Metal can: challenged, but not dead

摘要

Let's be clear: The metal food and beverage can is not dead, though the casual observer of the U.S. packaging market could be forgiven for thinking so. Challenged? Yes. Dead? No. After all, the casual observer might ask: "Haven't PET bottles taken a big swallow of the U.S. drinks market? And aren't we seeing more traditionally canned food products popping up on shelves in rigid plastic containers and flexible packages of one sort or another?"