PepsiCo is seeking material or technology solutions to allow for significant lightweighting of hot-fill polyethylene tetraphyte (PET) bottles without sacrificing performance.
Solution Requirements
Must-Haves
- Properties
- Weight savings of 15% or more for hot fill bottle without compromising bottle performance and with 50% or more use of recycled recycled polyethylene tetraphyte (rPET)
- Clear, colorless
- Recyclable
- FDA beverage contact approved
- Packaging Forms
- Monolayer or multi-layer PET bottle
- Usage Occasion – Final package format should be commercially scalable hot fill beverage programs, at comparable production speeds, while meeting current specifications
- Organoleptic Properties – No adverse effect to product (appearance, taste, flavor)
- Capabilities
- Pilot Capabilities with the ability to create physical samples from concept creation
- Commercial Capabilities – Larger scale manufacturing outlook. If vendor doesn’t have commercial capabilities, a plan on how to scale up commercial is also acceptable
- Durability & Handling
- Packaging should be able to withstand the manufacturing process, warehousing, and distribution
- Performance Requirement
- Lightweighted hot fill containers should meet existing packaging requirements without compromise
- Should perform well in storage at elevated temperature and humidity
Nice-to-Haves
- Low to moderate capital investment
Preferred Collaboration Types
Collaboration types are to be negotiated and PepsiCo will consider solutions from early-stage ideas to commercially ready technologies.
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