Phil Baerenwald’s undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering may sound almost boring at first, but his jobs in the toy industry and now in the candy business have been anything but. Baerenwald, president of J.L. Clark, is a creative guy at heart who got his start in research and development. “I’ve always been in the new products area - creating things from nothing,” he says. “There’s a lot of creative people out there and I really enjoy working with them.”
J.L. Clark is a leading supplier of specialty packaging to the confectionery markets. “Material indifference” in metal, plastic, or combinations of both is a J.L. Clark capability that delivers the most innovative and contemporary packaging solutions to help build some of the industry’s most popular brands of candy, chocolate, mints and gums through intriguing, irresistible consumer appeal.
Consumers don’t stand still, and whoever brings new product to market fastest often wins market share. Here’s how specialty packaging leader J.L. Clark keeps pace with new packaging R&D technology tools.
Chocotech, part of the Sollich Group of companies, will have at its booth the Candy Division’s complete production program, which includes equipment for manufacturing jellies, fondants, chewies, caramels, fudge, croquants and hard candies as well as barline kitchens and units designed to produce aerated masses.
At
Interpack 2011, NID will proudly launch its new generation of high-speed mogul
lines and depositing pumps. With more than 600 moguls sold worldwide over the
last 53 years, NID’s traditional
reliability and performance is well known in the confectionery industry.
Confectioners can tailor their products with sweeteners that meet a broad range of consumer needs, be it natural alternatives or simply sugar-free substitutes.