Benefits to consumers all over the world

Aseptic technology is providing a myriad of benefits to consumers all over the world. In impoverished, underdeveloped areas, for example, it provides access to healthy, nutritious food products they could not have otherwise. If the refrigerated distribution and storage facilities required to provide fresh dairy products are not available in a particular region, for example, aseptic packaging might be the best way to ensure availability of milk or other dairy products.

In other socio-economic environments, the convenience of aseptically packaged food products might be the prime advantage. Aseptic packaging allows consumers to store drinks for months without worry of spoilage. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, for use both at home and on-the-go. For food manufacturers, aseptic technology has provided a wide range of new market opportunities at extremely competitive costs.

Today, new packaging materials and shapes are being developed to cater to particular market needs. For example, packaging material using silicon oxide instead of aluminium foil as a barrier has been developed to enable packages to be microwaved. Highly cost-effective, robust pouch-shaped aseptic packages were developed for emerging markets. Driving each new development, is Tetra Pak’s focus on meeting the continuing evolution of consumer demand and market needs and providing its customers with the techniques to reduce overall operational costs, increase throughput, speed and flexibility.