To continually improve its capabilities as a contract packager, Nor-Cal Beverage Co. Inc., Sacramento, Calif., has made investments exceeding $100 million in its two facilities in California. The improvements have placed the third-generation family-owned company on track to produce 45 million cases of product in 2011 for companies such as The Coca-Cola Co., Hansen’s Natural and Ferolito, Vultaggio & Sons.
Filler technology must be flexible in addition to reducing downtime, product loss and energy use. Filler manufacturers have been tasked to develop new machinery that can run the gamut of products required in demanding beverage plants.
