Tomato paste moves in huge seasonal volumes, almost always aseptic in drums or bulk formats. Small differences in empty-container economics multiply fast at this scale.
A sterile multi-layer bag filled on an aseptic filler and carried inside a drum that acts as the outer shell.
It lets shelf-stable liquid and semi-liquid food move without refrigeration while the product never touches the drum.
Included for comparison.
A caged or moulded intermediate bulk container, usually around 275–330 gallons, on an integral pallet base.
It moves large liquid volumes in one handling unit with a valve discharge.
Included for comparison.
A corrugated outer body on a pallet base with a liner bag inside, shipped flat and assembled at the filling line.
It brings intermediate bulk volume without the empty-return burden of a rigid tank.
The sterile bag does the product work either way. At seasonal scale, the difference between nesting steel drums and straight-wall drums is measured in truckloads of empty storage and return freight per season.
This page is educational. Packaging suitability depends on your exact product, process and lane — confirm specifications with your supplier. Not engineering or regulatory advice.
