Food Packaging

Facts & Benefits

For Food Manufacturers metal cans are ...

    Cost-effective
  • In fact, one of the most cost effective forms of packaging for long life ambient foods.
    Fast
  • Designed for high speed filling at up to 1000 cans per minute
    Resilient
  • Retaining high double seam quality and product integrity for consumer safety
    Consistent
  • Crown Products and Engineering Support offers a valuable service to monitor these world class standards
    Compliant
  • Crown cans and closures comply with all FDA and EU packaging materials regulations and legislation

For Designers metal cans are ...

    Flexible
  • New steel and aluminium materials now offer the opportunity to shape and differentiate containers for brands just like other packaging materials
    Convenient
  • New easy opening closure systems retain the same product integrity yet offer easier and safer ways for consumers to open cans
    Beautiful
  • High quality decoration options enhance higher value product concepts
    Cost-effective
  • Competitive with other materials and designs

For Retailers metal cans are ...

    Durable
  • Offering a robust package ideal for cost effective transport and distribution with less risk of splitting or breaking and spilling
    Proven
  • A reliable way to safely protect long life foods
    Efficient
  • Easy and quick way to unpack and merchandise in shops

For Consumers metal cans are ...

    Convenient
  • Cans offer a quick, easy and versatile range of food products to be instantly available for use from the shelf at or out of home
    Healthy
  • All foods are cooked in the can first, eliminating the need for preservatives. This means nutritious foods are ready for your enjoyment wherever you are, contributing to a healthy, balanced diet.

For everyone cans are ...

    Sustainable
  • All metal food cans are 100% recyclable
  • They are being easily recycled by curbside collection or through can banks or magnetically extracted from the waste stream
  • Tonnages of cans recycled make an enormous contribution to achieving tough Governmental recycling targets throughout many countries in the world
  • All recycled cans are used to make new metal materials for consumers goods
  • Up to 25% of recycled cans are used to make new cans