Bericap tops off vinegar

Bericap’s ‘vinegar version’ of its Galileo II closure features a new neck-finish. The Galileo II closure is a two-piece, flip-top closure weighing three grams. The base, which is the sealing element between bottle and closure, is made of polyethylene; while the over-cap is made of transparent polypropylene.

Incorporated to the closure are two independent tamper-evidence seals. The consumer needs to first break the over-cap seal before being able to remove the pull-up ring, which eventually breaks the second seal. This second seal opens four small holes, which act as ‘flow regulators’. The vinegar can thus freely be dosed either by droplets, sprinkles or even ‘showered’ over the salad, depending on how much the consumer presses onto the bottle.

The challenge for Bericap was to create the second seal, formed by the four independent membranes to be tight, withholding up to 1,0 bar internal pressure created by N2 dropping; and also to have it easily break once the pull-ring is lifted.

Due to the recent trend of ever-increasing PET resin costs, Bericap conceptualized a new and lighter neck finish, in substitution of the current 29/21 adopted standard. The new 26/21 neck-finish is1.3 grams per bottle lighter than its predecessor. The Galileo II closure fits over the 26/21 neck-finish.