Yuichiro Nakajima

CINCINNATI, Ohio—The launch of Ajinomoto USA’s Amino Vital Jel marks the first time a reclosable pouch is being used to market a nutritional, energy, and recovery enhancing gel product in the United States. Ampac Flexibles, a unit of Ampac Packaging, LLC, designed a custom 140-ml (4.73 fl. oz.) QuadPAK side-gusset, stand-up pouch that features a resealable closure. The pouch’s structural advantages give athletes and other users more consumption flexibility than previously available in this product category. “The packaging had to reflect the uniqueness of our Jel and had to appeal to all healthy and active people, not just endurance athletes. We also wanted a