Eden Takes a Bite Out of the Organic Tomato Market with Amber Glass Packaging
In January, Clinton, Michigan-based Eden Foods announced it’s now using protective amber glass 14- and 25-ounce jars to package its line of shelf-stable, organic crushed tomatoes and sauces. According to Eden, they are the only tomatoes in the U.S. packed in amber glass, protecting flavor and nutrients from light damage.
“We are moving about a third of our organic tomato crop into glass this year,” says Eden founder and president Michael Potter. Eden switched from cans to protective amber glass jars because photo-oxidation, or light damage, which is systemic in food stores with fluorescent lighting, was reducing food quality. This includes discoloration and an off-flavor of the food through chemical changes.
Most Eden products are sold in natural food stores throughout North America, including Whole Foods Market, and company sales total about $50 million a year. Eden’s canner in Ontario, a business not owned by Eden, invested about $1 million to set up the new packing line. More
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