Ardagh has been able to employ nitrogen dosing techniques, similar to those used in the beverage industry, for the first time in food canning.
The new 400g can uses 15% less material than the current best-in-class can thanks largely to a 43% reduction in the can wall thickness.
The Bonduelle cans are made at Ardagh’s DWI advanced production facility in Deventer in The Netherlands, and filled at Bonduelle’s facility in Vaulx Vraucourt, Northern France.
The first application of the new packaging is on Bonduelle’s Winter Vegetable range (Red Beans and Black Beans), to be followed by the gradual rollout on other products in its canned vegetable range.
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