arch, carried out independently by YouGov, surveyed 2157 UK respondents, and found more women (79%) than men (74%) prefer to dispense their ketchup out of a plastic bottle.The nature of the design of these bottles, now boasting a top-down design where the bottle sits on its cap, ensures that it is easier for consumers to get more of the product out.
Consumers were also asked to rank a glass bottle, a plastic bottle, a cardboard carton and a metal can in terms of their practicality and safety across all areas in the household.
In the kitchen, bathroom, shower cubicle, bedroom and nursery, plastic bottles were ranked as the most safe and most practical 100% of the time.
Philip Law, director general designate of the BPF, said the findings show the plastics packaging industry has researched and responded successfully to the needs and preferences of UK consumers of all ages.
“Not only does plastics packaging address society’s sustainability goals, it gets the basic job done extraordinarily well – protecting the product and helping the consumer to use it easily,” he said.
