McCormick & Co. Inc.’s iconic metal cans for its black pepper and Old Bay seasonings are about to become a thing of the past.
At the Sparks-based spice maker’s annual shareholders meeting Wednesday, CEO Lawrence Kurzius said black pepper and Old Bay will be packaged in fully recyclable plastic containers as part of the company’s efforts to be environmentally friendly. Shareholders were given a sample run of the new cans as part of a gift bag.
In a message included in the bag, McCormick said it expects to launch the new packaging on store shelves nationwide by the end of the summer. The packages will have the same quantities of spice as they did in the tin cans.
McCormick (NYSE: MKC) said the change will reduce its carbon emissions by 16 percent.
The plastic cans are made from polyethylene terephthalate, a type of plastic used for water and soda bottles.
McCormick has a goal of making all of its packaging free of a chemical, bisphenol A, by the end of the year. Food packaging has included…
