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Mexico: Jugos del Valle invest in new hot-fill Combis

(beveragemanager.net) - The investment reflects the market’s growing demand for isotonic drinks and ready-to-drink teas.

Over the last two years, Mexico’s leading provider in teas and carbonated beverages, Jugos del Valle, invested in two new Sidel hot-fill Combis.

The need for a new production line became apparent when demand for isotonic drinks and ready-to-drink teas in multiple flavors kept rising. “We analyzed all the plans we received from our various suppliers and, in the end, what Sidel offered was really the best fit for our needs,” explains Alejandro Malagón, General Director at Jugos del Valle. After validating the production for the first Sidel hot-fill Combi in July 2010, a similar investment followed only a short time later.

Jugos del Valle now produces Powerade and ready-to-drink teas in various formats on its two hot-fill Combis, including 500 and 600 milliliters and one-liter PET bottles.

The Combi system achieves an output of up to 36,000 bottles per hour. Both lines are running seven days a week. Despite regular changeovers and varying production rates, Jugos del Valle achieves optimal line efficiency.(bmg)