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Goya goes lightweight, moving marinades from glass to PET

New PET hot-fill technology allows for a custom six-side flat-panel design for marinade bottles that provides an iconic shape, along with environmental savings over glass.

Goya switched from glass (at left) to PET bottles (right) for its line of marinades.
Goya switched from glass (at left) to PET bottles (right) for its line of marinades.

Goya Foods Inc., based in Secaucus, NJ, the largest Hispanic-owned food company in the U.S. and a leader in the Latin American food and condiments industries, has undertaken a major redesign of its marinade product line, converting 12-oz (355-mL) and 24.5-oz (725-mL) products from glass to lightweight PET bottles from Amcor Rigid Plastics.

The custom-designed hot-fill containers, which also feature a newly designed shrink-wrap label, boast an iconic shape that is highly attractive. The vibrant design was developed to promote a clean look that is both modern and elegant. According to Amcor, the hot-fill bottle delivers significant performance and cost advantages including portability, reduced breakage, and a light weight, along with sustainability benefits such as recyclability, reduced transportation costs, and a significantly reduced carbon footprint.

With the new PET bottle design, Goya also offers consumers more marinade product by moving from a 705-mL glass container to the 725-mL PET bottle. Consumers are drawn to the attractive and lightweight features of the PET bottles, which are said to be easier to grip than traditional glass containers.

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