Sauce success with PET packaging

SIPA has worked with PONTI - an Italian manufacturer of sauces and condiments - to develop a packaging solution for its Gastronomic Glaze range.

PONTI was looking to relaunch the range in more attractive lightweight bottles compared to the current HD polyethylene bottles. SIPA worked with PONTI on the bottle designs and prototypes and supplied the company with a SFL 4/4 linear machine that could produce PET bottles in two squeezable sizes, holding 145 and 250 g of product, in a range of flavours including Balsamic, Moscato, Soya, Lemon and Apple Juice.

A feature of the bottle was the champagne-style base where the centre is higher than the rim. This feature required special machine adjustments to ensure the base was sufficiently cooled before being filled, to ensure the base retained its shape after filling.

Attention was also required to ensure the bottles were oriented correctly for the high-speed filling and labelling process, as the bottles had a slight oval cross-section which meant the label had to be placed precisely.

As a result of the new packaging format, PONTI has experienced a significant increase in sales of the Gastronomic Glaze product range.