Metal food cans provide cost-effective, convenient, and environmentally friendly containers for consumers’ favorite fruits, vegetables, soups and more. Packed for freshness and sealed for storage, in many instances food cans retain more of a product’s nutrients than frozen or even "fresh" produce at the grocery store.
Ball’s metal food packaging division produces a complete line of metal food containers for companies throughout North America. Ball also provides a full range of metal sheeting and FDA-approved specialty coatings.
Ball is focused on serving the needs of customers of all sizes, from corporations with multiple plants to family-owned operations. Our plants are strategically located near the markets they supply and feature some of the most modern equipment available to the industry.
Two- and Three-Piece Cans
Ball’s two and three-piece steel tinplate food cans are manufactured to exact standards, close to the sources of food production. Our sophisticated coatings are designed to protect and display your product in the best possible manner. With a typical shelf life of two years, Ball’s metal food cans make it easy for consumers to keep your products close at hand for any meal occasion.
Laminated Food Cans
Ball leads the way in packaging for the salmon canning industry with its laminated food cans. As a leading producer of laminated cans in North America, Ball’s Richmond, British Columbia, plant is a leading supplier of Canadian and Alaskan salmon customers.
Each year Mother Nature provides only a small window of opportunity to catch great salmon. Ball’s laminated food can technology makes it possible to offer consumers this great-tasting product year-round. Our laminated, two-piece, draw-redraw can covered inside and out with a thin film of PET. The PET protects the salmon from exposure to the metal and complies with North American and European standards. These cans are 100% recyclable.
EZ Open Food Can Ends
From beans to corn and coffee to soup, easy-open ends are making metal food packaging much easier to use. Simply lift the tab and peel away the end. With Sonoco-Phoenix, Ball offers a complete range of full-panel ends that eliminate the need for a can opener.
EZ Open ends provide a better product experience and delight consumers by making it more convenient for them to use your products. They also provide an opportunity for the sales growth and market share gain others have experienced with the conversion to EZ Open ends.
Packaging Laboratory Services
Recognized among the finest in the industry, our Packaging Laboratory Services are available to our customers and offer the services of employees specializing in: chemistry, packaging evaluation, metallurgy, and food flavor and aroma analysis. These unique services allow our customers to enjoy consistent flavor experiences, identify sources of packaging complaints and anomalies, and explore the viability of new packaging solutions.
