The company said the new metal cans address the growing demand for more convenient packaging.
Fish canner Jealsa is incorporating Crown's PeelSeam peelable end on its 150mm x 65mm cans for the tuna product line it supplies to Mercadona under the leading Spanish retailer's "Hacendado" brand.
The PeelSeam peelable ends consist of a thin flexible foil heat-sealed to a rigid steel ring for conventional double seaming onto standard containers.
Facilitates use
The can features a recloseable plastic lid which the company says facilitates re-use.
"With our innovative end, Mercadona is able offer its consumers a packaging solution that adds value on the shelf by being easy and quick to open," said Laetitia Durafour, marketing manager, Crown Food Europe.
"High quality graphics can also be printed on the peelable lid to enhance visual appeal and further differentiate the brand," said Durafour.
Crown said that no adjustment to tooling or seaming processes is required for the technology.
“The end enables consumers to open the metal package smoothly, easily and safely, crucial in an industry where convenience is key,” the company added.
The latest family of PeelSeam peelable ends which now includes a 65mm (211), 73mm (300), 83mm (307), 99mm (401), 150mm (600) diameters and also rectangular ends.
The technology is compatible with Crown's steel and aluminum stylish bowl-shaped cans, standard three-piece cans with volumes up to 2kg, as well as non-round cans.
The ends can be used for processed foods such as fish, ready meals, vegetables or desserts and non-processed dry foods such as milk and coffee powder.