Circular Packaging Solutions for the Food and Beverage Industry

The food and beverage industry is under mounting pressure to reduce its packaging waste and carbon footprint. Brand owners are increasingly seeking solutions that can help meet sustainability goals as well as reduce operational costs. The global awareness around plastic pollution, raised by the prospect of having more plastic than fish in the ocean by 2050, started prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Innovative circular packaging solutions can ensure plastic never becomes waste. These can offer benefits to both businesses and consumers, creating a more resilient and low-carbon economic recovery. OPTEL’s ‘’Circular Packaging’’ supply chain traceability solutions are specially designed to increase supply chain transparency as well as to reduce operational costs, waste and carbon footprint.

Register for this webinar to hear a speaker from OPTEL share real-life examples of practical deployments of traceability solutions applied to packaging circularity:

Beer keg traceability

• Problem definition: Stainless steel keg fleets typically require a significant capital investment. In practice, kegs get lost in the supply chain.
• Solution: Learn how breweries and distributors are leveraging traceability to reduce operational costs and bring more value to their customers.

Reusable plastic containers

• Problem definition: Many food manufacturers use reusable plastic containers (RPCs) to transport products from the plant to known distributors, wholesalers and retailers. In practice, RPCs get lost during the process, which leads to the need for annual replenishment of RPCs.
• Solution: Learn how manufacturers are leveraging traceability to reduce waste and operational costs.

Styrofoam recycling transformed into municipal park benches

• Problem definition: Styrofoam is not typically recycled by municipalities because of the costs incurred. Many food manufacturers use Styrofoam for packaging purposes, and retailers inherit large volumes of this difficult-to-recycle material.
• Solution: Learn how a retailer was able to create value for its brand while recycling its Styrofoam packaging.

Speaker

Vanessa Grondin, Vice-President, Global Sales for the Food and Beverage Industry, OPTEL GROUP

Vanessa Grondin has more than 10 years of experience in the food and beverage industry, where she has held management positions in R&D, quality control, project management, and food and beverage equipment design. She has extensive experience in food and beverage production, having worked both in start-ups and multinationals. She has a bachelor’s degree in food engineering and an executive MBA, both from Université Laval.

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