Advantages of Retort Pouches

Retort is convenient, reliable, cost-effective & has a low carbon footprint

A retort pouch is a packaging solution which is packed with cooked or semi-cooked food products and subsequently subjected to high temperatures (retorted) in an autoclave to reduce the bacterial content and create a shelf-stable packaged product that does not require preservatives or refrigeration. They are used extensively for ready-to-eat packaged food and pet food; their use in the ready-to-drink industry is steadily growing.

Retort packaging combines the best properties of glass, metal and paper to give you a wide range of protective properties and convenience while using minimum material.

Convenient for the end-consumer
- a. Are lightweight, easy to open, use, carry and re-close
- b. Can have ergonomic shapes for ease of use
- c. Can be customized in various formats like microwaveable, non-microwaveable and to have features such as tear-notches, spouts, etc.
- d. Enable visibility of contents with a window
- e. Provide reclosure and dispensing options
- f. Take up less space
- g. No breakage or injury risks unlike hardened glass bottles or metal cans
Significantly extend shelf life without using preservatives and without cold chain
- a. Maintain freshness up to 18 months without preservatives
- b. Eliminate the need for refrigeration and hence a cold chain
Enhance shelf appeal
- a. Allows visibility of contents
- b. Customized unique shapes for convenience
- c. Attractive graphics and displays
- d. Maximum surface area for graphics and branding
Most cost-effective across glass, metal and paper
- a. Up to 97% reduction in raw material required for the same volume of product compared to other packaging formats like metal, glass, rigid plastic *
- b. Improved packaging efficiency by reduction of product to package ratio by up to 35:1 vs rigid containers *
- c. Upto 96% reduction in inward cost of transportation of packaging material *
- d. Upto 97% reduction in final packaged weight per 100 gm of product leading to more efficient transportation, storage and distribution of packaged products *
- e. Significant reduction in storage space required for packaging material
- f. No breakage risk
- g. Reduction in secondary packaging required to protect final packaged products
- h. Significant reduction in supply chain insurance
- i. No cold chain required – no refrigerated trucks or storage points necessary
Lowest environmental footprint
- a. Reduced raw material consumption – plastic pouches require 97% less raw material to pack the same volume of liquid than compared to glass, metal, rigid plastic*
- b. Use less energy to manufacture and transport – create least greenhouse gas emissions *
- c. Minimize food waste as pouches protects food from spoilage and extend shelf life *
- d. Save energy by extending shelf life without refrigeration
- e. Create much less waste in the first place; up to 87% less post-consumer waste sent to landfills as compared to cans, glass or PET bottles for packing the same volume of food & beverage, even taking into account recycling rates*

Switch to retort
reduce per unit cost by

Switch to retort pouches from glass bottles and reduce per unit cost by
60%
Switch to retort pouches from metal cans and reduce per unit cost by
63%
Switch to retort pouches from polypropylene (PP) bottles and reduce per unit cost by
50%

Reduce logistics cost with retort

Significantly reduce material usage

What does it take to package
132 kg of beverage? *

110kg of glass
13 kg of rigid PET
7kg of aluminium
3 kgof flexible plastic

Reduce carbon footprint by up to 97% *

* Source – Flexible Packaging Association (FPA)

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Advantages of Retort Pouches

Retort is convenient, reliable, cost-effective & has a low carbon footprint

Retort packaging combines the best properties of glass, metal and paper to give you a wide range of protective properties and convenience while using minimum material.

Switch to retort reduce per unit cost by

Reduce logistics cost with retort

Significantly reduce material usage

What does it take to package 132 kg of beverage? *

Switch to retort
reduce per unit cost by

What does it take to package
132 kg of beverage? *