Food Packaging Materials & Containers: Focus on Convenience & Plastics and Flexibles
"With more people skipping meals and eating on the go, our consumer research showed a growing demand for portable, convenient and delicious nutrition," says Chris Scoggins, marketing director, Ensure Nutritionals, Ross Products Division. "The reclosable bottle helps us meet the needs of consumers looking for a convenient, complete, balanced nutrition option to help maintain a healthy, active lifestyle."
The multilayer plastic bottle, extrusion blowmolded by Toledo, OH-based Owens-Illinois Plastics Group, is composed of polypropylene (PP)/ethylene-vinyl alcohol/PP and replaces a thermoformed plastic can with a double-seamed steel end. The structural design of the new bottle provides enough strength to hold up to the retort sterilization process and maintain the 12- to 15-month shelf life of the product.