Aptar Food + Beverage has collaborated with Karma to provide push cap technology for the personalized and fortified nutrition market.
Image: Aptar and Karma will provide push cap technology for nutrition market personalized and fortified nutrition market. Photo: courtesy of AptarGroup, Inc.
Karma is the maker of the Karma Push Cap technology, which is made of recyclable and FDA compliant materials.
Aptar will leverage its global presence and diverse technology platform and application experience to enhance the potential of push cap for use in the value-add convenient packaging area.
The Karma push cap is a delivery system that facilitates portion control and enables to separate ingredients that are not shelf-stable.
The closure solution is provided with a delivery system, which holds capacity to infuse either powdered or liquid ingredients into any substance.
Aptar beverage global market development president Jean-Marc Philbois said: “Karma fits well within Aptar’s mission of delivering value-added solutions that improve consumers’ lives worldwide.
“This design has potential to be a breakthrough package platform and answer market needs for all-natural, preservative-free, and stay-fresh products.”
The Karma push cap can be used in diverse industries such as dietary supplement, pharmaceutical, medical, agricultural and chemical, in addition to beverage
The push cap was first launched in 2011 as the breakthrough component of natural and nutrient-enhanced beverage known as Karma Wellness Water.
Karma founder CJ Rapp said: “The Karma Push Cap initiative is global in scope, and large in scale, which is why we look forward to working with Aptar.
“They are a market leader with a global sales organization and distribution network. Aptar has a strong track record of introducing new technologies into the market with leading brands around the world.”
In September this year, Aptar Food + Beverage has unveiled new Olympian closure, which is designed to allow consumers to quickly access the product without the need to unscrew the cap.
AptarGroup offers a range of packaging, dispensing, and sealing solutions for the beauty, personal care, home care, prescription drug, consumer health care, injectable and food and beverage markets.
The group provides its products via three segments, including beauty and home, food and beverage, as well as pharma.