Aldi Süd is delivering organic vegetables in combisafe carton packs from SIG Combibloc to German supermarket shelves.

This packaging alternative to the classic food metal can promises comparable product protection and the same kind of shelf life for the food it contains, but it also scores for its environmental benefits. Compared to other packaging solutions for long life foods, using combisafe can reportedly reduce CO₂ emissions by up to 54 per cent and the consumption of fossil resources by up to 59 per cent.

The organic baby carrots, organic kidney beans and organic peas are on shelf in combisafe 300ml carton packs. The carton packaging solution is particularly suited to chunky foods, filling all food products that do not flow freely and therefore cannot pass through a pumping system and an aseptic process. This includes, for instance, vegetables and pulses, fruit, convenience foods and stews.

Volker Bubacz, head of area marketing Europe at SIG Combibloc, says, "The total package that combisafe represents was a key factor for Aldi Süd in incorporating the innovative carton pack into its range. combisafe ticks all the boxes youd expect for long life food packaging, and at the same time it offers environmental benefits.

"Carton packs are proven to be among the most environmentally friendly packaging solutions for long life foods. In a life cycle assessment conducted by the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IFEU), it was demonstrated that in the line up against food metal cans, glass jars, plastic stand-up pouches and plastic pots, the carton pack has the best environmental performance."