the saint louis brewery in the us will procure glass bottles for its schlafly beer from rigid packaging firm ardagh group.a longterm supply agreement to this effect has been signed between both the companies.as per the agreed terms, ardagh will produce 12oz speciallydesigned glass bottles for 500,000 cases of 20 different schlafly beers.the glass bottles will be produced at ardagh group&39s plant in pevely, missouri.commenting on the agreement, the saint louis brewery cofounder and ceo dan kopman said "the agreement with ardagh group helps us achieve sustainable practices, but more importantly, it just makes sense because it&39s so close to home."we are keeping more dollars in our community which is critical to us as a local brewery."majority of craft brewers prefer glass bottles to package their products as the nonporous and impermeable packaging will help beer to retain its integrity.additionally, the food and drug administration has rated glass bottles as generally regarded as safe which are 100 recyclable
