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In The Winery

rials. Quality control includes careful inspection space-saving features of Tetra Pak cartons. Bandit
of all items before, during and after packaging to Wines also said that for consumers, not only do
ensure nothing goes amiss during shipping. Laskoski they buy a wine product that is convenient and
said that using the right packaging makes a tre- environmentally safe but also packaged in a con-
mendous difference in protecting winery products tainer that holds 50% more wine than a compara-
during both shipping and final delivery. bly sized wine bottle.

“The right packaging is very important. Styrofoam Boris Munster, Vice President of Contract
has proven with our partners, UPS and FedEx, to be Manufacturing, Tetra Pak U.S. and Canada, told The
the most reliable, but pulp is being requested more Grapevine Magazine that as a global innovator for
and more due to the environment,” said Laskoski. end-of-line packaging, Tetra Pak is in a position to
help wine producers and their products stand out.
Tetra Pak
“Wine is traditionally bottled in glass, but several
Tetra Pak cartons are the end-of-line packaging wine producers have discovered the advantages of
choice for wineries doing business with California using Tetra Pak’s packages,” Munster said. “Carton
Natural Products. The company, located in the San packages are available in a wide range of sizes and
Joaquin Valley in northern California, has been in are printable on all sides, opening big opportunities
business for 40 years with customers across the for design and branding.”
U.S. and Canada. The attributes of a Tetra Pak are
attractive to many consumers. Among them is From machinery to shipping to branding and
sustainability, since the product is made from at more, there is virtually no end-of-line packaging
least 75% recyclable paper derived from respon- need that is not essential to getting wine to the
sibly managed forests. It is portable, flexible and marketplace and into consumer’s hands.
unbreakable packaging, designed with a “grab and
go” concept popular with consumers. The Tetra Pak
also has the convenience of a resealable cap, giving
the option of either consuming now or storing for
later use.

Tom Jansen is Vice President, Business
Development for CNP. He said that using a Tetra
Pak format for end-of-line packaging benefits win-
eries in other tangible ways. “Tetra Pak protects
the product by eliminating oxygen entry and light
from exposure to the product, which is ideal for
wine. Tetra Pak is lighter than glass or cans and
allows for more efficient delivery as a result.”

Tetra Pak is one of three companies under the
umbrella of the Tetra Laval Group, a trio of firms
headquartered in Switzerland. Tetra Laval Group
provides end-of-line packaging equipment for the
wine and spirits industries, covering critical needs
such as packaging, secondary packaging, conveying
and palletizing.

Bandit Wines is one brand that prefers Tetra
Pak cartons because of its own mission to uti-
lize eco-friendly end-of-line packaging. Take, for
example, fuel efficiency. The California-based wine
producer said its shipping costs are lower before
and after filling because of the lightweight and

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