Ardagh & Heinz Partnership

Ardagh Group and US food processing firm HJ Heinz have announced they have formed a partnership. The pair will create a 300g jar for the EU launch of a culinary ketchups range. Ardagh said the jar has been designed with adults in mind and crafted to complement more consumers' mealtimes. Ardagh's Polish development team collaborated with Flex/the Innovation lab in the Netherlands which provided a prototype model, from which the team was able to make the calculations for producing the moulds used in the glass manufacturing process. Ardagh said it used design features to prevent undercuts and a stronger AGN cast Iron was used to produce the glow moulds. A shrink sleeve has also been produced for the jar.