Sainsbury'S Launches Plastic Wine Bottles

As UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's launches its line of wine bottled in plastic rather than traditional glass, recent Canadian sales figures show the format is proving popular across the Atlantic. The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) says sales of wine in Tetra Pak and plastic bottles has increased more than 300% in 2006-07 to reach sales of C$2.1m. Plastic packages make up 2% of the wines sold in Ontario, with the figure expected to double to 4% by 2008. LCBO says the retailer carries about 140 kinds of wine in non-glass containers.