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1-gal plastic jars for foodservice olives

Aceitunas del Guadalquivir of Seville, Spain, is the first to commercialize an innovative six-layer coextrusion blow molded jar for olives that is notable for its size and for its ability to withstand high-temperature filling processes (hot fill, pasteurization, or sterilisation to 122◦C in retort).

The 1-gal 6-layer jar weights just 160 g.
The 1-gal 6-layer jar weights just 160 g.

Part of the Thermic line of plastic jars from RPC Corby in the UK, the 3.8-L (1-gal) jar weighs 160 g compared to the 1.7 kg that a glass jar commonly used for olives in the foodservice space typically weighs. The glass jar is also heavy to handle and breakage is practically unavoidable. The plastic jar is also seen as an alternative to pouches that are used for sliced black olives that go to customers such as Domino Pizza or Subway in the US. But some recipients of the pouches are unhappy that the olives are crushed during transport, so the rigid plastic container could have some advantages in this regard.

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