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Through our extensive collaboration with the military, our own ongoing research and development, and decades of commitment to superior quality and customer satisfaction, SOPAKCO has become a world leader in the production of shelf-stable foods.
Following is an overview of our capabilities, all of which can be customized to individual customer requirements.
SOPAKCO Processing can produce food in just about any type of food container. SOPAKCO Processing offers the following production capabilities:
Hot Fill Technology
 State of the art equipment for continuous process flow
Packaging equipment-Cryovac 2002 on-pack
Minimum production run - 40,000 to 50,000 lbs./1,000 cases
Product sizes 2.5 - 7 lbs., flexible pouches
Production process-shelf-stable, acidified hot fill
Any sauce product with high acid (low pH)
Product examples - pasta sauce with and without meat in shelf-stable format
Plastic Bowl and Polytray
Packaging equipment - Raque horizontal, semi-rigid fill & seal machine and Mahaffey-Harder horizontal semi-rigid fill & seal machine.
Minimum Production Runs- hot fill 35,000 units and retort 24,000 units
Product sizes 4 - 10.5 oz. semi-rigid containers
Product examples - dipping sauces, shelf-stable entrees with or without meat
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Glass Container Line
Product sizes 8-16 oz. glass with 82 mm lug cap
Retort capacity - five Stock 1300 water air override with or without rotational process at 5,700 units/hour
Low acid and pasteurization capability
Product examples - homogenized sauce and salsas
Flexible Thermal_Stabilized Pouches
Packaging Equipment
Bartelt in-line pouch filler/sealer at 55-65 cycles/minute
Toyo Jidoki preformed pouches
Multi-Vac - Horizontal/form/fill/seal machine
Old Rivers rotary pouch filler/sealer at 15-25 cycles/minute
Surdry high pressure spray retorts
Product Sizes - preformed flexible pouches
Product examples- wet pack fruit, entrees with or without meat
Containers/Sizes
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Pouches, retortable, hot fill, microwavable
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2.0 to 16.0 ounces
(6 lb. institutional pouches available as a special order)
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Semi-rigid high barrier bowls and trays, retortable and hot fill
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3.5 to 15 ounces
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Glass, bottles and jars
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7.5 to 12 ounces
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Services
Research and development
Custom formulation
Scale ups
Test production
Thermal process studies
Label submission
Warehousing
Distribution
Order fulfillment
USDA/FDA-approved facilities
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