PETpla.net Insider 07+08 / 2011

PET bottles 36 PET planet insider Vol. 12 No. 07+08/11 www.petpla.net Original cocktail Under its own ”Rioba“ label Metro Cash & Carry is marketing a range of alcoholic cock- tails in specially designed 0.2l PET bottles. The round-bellied bottle is decorated with a silver-coloured shrink sleeve label and sealed with a black aluminium screw cap with a tear- off tamper-evident guarantee. The product supplier is MCC Trading Deutschland GmbH of Düsseldorf. www.metro24.de A taste of wine The French company Chamarré based in Paris is marketing red wine from Bordeaux in a 0.75l PET bottle. At first sight the dark bottle featuring an indented base and resembling glass is not readily identifiable as a PET bottle. It is fitted with a screw cap, the surface area of which is extended downwards so as to form a type of collar and labelled in the same way as a conventional wine bottle. A sticker affixed to the top serves as a tamper-proof guaran- tee; this splits when the cap is screwed open, thus provid- ing a reliable indication that this is the first time the bottle has been opened. www.chammare.com Naturally cloudy The Jacoby Kellerei in Auggen, Germany is mar- keting its naturally cloudy apple juice under the brand name of “Schwarzwaldhof“ in a 1l PET bottle. The somewhat squat moulded bottle sports informative labels both at the neck and at the base and is fitted with a large 32mm diameter opening for dispensing the contents. The colour-matched plastic screw clo- sure is equipped with a tear-off tamper proof seal. www.schwarzwaldhof.de Juicy quality 250ml orange juice, brand name “Sunny Delight“, is available in France in a 250ml PET bottle. The small, handy bottle features an easy to peel-off all-round film label and a screw cap which is large by comparison with the container format, having a diameter of 32mm and an integral tamper-proof seal. Stabilising crosswise elements in the base and central section are of con- siderable help in ensuring that the bottle is safe when placed in the upright position and in providing assur- ance of stability. www.sunnydelight.fr