BROOMFIELD, Colo., March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tenaya, LLC,
Chicago, Ill., has introduced
MADE® beverages in Ball Corporation's (NYSE: BLL) 16-oz. PET
bottles with KHS Plasmax® barrier coating. MADE beverages are
filled at Kan-Pak, LLC, Arkansas City,
Kan., and are among the first high acid, shelf-stable
beverages aseptically filled in PET bottles in North America.
According to Tenaya, MADE is a certified organic, all natural
line of beverages that combine green tea and fruit juices with
refreshing floral and herbal extracts for a truly unique beverage
option. It is available in eight varieties: Strawberry
Lemonade, Pomegranate Mojito, Blackberry Peach, Cranberry Limeade,
Strawberry Mojito, Pomegranate Lemonade, Raspberry Peach and
Blueberry Lemonade.
"The entire Tenaya team shares a philosophy and a vision about
how to develop products that are better for the earth, good for the
company and good for people, and we do our part to support the
overall health of the environment," says Charley Snell, Tenaya founder and former
executive of Nestlé USA. "We
strive for environmentally friendly production and packaging. To
that end, our current products are uniquely created and packaged
aseptically to allow for shelf-stable storage with no need for
preservatives or refrigeration, reducing the environmental impact
of shipping and storage. We chose Ball's Plasmax-coated PET bottles
because the bottles are 100 percent recyclable and widely accepted
for recycling, and the Plasmax barrier is highly compatible with
the aseptic filling process."
The term Aseptic means "free of pathogenic organisms," and the
aseptic filling process removes all organisms that can cause
spoilage, without impacting flavor or nutrition. The end result is
an aseptically packaged beverage that can be safely shipped and
stored for up to six months, without preservatives or
refrigeration.
Ball is the only PET bottle manufacturer in North America to offer Plasmax, an ultra-thin,
commercially proven, transparent, internal silicon oxide barrier
coating technology that protects the beverage inside the bottle
from oxygen ingress and also prevents the PET from absorbing the
sterilizing agent used inside of the bottles as part of the aseptic
filling process. Unlike many other PET barriers, Plasmax is easily
removed during the PET recycling process and as a result does not
contaminate the recycled PET. Finally, because the barrier does not
degrade over time, the length of time bottle inventory can be
stored is not limited by the barrier material.
Tenaya, LLC is in business to bring organic refreshment to
people everywhere and manufacture products conducive to a good life
and a good environment. The company is a supporter of the Organic
Trade Association. To learn more, visit www.madedrinks.com.
Ball Corporation is a supplier of high-quality metal and plastic
packaging for beverage, food and household products customers, and
of aerospace and other technologies and services, primarily for the
U.S. government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more
than 14,000 people worldwide and reported 2009 sales of more than
$7.3 billion. For the latest Ball
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www.ball.com.
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include fluctuation in product demand and preferences; availability
and cost of raw materials; competitive packaging availability,
pricing and substitution; changes in climate and weather; crop
yields; competitive activity; failure to achieve anticipated
productivity improvements or production cost reductions; mandatory
deposit or other restrictive packaging laws; changes in major
customer or supplier contracts or loss of a major customer or
supplier; and changes in foreign exchange rates or tax rates.
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authorization, availability and returns of government and
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uncertainties affecting segment contracts. Factors that might
affect the company as a whole include those listed plus: accounting
changes; changes in senior management; the current global recession
and its effects on liquidity, credit risk, asset values and the
economy; successful or unsuccessful acquisitions, joint ventures or
divestitures; integration of recently acquired businesses;
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chemicals or substances used in raw materials or in the
manufacturing process; governmental investigations; technological
developments and innovations; goodwill impairment; antitrust,
patent and other litigation; strikes; labor cost changes; rates of
return projected and earned on assets of the company's defined
benefit retirement plans; pension changes; reduced cash flow;
interest rates affecting our debt; and changes to unaudited results
due to statutory audits or other effects.
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