SunOpta Completes Aseptic Packaging Upgrade in Minnesota

SunOpta Inc., Brampton, Ont., Canada, announced this week that its Grains and Foods Group has completed an upgrade and retrofit at the Alexandria, Minn., USA, aseptic processing and packaging facility. The Alexandria facility has the capacity to produce the equivalent of approximately 170 million liters annually of natural and organic alternative beverages such as soy, rice, almond, and others as well as broth and soup products. The recently completed upgrade and retrofit expands packaging size capabilities for these products to include 500 ml and 1.5 liter packages in addition to existing 1 liter and 2 liter package formats. The additional configuration also enables packaging the full array of aseptic pint, quart, 1 1/2 quart and 1/2 gal sizes.

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