The right packaging, an integral part of our solutions
Adequate packaging keeps our food fresh, our meals safe, and our choices informed. In that sense, it’s one of the best solutions to prevent food waste. Despite this, food packaging also has an impact on the environment. We go for adequate as well as sustainable packaging, and consider it a way of supporting our customers in achieving their sustainability goals and meeting (upcoming) regulations.
Our 2030 targets
Together with our customers, we want to create truly sustainable packaging solutions, without compromising on food quality, safety, and product appeal. This applies to primary as well as secondary packaging.
Follow the European Ecodesign Directive for new packaging
This directive refers to improved environmental sustainability, as well as other factors, such as innovation in functionality and production.
Make all packaging recyclable* or reusable by 2025
*Ready to be recycled
Increase the amount of recycled content in our packaging
Progress and highlights
67%
of our packaging is recyclable (2023).
Optimizing packaging for transport
As part of our reduce strategy, we’re looking into packaging sizes and formats, as well as improved pallet utilization to reduce our transport footprint.
Distributing with customized returnable packaging solutions
To increase our share of reusable (secondary) packaging, we deliver culinary food solutions in returnable crates – ready to be used again.
Developing recyclable mono-material sachets for sauces
Next to our focus on reduce and reuse, we are significantly improving the recyclability of our materials and increasing the usage of recycled content.
“Sustainable packaging is about reducing, reusing and recycling, while decreasing the carbon footprint. Although we look at packaging through a sustainability lens, we try to take all elements into the equation. So, for us, packaging should primarily minimize food waste, but it’s also about experience, convenience, and more.”
Guus Lueb - Global R&D Packaging Lead
