T.H.E.M. Flexible Packaging Helps Brooklyn Jam Company "Bear Fruit"

MARLTON, N.J., June 9, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In 2016, T.H.E.M. (Technical Help in Engineering & Marketing), a leading provider of flexible, single-serve packaging, played a pivotal role in helping one such company, The Jam Stand.

The Jam Stand co-owners, Jessica Quon and Sabrina Valle, were featured on an episode of CNBC's "Billion Dollar Buyer," a reality TV show starring billionaire Tilman Fertitta, owner of many restaurants and casinos, where he invited entrepreneurs to pitch their products in hopes of a distribution deal. While Fertitta was initially impressed with The Jam Stand's creative flavors, he could not envision serving their 1.5-ounce glass jars of jam to customers (knowing 2/3 of the jam would go to waste), suggesting that an alternative packaging format might be a decisive factor in winning his favor, and more important, a coveted initial order.

In the search for the right single-serve packaging solution, Quon and Valle came to learn of NJ-based T.H.E.M. Shortly after meeting with CEO and President Neil Kozarsky, along with Executive Vice-President Steve Belko, T.H.E.M. was initiating trial runs of two popular Jam Stand varieties in single-serve flexible stick packs. "From our origins to present day, that's why T.H.E.M. exists," commented Kozarsky about the 46-year old business. "To help brand owners with passion and big dreams turn ideas into commercial reality, and ultimately marketplace success. We were delighted to play a role." Fertitta was impressed with both T.H.E.M. and The Jam Stand for creating an ideal packaging solution and proceeded to offer The Jam Stand a lucrative deal.

Since that most uncommonly high-profile initial match-up, T.H.E.M. and the Jam Stand have continued to work closely together. Said Quon looking back, "This whole experience just opened our eyes to the power of packaging, specifically the possibilities of single serve flexible packaging. This is truly what happens when you think outside the box."

Case in point: The Jam Stand sales have recently soared, in part to a new offering for the company which involves home delivery meal kits. The Jam Stand realized that, working in collaboration with T.H.E.M.'s flexible packaging resources, they could offer their jams, condiments and spreads in one-ounce flexible pouches as an accompaniment to a variety of now widely popular home delivery meal kits. Since engaging in this new channel of business, sales began to climb substantially for the now 11-year old company, with 2019 being their best year yet.

The Jam Stand is on an impressive run rate to triple their business this year, in part due to the high demand for home delivery meal kits amid the COVID-19 pandemic, prompting many home cooks to have gourmet ingredients delivered to their door rather than going to the grocery store. Quon and Valle recognized that their jams, which often are a mix of sweet and savory, could provide that "it factor" to elevate a home delivered meal kit from good to great; and once again, T.H.E.M.'s flexible pouch packaging resources provided the perfect vehicle to make it happen.

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About T.H.E.M.
Technical Help in Engineering and Marketing (T.H.E.M.) was founded in 1973 as one of the first providers of innovative packaging solutions in North America. The company is best known for commercializing Sanko Stick Packaging in the United States. Working in conjunction with select packaging and equipment manufacturers, T.H.E.M. offers a comprehensive array of packaging solutions designed to take brands from initial concept to full-scale national or global production.

For more information on T.H.E.M.'s flexible packaging machinery and contract manufacturing services, please visit http://www.them.net.

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