On its own, chocolate is a wonderful treat. Marry chocolate with the perfect flavor pairing, and the confection becomes even more memorable. Classic pairing – such as chocolate with peanut butter, raspberry or mint – are here to stay, but adventurous flavors are increasingly popular.
Scotland's confectionery treasure, Tunnock Ltd., continues to deliever a unique range of traditional treats efficiently thanks to multimillion-dollar investments in automation and technology.
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.