Fox Solutions Announces Partnership with JASA; Aaron Fox Comments

MCALLEN, TX - Fox Solutions has entered into a strategic partnership with JASA, a Netherlands-based leader in weighing and packaging automation, to bring fully integrated packaging and automation solutions to the U.S. produce market. As one of only two authorized U.S. distributors for JASA, Fox Solutions will provide sales, service, and parts support for JASA equipment, giving domestic growers and packers direct access to JASA's technology.

The partnership addresses a clear gap in the market. Fox Solutions has long supported fresh produce packers across core commodities, including potatoes, citrus, and onions. Through the JASA partnership, Fox Solutions can now support full packing lines for expanded markets, including leafy greens, fresh cut fruits, tomatoes, meat and poultry, seafood, and tapas — categories that demand equipment built for speed, frequent changeovers, and strict hygiene standards. By pairing JASA's engineering with Fox Solutions' materials knowledge, system integration capabilities, and domestic service network, the two companies are delivering a solution where equipment and packaging are specified and supported together.

Two Packaging Formats, One Integrated System

Central to the partnership is a direct connection between Fox Packaging's bag formats and JASA's VFFS equipment. Fox Packaging manufactures two formats that can now be produced on JASA machinery: Vertimesh, a VFFS bag with a film strip running through the center, and Vertifilm, a film-and-net VFFS structure that wraps film around a net bag. Both formats are designed to run without laminated films, and JASA equipment supports multiple configurations, including gusseted bags and other styles, without machine changeover, a meaningful operational advantage for high-volume lines. For growers and packers, this means the bags and the equipment that runs them are sourced, specified, and supported by the same family of companies.

VFFS Technology: Proven Globally, Now Available Domestically

Fox Solutions now offers JASA's vertical form fill seal (VFFS) machinery, including the JASA 260 and NXXT models, to new and existing customers across the United States. The NXXT platform is the equipment of choice for leafy greens, tomatoes, and other fresh produce categories that require consistent fill weights, gentle product handling, and the flexibility to run multiple bag formats on a single machine. JASA VFFS equipment has a strong track record in fresh produce applications worldwide, with proven performance across potatoes, citrus, leafy greens, tomatoes, and fresh-cut vegetables.

"There's been a gap in the U.S. market for a packaging format that brings together film and net in one integrated solution. Partnering with JASA closes that gap. Our customers now have access to a system that handles multiple configurations, runs without laminated film, and delivers a package that performs at retail," said Aaron Fox, President of Fox Solutions, in the recent release.

Sleever Capabilities: Expanding Into Tray and Cup Applications

In addition to its VFFS lineup, JASA manufactures a high-performance sleever designed for trays and cups across a wide range of food categories. The JASA Sleever applies pre-folded, pre-glued sleeves to square, rectangular, oval, and round trays, and is built around a cassette-based changeover system that allows operators to switch between tray and sleeve configurations in under five minutes. For operations running multiple SKUs or shifting between product types throughout the day, this is a significant production advantage.

The sleever is built with stainless steel construction and hygienic design, making it the right fit for meat and poultry, seafood, and fresh-cut fruits, as well as tapas and other prepared food formats in thermoformed trays. The double-lane PGS-2100 model reaches speeds of up to 100 packs per minute (mechanical capacity), and the compact footprint allows for straightforward integration into existing packing lines.

For Fox Solutions customers, the sleever opens the door to a broader set of retail packaging formats, including topseal and lid trays, skinpack applications for meat and seafood, and fresh cut fruits, all backed by the same domestic sales, service, and parts support Fox Solutions provides across its full equipment offering.

See the full release here.