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1. 1. Stagnito Communications - Beverage Industry

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   Published on: 11/13/2003   Last Visited: 6/14/2004

   John Eklund, marketing director for Roberts PolyPro at its headquarters in Charlotte, N.C., says two-packs are becoming popular in club stores where customers buy in bulk. Sam's Club and Costco, for instance, carry 1-gallon and 96-ounce containers. "With our carriers, we can put the UPC code right on the handle. You can have two single gallons of juice with a handle in between them containing the UPC code," he says. "Products can be sold in two ways; as a gallon of juice for regular grocery stores and a multipack for club stores. You put a handle on it and it becomes a different package." A small machine that makes minimal impact in the line, adds the handles, which can be applied right into the cases just before they go out the door. Roberts PolyPro offers the carriers in custom colors, and Eklund notes that the handles help avoid the loss of package integrity that can occur when alternative shrinkwrap is punctured or tears. Eklund says the handles also can be attached to large gallon-sized bottles in addition to their use in multipacking. Roberts PolyPro offers single plastic bottle carriers for that purpose. "The 128-ounce bottle can be difficult to manage. Some have handles actually blown into the bottle," he explains.

2. 2. Converting Magazine

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   Published on: 4/3/2003   Last Visited: 4/3/2003

   John Eklund 5416 Wyoming Ave. Charlotte, NC 28273 US Phone: 704.588.1794 Fax: 7045881821