RICHMOND, Va., March 4, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Liqui-Box, a
world leader in flexible liquid packaging solutions, is proud to
announce they are the recipient of an award that showcases their
capabilities to design, develop and produce innovative flexible
packaging technology. The Silver Award for Technical Innovation was
presented to Liqui-Box for their development and commercialization
of the FlexAseptâ„¢ bulk food package.
Introduced in 2012, the distribution of FlexAseptâ„¢ continues to
grow worldwide. The FlexAseptâ„¢ package delivers superior
flexibility, improved thermal resistance and superior Oxygen
Transmission Rate (OTR) performance. This package delivers
customers significant savings by reducing dunnage, extra handling
and product spoilage as a result of flex cracking. Some
customers have been able to eliminate up to 100% of the dunnage
that is used to protect against flex cracking!
The award was presented during the 2015 FPA Flexible Packaging
Achievement Awards Ceremony & Welcome Dinner on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 held in conjunction with
the 2014 FPA Annual Meeting (March 3-5,
2015) at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples, FL.
The Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) judged sixty-six
package entries featuring innovative submissions that integrate
consumer trends and needs with technical advancements in materials,
graphics, structure, and sustainability to produce outstanding
flexible packaging solutions. Nineteen packages were recognized
with twenty-three Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards within one
or more categories including Packaging Excellence, Printing and
Shelf Impact, Technical Innovation and Sustainability.
For more information on products and services from Liqui-Box
please visit www.liquibox.com.
About Liqui-Box:
Liqui-Box is the leading innovator of sustainable packaging
solutions for quick, fresh and cost efficient delivery of liquid
and semi-liquid products. Liqui-Box manufactures
bag-in-box flexible packaging and pouches to serve a wide variety
of industries, including global dairy, beverage and bulk food
markets. Applications include fountain beverage syrup,
milkshake mix, coffee drinks, pumpable liquid foods such as
concentrates and sauces, as well as non-food products like oils and
paints. Liqui-Box offers the fastest filling equipment in the
industry, along with consumable packaging, including film
substrates, bags with fitments, and pouches. Liqui-Box is a
portfolio company of The Sterling Group; a Houston-based middle market private equity
firm with over 30 years experience improving and growing packaging
and other industrial businesses.
Contact: Paul Kase
VP, Marketing & Strategy
pkase@liquibox.com
804.433.3834
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