Barney Guarino
Tempra Technology, Inc.
1-877-TEMPRA-1
bg@tempratech.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 4, 2000

REVOLUTIONIZING THE BEVERAGE WORLD. THE NEW I.C. Can™

   

 

New Self-Chilling Can Introduced at InterBev 2000

New Orleans, LA -- Tempra Technology, developers of proprietary, patented self-chilling and self-heating technologies and Crown Holdings, the world's leading packaging company, introduced the all new "I.C. Can™" to beverage industry leaders here today at the InterBev exposition. The Instant Cool Can (I.C. Can™) features an innovative self-chilling process proven to lower the temperature of its contents by over 30 degrees Fahrenheit in just three minutes. Through the partnership with Crown Cork & Seal, Tempra's I.C. Can™ is now in final development for commercialization and mass production. The partners are already in discussion with top beverage companies interested in being first to license this exciting new package and offer their product in the ultimate convenience package: one which chills its contents on demand, without an ice chest, electricity or dangerous gases.

The self-chilling can is one of the most talked about ideas in the history of packaging. Until now, no one has been able to deliver a safe, effective and manufacturable product.

The I.C. Can's™ advanced design uses the latest breakthroughs in thermal, insulating and vacuum heat pump technology. Tempra's patented process combines simple evaporation with space-age vacuum power, which draws heat from the beverage into an insulated heat sink chamber. It's completely self-contained. It's also totally safe, non-toxic and environmentally friendly. The I.C. Can™ uses no carbon dioxide, CFC, HFC or compressed gases. When activated, the contents' temperature drops quickly and dramatically.

InterBev attendees can learn more about the I.C. Can™ at the Crown Cork & Seal booth, #2017, through Wednesday (Dec. 6) at the Morial Convention Center, New Orleans.

Tempra Technology, Inc. is a research and development company which has innovated and patented new technologies for self-cooling of beverages, self-heating of beverages and shelf stable food products, as well as applications in many other industries. Tempra's self-heating technology allows for the instant heating of shelf stable meals and soups without the use of a microwave or standard oven. Anyone can enjoy a "hot" meal within minutes of activating the built-in, self-contained heating device. This process is also environmentally safe, non-toxic and cost effective.