PETpla.net Insider 12 / 2010

BOTTLES PET bottles 35 PET planet insider Vol. 11 No. 12/10 www.petpla.net Liquid food Double-pack PET jar The Campbell Soup Com- pany has launched a new 38 fl oz (1.12l) double-pack PET jar for its Pace salsa line, which has been specifically designed for the ‘club store’ or ‘warehouse club’ retail channel. The ‘dog bone’ double-pack is intended to replace the company’s previ- ous 64oz PP jug packaging. Campbell developed the new multi-layer, hot-fill PET jar in partnership with Graham Pack- aging Company, L.P., York, PA, a specialist design and manufac- turer of custom blow-moulded plastic containers for branded consumer products. The smaller jars are designed to pro- vide consumers with greater convenience and flexibility and have been developed in order to be easy to grip, handle and store. While the new container replaces a well-established ‘hourglass’ shape of the PP jar, the Pace brand’s visual traits have been maintained in the shatterproof PET pack- age. The move from PP to PET makes the container more recyclable. The jar is manufactured with Graham Packaging’s pro- prietary vacuum absorption system, which produces virtually invisible vacuum panels. The company’s barrier technology may extend shelf life to 18 months, compared to six to nine months without it. The development process, from concep- tion to market, took nine months. Design work took only a few hours, during a creative session held at Graham Pack- aging’s Design Center and involving personnel from both companies. www.grahampackaging.com www.campbellsoup.com Busy bees at PET-Power PET-Power has introduced a PET bottle, specially designed for honey, with what the company says is a unique and specific look. It is a round bottle with a 38 SP400 neck finish and a volume of 325ml. At its top part the bottle has a honeycomb decoration and the bottom part is corrugated. In the middle is a recessed smooth surface area, which is suited for labelling. The company can supply suitable caps in different colours. www.petpower.nl Jim Beam in PET Various American prod- ucts such as, for example, mustard with Jim Beam Whiskey or spicy flavourings in Whiskey have also been sold by the CMC The Food Company GmbH based in Mühlheim, Germany, in a range of PET bottles or cans. The 263ml mustard bottle is shaped like a small whiskey bottle and is closed by means of a secure screw cap with a hinge. The round PET spice package (contents 99g) features wraparound labelling and also has a screw-on container shaker closure with two flap openings of different sizes. Both packages are firmly sealed – under the screw cap – with a laminate die-cut lid prior to initial use. www.food-company.com China soya in PET The Danish company O. Kavli AS based in Hvidovre is offering 300 l real Chinese soy sauce in a round, spe- cial shape PET bottle. The clear bottle features a label printed with information and a red, screw-on hinged cap. In the PET bottle the soy sauce has a shelf life unopened of approximately 1 year. www.kavli.dk Natural coconut water The first 20oz stock PowerFlexT PET container from Amcor Rigid Plastics has been selected for specialist bever- age company Greater>Than’s new sports/hydration drink, which is based on coconut water. Amcor’s stock Power- Flex bottle features a patented panel-less design, specially developed for hot fill (185° F) bottle options, which provides a large, completely smooth rib-less label panel. It absorbs vacuum through a specially designed base, which has a diaphragm within that draws upwards as the liquid cools. Its geometric characteristics enable the inverted cone-shaped diaphragm to deflect upward as the vacuum is created. Amcor says that the absence of sidewall vacuum panels makes the PowerFlex bottles easier to label, which removes any concerns about mislabelling – missing the vertical bars when applying labels – and eliminates the ‘ripple effect’ that occurs when labelling over panels. The company claims performance and cost advan- tages for its product, including portability, light weight, recycla- bility, and reduced transporta- tion costs. The stock Power- Flex bottle has a 38mm finish and features a screw-top clo- sure and a coated paper label.