Tetra Recart - cartons instead of cans

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Our shelf-friendly, nature-friendly, consumer-friendly retort carton package. Now in a new size.

We offer a range with a variety of package sizes including 500, 440, 390, 340 and 200 ml volumes.

SUSTAINABLE PACKAGING WITH TETRA RECART®

Consumer demand for sustainable packaging is increasing. Can we really protect the environment by using more environmentally friendly materials? We believe so.

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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.

Key Benefits

Tetra Recart carton packages volume compared to traditional metal can

More space for success

The rectangular shape of the Tetra Recart^® package leaves no space wasted on the shelf. You get more products on there. It’s that simple. Tetra Recart takes up 30-40% 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 and a flat front panel for super displays.
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 the category a boost. More than 80 consumer studies show that consumers perceive the package and its content as fresh. A good starting point for innovation and expansion of product lines.

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).

Light weight. A heavy argument

Tetra Recart packages are very lightweight and requires a minimum of resources. The Tetra Recart^® package weighs 64% less than a can*. Multiply with the daily consumption in your country and you get the picture: Save tons in resources, carbon emissions and transportation.

*Package material weight for 400 g packages.

Get trucks off the road

Thanks to their neat rectangular shape and light weight, Tetra Recart packages are highly efficient to transport. You get 18% more filled packages on a pallet, compared to cans. And a single truck filled with empty Tetra Recart cartons corresponds to nine filled with cans.

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.

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. This is mainly because the packages consist primarily of renewable material i.e. wood fibres from FSC™ certified forests. It's also thanks to their resource-efficient rectangular shape and light-weight packaging material.

Renewable. It just grows back

Carton is made mainly of wood fibre – a natural and renewable raw material. The FSC™ label is your guarantee that it is sourced from responsible forest management and other controlled sources, and it is supported by global environmental organisations like WWF and Greenpeace.

Great retirement plan

Tetra Recart^® packages are easy to flatten and fit into existing carton recycling processes. Tetra Recart packages, like all Tetra Pak^® cartons, are 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. Tetra Recart can be used to fill products with particles and also 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

The world’s most cost-effective retortable carton package line

View/download the Tetra Recart infographic: The evolution of sustainable packaging for a modern world. (pdf)

Events

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Documents

Campaigns

Tetra Recart® Canned food smarter

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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.