Strategies for Polyester Packaging

It has been a wild ride since 1977 when polyester bottles of Pepsi-Cola appeared in Western Michigan. Coca-Cola altered its distribution systems to accommodate the new “unbreakable” PET bottles with the moderate carbon dioxide barrier. P&G boldly dared to fill its Scope mouthwash into plastic bottles. Salad dressings, peanut butter, barbecue sauce, juice, water, and, now, jam and beer followed.

The Packaging Strategies™ PET Strategies 2000 Conference attempted to provide an analysis of PET bo…