CANNED FOOD PACKAGING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

Tetra Recart^® carton packages are a more environmentally sound alternative to steel cans and glass jars.

Find out why here

CANNED FOOD TWO CENTURIES SMARTER

Tetra Recart^® is the first retortable carton package designed for shelf-stable products traditionally filled in cans, glass jars or pouches - foods like vegetables, beans, tomatoes, pet food, soups and sauces. Tetra Recart offers benefits along the value chain, such as cost efficiency, strong environmental performance and added convenience.

Safe sterilisation within the package

For two centuries, heat treatment was for glass and tin cans only. Not any more. The Tetra Recart^® package and the filled product are sterilised together using high pressure steam. The two things that made this exiting innovation possible were a unique forming and sealing technique and a new kind of packaging material designed to withstand the steaming or 'retorting' process.

Tear open. Pour. Seal for your next meal.

The Tetra Recart^® package brings great convenience and a fresh natural image to canned food. Made of carton it is light weight and yet sturdy. And it’s 100 % printable.

Girl cooking in kitchen, food in Tetra Recart carton

Environmentally sound food packaging

Does environmental impact affect your choice of food packaging in the supermarket?

Find out why Tetra Recart^® is a smart choice for the environmentally aware consumer.

Tetra Recart® reimagines canned food packaging

Tetra Recart^® has reimagined canned food packaging. Watch our video to see how a carton package is the modern solution for your food products.

Key Benefits

Tetra Recart carton packages volume compared to traditional metal can

More space for success

With the rectangular shape of the Tetra Recart package you gain more space on the shelf. You get more products up there. It’s that simple. Tetra Recart takes up 40% less space than cans and glass jars.

Carrot and ginger soup in a Tetra Recart package

Opportunities to stand out

High quality printing on all sides giving you the opportunities for a billboard effect.
Like pixels on a screen, Tetra Recart packages work in perfect harmony, always facing the consumer.
The Tetra Recart package is great for fun interaction with consumers. It lets your product express itself in brand new ways.

Fresh brand image

Tetra Recart is the perfect solution for renewing your brand image, extending your presence or just giving your food category a boost. More than 140 consumer studies show that consumers perceive the package and its content as fresh. A good starting point for innovation and expansion of product lines.

Light weight. A heavy argument

Tetra Recart packages are very lightweight with ̴ 60% less weight than a can*. This helps you save 10-20% in outbound distribution compared to cans. Moreover, it cut costs on transportation and lowers your carbon emissions.

*Package material weight for 400 g packages.

Retailers, watch your DPC drop

More product per pallet, faster shelf replenishment, reduced waste handling and more efficient use of shelf space help lower your DPC (Direct Product Cost).

Read more about retailers in Retailers are getting a taste for Tetra Recart

Get trucks off the road

Thanks to their smart rectangular shape and light weight, Tetra Recart packages are extremely efficient to transport. You can fit 6 to 10 times more empty Tetra Recart cartons on a single truck compared to cans. Similarly, with filled packages, you get 10-20% more units per truck.

The friendly package

Designed to simplify kitchen life, this package needs no tools but your hands. Laser perforated tear opening and simple re-closure make the package very easy to handle. Even little hands can open the package without risk of being hurt.

Low environmental impact

Several Life Cycle Analyses comparing Tetra Recart packages with steel cans and glass jars show that Tetra Recart has a significantly lower environmental impact.

Tetra Recart packages are mainly made of renewable materials i.e. wood fibers from Forest Stewardship Council™ (FSC™) certified forests and other controlled sources. FSC™ is a global not-for-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of responsible forest management worldwide. FSC™ is supported by major non-governmental organizations like WWF and Greenpeace.

Read more about we work with FSC™ and sustainable forestry

Great retirement plan

Tetra Recart packages are easy to flatten and fit right into existing carton recycling processes. Tetra Recart packages, like all Tetra Pak carton packages, are fully recyclable and can be turned into new, useful products when empty.

Can be filled with:

Food

This category includes all food related products that do not fall under any other category e.g. oil, vegetables, tomato preparations (sauces, paste, puree), soups/sauces, pet food

Shapes & Volumes

Midi

340 ml 390 ml 440 ml 500 ml

Mini

200 ml

Openings

Full Top Perforation

Type:

Perforated line on packaging material

Principle:

Single-use

Benefits:

Well-accepted by consumers
Comes ready prepared on packaging material
Opens the entire top for easy access and emptying
Easy to open without tools

Filling Machines

Tetra Pak® R2

Compact, integrated, flexible machine

Tetra Pak® R1

A flexible, high speed and highly automated form and seal machine

Experience is part of the package

Making the switch from cans to modern, innovative and renewable paper-based retortable packages? Tetra Recart’s food experts has the recipe for success. Read more

Customer interviews

Contact us for more information about Tetra Recart

About Tetra Pak

Together with our customers we make food safe and available, everywhere. Since the start in 1951 we have taken pride in providing the best possible processing and packaging solutions for food.

Tetra Pak is one of three companies in the Tetra Laval Group – a private group that started in Sweden. The other two companies are DeLaval and Sidel. Tetra Laval is headquartered in Switzerland.