PET Bottles Reach New Breakthrough in Beverage Packaging Market

In the sensitive beverage (fruit juice, milk beverage, tea beverage, etc.) industries, the release, formulation, and packaging of new products are very complicated. As its name suggests, sensitive drinks are very sensitive. Their color and taste are easily changed, and they are easily changed due to changes in light, oxygen content, or temperature, or are contaminated by bacteria. Because of these factors, it is very important to study the performance of sensitive beverages in packaging. Based on the above reasons, Sidel has specially developed a service for customers on product and packaging compatibility evaluation.

Making sensitivity products more adaptable to PET bottles stimulates the development of the sensitive beverage market, which is the new purpose of Sidel's evaluation service. The Sidel Group is dedicated to helping its customers' beverage products find the most suitable PET material and package shape.

One million euro investment

The new packaging and product compatibility assessment service primarily assesses the interaction between packaging (including bottle caps) and products in a given environment over a period of time. Sidel invested a million euros and now has the necessary resources to implement this new service.

An aseptic PET filling line can be used in the experimental plant for product preparation, processing, and filling. This simplistic factory can remanufacture customer's products and pack it into different PET bottles. The packaged product is then tested under controlled, simulated conditions such as different temperatures, light, and other factors.

Find the most suitable material and packaging

The Sidel Group provides its customers with unmatched professional experience and testing equipment in PET, and provides a professional team of physics, chemistry and microbiology to help customers find the most suitable materials and packaging to meet the product's shelf life requirements.

This assessment is based on Sidel's existing PET bottle development services. Sidel offers services ranging from bottle design to material selection, industrial feasibility testing, and control of mechanical properties. It is available in PET bottle development and understanding of the beverage industry. Outstanding professional skills. This assessment service complements Sidel's service portfolio and its services are unique in the market, whether as a whole or individually.

"As a customer's partner, Sidel knows how to design a bottle based on the customer's product characteristics and provide them with suitable industrial production solutions. Now customers can rely on us, saving a lot of time, emphasizing innovation and The speed of the market to improve competitiveness." Christophe Bunel, head of the packaging development department said.

Analysis and recommendations

We conduct objective (physical and chemical analysis) and subjective analysis (sensory analysis) of the products to observe their performance within the packaging during the life cycle. There are many indices to observe: the barrier properties of the package, vitamins (B2, A, C, etc.), the color of the beverage, the solubility of oxygen, and so on. And verify the sterility of the beverage in the test chamber. After these tests are completed, Sidel will use the data to evaluate the shelf life of the product and recommend the most suitable packaging material, weight and shape.