Coca-Cola and Heinz Announce Partnership to Expand Use of PlantBottle Packaging

The Coca-Cola Company

and H.J. Heinz Company

today announced a strategic partnership that enables Heinz to produce its ketchup bottles using Coca-Cola's breakthrough PlantBottle packaging. The PET plastic bottles are made partially from plants and have a lower reliance on non-renewable resources compared with traditional PET plastic bottles. The partnership is an industry-first, and one that both companies hope others will follow to transform how food is packaged around the world.