Bouillon goes to logistics-friendly PET jars

Unilever Foods North America, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, has converted its Hispanic line of Knorr-brand chicken-, beef-, and tomato-flavored granular bouillon products from glass jar packaging to PET jars in four sizes (100g, 225g, 450g and 1-kilo).

Amcor PET Packaging supplies the jars.

Unilever had filled the glass jars in Mexico, supplying Central American and U.S. markets from there. But growing U.S. demand for the Knorr bouillons prompted a reconsideration of the manufacturing and packaging location, as well as a re-evaluation of the container structure.

Tiziano Bellon, packaging group manager for Unilever Foods North America, notes, “It was determined that we wanted something lighter and easier to handle. Shipping glass from Mexico was a concern. Long lead times and delivery motivated us to look at relocating our manufacturing to the U.S.”

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