Several issues are giving the tomato processing industry a real challenge for new pack ’09. Pricing will be affected by the rising cost of steel, raw product costs, and the limited water California is receiving.
Known industry wide, the cost of tinplate has risen dramatically since last year. An unavoidable increase was eminent when the steel suppliers announced an increase for ’09 at +48.2%. The increase was driven by a significant increase in global tinplate pricing, rising labor costs, and energy and freight costs. This is undoubtedly the biggest influence on increased pricing affecting the entire industry of tomato processors, though raw product costs and water shortages in California will also affect this years harvest.
The silver lining to the issue is that The Neil Jones Food Company has a cost saving line of tomato products available; Old California Pouch Packs. TomaTek, one of three processing facilities operated by the Neil Jones Food Company has been processing California tomatoes and fresh-packing in flexible plastic pouches since 1989. These pouches provide numerous benefits to customers, including ease of handling, energy efficiencies, reduction in waste costs and they take up less storage space. The Old California line comes in #10 can equivalent sizes and is shelf stable for up to 2 years. The product cases have less case cube and weight than the #10 can cases. This innovative packaging provides the same great flavor and quality to our vine-ripened California tomatoes as the canned counterparts.
The Old California line includes:
Chopped Tomatoes in Light Puree
Ground Peeled Tomatoes in Heavy Puree
Extra Heavy Concentrated Crushed Tomatoes
Super Heavy Concentrated Crushed Tomatoes
Fully Prepared Pizza Sauce with Oil & Spices
Tomato Paste
Heavy Tomato Puree
Extra Heavy Tomato Puree
Tomato Catsup
Marinara Sauce
Tomato Sauce
Chili Sauce
Known industry wide, the cost of tinplate has risen dramatically since last year. An unavoidable increase was eminent when the steel suppliers announced an increase for ’09 at +48.2%. The increase was driven by a significant increase in global tinplate pricing, rising labor costs, and energy and freight costs. This is undoubtedly the biggest influence on increased pricing affecting the entire industry of tomato processors, though raw product costs and water shortages in California will also affect this years harvest.
The silver lining to the issue is that The Neil Jones Food Company has a cost saving line of tomato products available; Old California Pouch Packs. TomaTek, one of three processing facilities operated by the Neil Jones Food Company has been processing California tomatoes and fresh-packing in flexible plastic pouches since 1989. These pouches provide numerous benefits to customers, including ease of handling, energy efficiencies, reduction in waste costs and they take up less storage space. The Old California line comes in #10 can equivalent sizes and is shelf stable for up to 2 years. The product cases have less case cube and weight than the #10 can cases. This innovative packaging provides the same great flavor and quality to our vine-ripened California tomatoes as the canned counterparts.
The Old California line includes:
Chopped Tomatoes in Light Puree
Ground Peeled Tomatoes in Heavy Puree
Extra Heavy Concentrated Crushed Tomatoes
Super Heavy Concentrated Crushed Tomatoes
Fully Prepared Pizza Sauce with Oil & Spices
Tomato Paste
Heavy Tomato Puree
Extra Heavy Tomato Puree
Tomato Catsup
Marinara Sauce
Tomato Sauce
Chili Sauce
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