excellence Awardsrsquo In The Lsquoorganic Foodrsquo Category At The Plma World Of Private Label International Trade Show In Amsterdam The Prize Was Given In Recognition Of The Successful Overall Concept Consisting Of An Excellent Organic Product In Environmentally Friendly Packagingfor Almost 30 Years The International Plma Event Has Been The Annual Meeting Place For Retailers And Manufacturers Looking For Product Innovations Ideas And Contacts To Help Grow Their Private Label Programmes This Year There Were More Than 4000 Exhibit Stands As Part Of The Trade Show The International Lsquosalute To Excellence Awardsrsquo Which Honours The Outstanding Engagement Of Retailers For Their Private Labels And Recognises Innovations In The Private Label Sector Was Awarded In The Runup To The Event The Plma Invited Retailers And Manufacturers To Nominate Products They Considered Innovative This Year 70 Retailers And Manufacturers Applied With A Total Of 360 Products In The Categories Food Health Beauty And Household Productsvolker Bubacz Head Of Area Marketing Europe At Sig Combibloc Ldquowersquore Confident That Organic Products In Our Heatresistant Combisafe 440 Ml Carton Pack Will Inject Some Vitality Into The World Of Canned Products The 440 Ml Carton Size Is A Real Innovation In The Food Industry Because Products Which Have Traditionally Been Sold In Food Metal Cans Are Now Also Sold In Carton Packs Packaged In The Drained Weight That Consumers Are Familiar With From Standard Food Metal Cans Wersquore Delighted That The Expert Jury For The Lsquosalute To Excellence Awardsrsquo Has Recognised The Innovative Character And The Quality Of The Productrdquothe International Jury For The Selection Of The Lsquosalute To Excellence Awardsrsquo Winner Was Made Up Of Industry Consultants Specialist Media Representatives Catering Professionals And Scientists Who Based On Their Expert Knowledge Awarded Points In The Assessment Categories Product Concept Appearance Taste Texture Aroma Packaging Amp Presentation And Value For Money The Lsquobio Sonnersquo Organic Peas In Combisafe 440 Ml Filled By Food Manufacturer Juumltro Gmbh Konserven Und Feinkost Scored Particularly Highly In The Packaging Amp Presentation Categoryvolker Bubacz Ldquocarton Packs Have An Array Of Advantages Over Alternative Packaging Solutions For Canned Products The Major Strengths Of The Carton Pack Are Its Convenience Its Product Protection Qualities And Its Good Environmental Characteristics Carton Packs Have Been Proven To Be Among The Most Environmentally Friendly Packaging Solutions For Longlife Foods In Light Of This Theyrsquore Also Ideally Suited As A Packaging Solution For Highquality Organic Vegetables And In Terms Of Logistics And Advertising Effectiveness On The Sales Shelf Carton Packs Clearly Outperform Competing Packaging Solutions In Addition Carton Packs From Sig Combibloc Are Naturally Free From Bisphenolardquoall Kinds Of Variations Precise Measuringcombisafe From Sig Combibloc Is Suitable Above All For Chunky Foods And Food Products That Do Not Flow Freely And Therefore Cannot Pass Through A Pumping System And An Aseptic Process Ndash Such As Vegetables And Pulses Fruit Convenience Foods And Stews Through The Use Of Modular Filling Units Including A Highprecision Multihead Scale A Hugely Diverse Range Of Products Can Be Filled In The Combisafe Carton Pack Ndash The Size And Quantity Of The Chunky Product Ingredients Can Vary In Virtually Any Respect And They Can Be Measured Out Precisely After The Products Have Been Filled Into The Carton Pack The Carton Top Is Sealed Ultrasonically In The Next Stage The Carton Packs Are Automatically Conveyed Into An Autoclave Which Can Be Either Static Or Rotary In The Area Of Longlife Food Carton Packs The Use Of Rotary Autoclaves Is A World First The Autoclaves In Which Package And Product Are Sterilised Together Guarantee Maximum Product Quality And Due To The Continuous Movement Of The Carton Packs During Heating They Also Make It Possible To Fill And Process Certain Products In The First Place Ndash Above All Highly Viscous Foods Containing Extralarge Particulates Combisafe Is Available In 200 300 400 440 And 500 Ml Volumes All Volumes Can Be Filled On A Single Sig Combibloc Filling Machineas A Prizewinning Product The Organic Peas In Combisafe 440 Ml Were Also Showcased In The Plmarsquos Lsquoidea Supermarketrsquo Where Visitors Were Able To See Outstanding Products From Europe North And South America And Asia Sig Combibloc Is One Of The Worldrsquos Leading System Suppliers Of Carton Packaging And Filling Machines For Beverages And Food In 2014 The Company Achieved A Turnover Of 1630 Million Euro With Around 5000 Employees In 40 Countries