In your experience which containers do consumers like best? Glass? Plastic? Shape? Size? Thanks!
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In your experience which containers do consumers like best? Glass? Plastic? Shape? Size? Thanks!
John
2 x 8 custom arch, custom raised flue pan, AOF/AUF, custom auto draw off and other automation
400 taps (buckets and tubing)
18 x 24 timber frame shack
Two daughters that are a LOT of help
Greyhound that drinks sap (and has gas)
2011 Gator 825 XUV with 100 gallon tank
5 275 gallon IBC totes for storage
55 views and no replies? Was it a stupid question?
John
2 x 8 custom arch, custom raised flue pan, AOF/AUF, custom auto draw off and other automation
400 taps (buckets and tubing)
18 x 24 timber frame shack
Two daughters that are a LOT of help
Greyhound that drinks sap (and has gas)
2011 Gator 825 XUV with 100 gallon tank
5 275 gallon IBC totes for storage
56... Just kidding. I like glass to show off how good my syrup is.
Dave Kauffman
16th. year
Clarksville, Michigan
Our most popular is plastic quarts.
Andy's Own Maple
Andy Kinter (4th + generation maple producer)
Approx 790 taps on vacuum
3x10 nat. gas fired raised flue small bros.
600 gph Lapierre RO
Fine collection of used bulk tanks
Kubota MX5100 sap hauler
2 hives (that I don't spend enough time on)
A great family that works together to make syrup!
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Andys...27718203945398
http://photobucket.com/mapleack
ive sold alot of syrup in glass this year. people like to see what there getting. but i know alot of people like the jugs too. they like the look of a traditional syrup jug.
pine grove sugarhouse
600 taps
16x24 sugarhouse. not even close to finished...
4x10 leader drop flue
too much stuff to worry about
I've found that people buying for themselves like glass (even canning jars which seem more local) but I had much more demand for plastic jugs because so much is mailed out of town and as gifts. Two plastic quart jugs are the most cost efficient to mail (in a Medium Flat Rate box.) Most sales seem to be quarts and pints - the occasional half gallon - which is good because the smaller the container, the higher the price for your syrup.
I bottle in nothing but glass. I lke the way it looks and most of my customers lke to see the product that they are getting. Although I did have a request from one customer for the plastic jugs.
Leader supreme 2x4 evaporator
20'x24' sugarshack
New Holland TC25 sap hauler
1 black lab named Murphy
We sell in plastic quarts, because that is the most popular size and easy to transport when I bring them to work. Glass is for the co-op and shows. I use mason jars for the country look with nice labeling and a bit of raffia. It's the packaging that catches the customers eye and then how good it is inside! That will bring them back! When I can get a good deal on glass from a distributor I pick it up, otherwise it's way too expensive! You pay for the bottle, not the syrup.
Our glass is a best seller as well but I agree that plastic is much easier to ship. Thanks for comments guys!
John
2 x 8 custom arch, custom raised flue pan, AOF/AUF, custom auto draw off and other automation
400 taps (buckets and tubing)
18 x 24 timber frame shack
Two daughters that are a LOT of help
Greyhound that drinks sap (and has gas)
2011 Gator 825 XUV with 100 gallon tank
5 275 gallon IBC totes for storage
The people that I sell too have like the plastic qaurt jugs over the years...I seen a few jugs dropped over time too...glad it wasent glass....
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