The Ball Corporation and the British brand Jimmy's Iced Coffee are expanding their collaboration in the UK and are launching the iced coffee Flat White Coffee trend in the slim can.
Following the success of the canned iced coffee launched last year Flat White Extra Shot the young company has now added a vegan and a fat-free variety to its range of drinks cans. At the same time, the 250 ml slim cans have a new two-colour design.
Jimmy's Iced Coffee wants to change all its drinks packaging in the course of the coming year. completely plastic-free. The company is therefore increasingly relying on aluminium cans, which are completely and particularly easy to recycle. Münsterland J. Lülf GmbH currently fills the products in cans that fulfil the The nearby Ball plant in Gelsenkirchen produces.
Jimmy's has three iced coffee variants of the Flat White especially for the to-go area in beverage cans. Until now, the company has relied on beverage cartons for its traditional iced coffees.
„Sustainability has always been very important to us. The decision to use aluminium cans was therefore the next logical step for us. We can now offer our customers packaging that is easier to recycle and therefore act even more sustainably as a company.“ Luke Wilkes, Operations Director, Jimmy's Iced Coffee
Greg Mucha, European Business Development Manager, Ball Beverage Packaging EMEA, adds: „Of all packaging, beverage cans are currently growing the fastest in Europe. One of the reasons for this is that more and more consumers, retailers and brands are looking for sustainable packaging.“
[infotext icon]The Ball Corporation produces innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for customers in the beverage, food and household goods industries. In addition, the group supplies aerospace technology and other technologies and services primarily to the US government. Ball Corporation and its subsidiaries employ more than 18,300 people worldwide. In 2019, the group generated sales of 11.5 billion US dollars. [/infotext]
Source: Ball Corporation
