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What the heck, indeed: the two Topo Chicos in Pfafflin’s photo feature distinct bottles, one of which is totally clear and one of which bears the signature green tint. Does the new bottle mean the product has changed somehow?

“The variation in the bottle [color] is simply associated with global supply chain and materials challenges that have been impacting many industries,” a representative for Topo Chico explained to The Takeout. “Topo Chico is using a variety of bottles during production, which is likely the reason for the variation in the colors you’re seeing.”

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There isn’t currently a glass shortage, per se, but companies are having trouble sourcing the bottles they need. The supply chain issues stem in part from the fact that a large proportion of glass containers used in North America are imported from overseas, adding to an already strained supply chain that must deal with pain points all along the process, from the origin country to the shipping route to the docks to the trucks that make the deliveries. Knowing what these beverage companies are up against, it makes sense that they’d opt for whichever bottles can be sourced. The product inside is, thankfully, the same.

Planters Peanut jars get an hourglass shape

Whereas Sprite changed its plastic to be more easily recyclable, Planters has debuted new packaging for its Dry Roasted Peanuts intended to use less plastic in the first place. According to a press release, the new hourglass-shaped 16-oz. jar—which, we’re told, is reminiscent of a peanut!—will allegedly use 8% less plastic, or 220 fewer tons, than the previous plastic jars that held the same amount of peanuts.

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The press release goes on to explain that Hormel Foods, parent company of Planters, is implementing similar changes across the portfolio, finding ways to cut down on plastic production and boost sustainability efforts. While these are small steps, and they absolutely, unequivocally will not be enough to solve the climate crisis in which we find ourselves, companies are at the very least feeling pressure to reexamine their processes and identify areas for improvement, and if we can push them toward such improvements in dribs and drabs, maybe we’re capable of effecting even greater change.