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First mushrooms in resealable zipper bags
January 30, 2014
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Monterey Mushrooms, the largest grower/shipper and marketer of fresh mushrooms in the U.S., has introduced its Clean N Ready(R) ready-to-eat mushrooms in a new resealable bag, making it the first and only supplier to package mushrooms in a resealable bag. This is an extension of the Clean N Ready product line that it introduced previously, which consists of four mushroom categories: sliced white, sliced Baby Bella and whole Baby Bella mushrooms in 10-oz bags and thick-sliced Steak Mate mushrooms in 6-oz bags.
The key to the new bags are Fresh-Lock(R) Style 109 ribbed zippers from Presto Products Co. (www.fresh-lock.com). These zippers have several desirable features that enhance the bags:
The zipper includes patented sealant ribs on the backside of its flange to improve its sealability to the film at lower temperatures. Lower temperatures help minimize film distortion and allow faster pouch-forming speeds.
The sealant ribs create concentrated pressure points that may enable the packager to reduce the amount of time, temperature and pressure needed to apply the zipper to the packaging substrates. In addition, the sealant ribs are engineered to caulk off peaks and valleys on the side seals and end crushing of the package.
The packages are formed on a Model 9500 vertical form/fill/seal machine from Pacmac, Inc. (www.pacmac.com).
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