Exopack and RJR Packaging team up to tap into burgeoning retort pouches market.(Brief Article)

Exopack, LLC, Spartanburg, SC, and RJR Packaging, Winston-Salem, NC, have forged an alliance that will provide Exopack the capability to supply retort pouches for foods and pet foods.

RJR Packaging, a supplier of laminates for various retort applications, will produce the printed laminate used in the pouch-making process in its Winston-Salem, NC facility. Specialty Films & Associates, which Exopack acquired last September, will manufacture the pouches in Hebron, KY.

According to Exopack marketing …