Packaging That Travels
By Canadian Packaging Staff
General Maple Syrup tubes Montebello Packaging Turkey Hill Sugarbush
Foreign visitors and travelers can now take a bit of true Canadiana home with them without any worries about an accidental spill or breakage leaving a bitter taste in their mouths—thanks to the innovative new packaging developed for Turkey Hill Sugarbush Ltd., one of Canada’s leading maple syrup producers based in Waterloo, Que.
Manufactured by the Montifello division of the Hawkesbury, Ont.-based Montebello Packaging, the new 100-ml squeezable plastic tubes—small enough to meet most airport carry-on restrictions for liquid products—are already retailing at dutyfree shops of international airports in Montreal, Ottawa, Halifax and Winnipeg.
The lightweight and shatterproof construction of the Pure Maple Syrup tubes, which are filled right at Montfitello’s production facility in Lachine, Que., makes them ideal companions for hiking, camping and countless other outdoor activities, according to Turkey Hill, which has in recent yeas picked up numerous prestigious international awards from the global tourism and hospitality industry for the company’s product and packaging innovations.
Featuring easy-open f lip-top closures and made from clear EVOH (ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer) material—ensuring a superior oxygen barrier while fully showcasing the 100-percent natural product’s rich color—the tubes got formal approval from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency of Health Canada for use in a federally-registered food establishments, according to Montifello, which is currently in the process of obtaining similar site licences for packaging honey, natural health foods, and various processed foods at its Lachine plant.
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