Rethinking The Consumer Food Supply Chain To Solve The Plastic Problem

Single-use plastic is one of the biggest environmental problems facing the food manufacturing and retail industry. In the UK alone, we generate over 5 million tonnes of single-use plastic every year, adding to the pollution of the oceans and using up the world’s limited fossil fuel resources.    As a food manufacturer or retailer, moving to zero-waste packaging can seem an insurmountable task. But the question is no longer whether zero waste will happen, but more which corporations will be the leaders in rethinking the consumer supply chain – and which will get left behind.  

Moving to a zero-waste is a complex process with many challenges along the way. Previous zero-waste solutions may work well for small high-street shops, but they don’t translate well into the mass supply chain.  A scalable solution is needed. We are creating a solution that solves the issues of food integrity, contamination risks and consumer resistance, combining technology with zero-waste to revolutionise the consumer food supply chain and make zero-waste from the factory floor to store an achievable, safe and affordable reality.