New 0.85 liter PET bottle for Coca-Cola & Co.

New PET bottle for Coca-Cola & Co. currently only available in Germany
The 0.85 liter PET bottle is currently only available in Germany from the consumer goods company Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, which operates in 31 countries. The bottle body is made from 100 percent recycled PET. The bottle is filled at the production sites in Dorsten, Genshagen and Knetzgau. After 17 years, it is the first new packaging from Coca-Cola in Germany in the area of large non-returnable PET bottles over 0.5 liters.

Why is Coca-Cola introducing the 0.85 liter PET bottle for Coca-Cola & Co.?
The number of smaller households has risen sharply in recent years and, according to the Federal Statistical Office, will continue to do so. There are also people who occasionally want to treat themselves to a second glass of carbonated soft drink.

“We are seeing a trend in carbonated soft drinks towards smaller pack sizes. Up to 10 percent of the volume of soft drinks in food retail is accounted for by packaging between 0.5 liters and 1 liter.” says Arne Koslowski, Vice President Commercial Development at Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Germany.

Same price as the 1.0 liter PET bottle for Coca-Cola & Co.?
The recommended retail price for the 0.85 liter bottle is significantly lower than that of the 1 liter non-returnable PET bottle. “We are launching a new pack on the market and filling a gap in the range,” says Arne Koslowski.

1.5 million euros invested in conversions at the plants
The new 0.85-liter PET bottle for Coca-Cola & Co. was filled for the first time at the beginning of March 2025 at the plant in Knetzgau, Lower Franconia. This was followed by the Genshagen and Dorsten plants. Around 1.5 million euros were invested in the conversions at the three plants.

“The new PET bottles have a different blank than the previously filled bottles and therefore a different height and diameter. We therefore had to expand various machines and systems in order to adapt them to the new dimensions. The first bottling went off without a hitch.” (Xaver Labonté Plant Manager of the Knetzgau plant of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Germany)

In order to be able to fill the 0.85 liter bottles in the plants, new blow molds were installed in the blow molding machine, among other things. The PET bottles are formed from bottle blanks just a few centimeters in size.

One of more than 300 types of packaging at Coca-Cola in Germany
The new PET bottle is one of more than 300 types of packaging at Coca-Cola in Germany. In addition to the well-known branded drinks such as Coca-Cola, Fanta, Mezzo Mix and Sprite, our product range also includes Fuze Tea iced teas, Apollinaris and ViO mineral waters, spritzers such as ViO Schorlen and Lift Apfelschorle as well as Powerade sports drinks. The various brands are available in different packaging types and sizes. PET and returnable glass bottles, non-returnable PET bottles and cans, in sizes ranging from 0.2 l to 2 l, depending on the container. At Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Germany, we are working to make all packaging more sustainable - disposable and reusable.