Ornua Foods UK is making a further step in sustainability with the transfer of its Pilgrims Choice grated cheese into more environmentally friendly and fully recyclable packaging.
The move will deliver a 48% carbon footprint reduction and a 15% material saving compared to the old pack format.
Working in partnership with Wipak UK, supplier of high barrier films for food products, Ornua has developed a mono-structure grated cheese pack specifically for the Pilgrims Choice brand.
The new pack significantly reduces the packaging`s carbon footprint and amount of plastic used. The new pack can also be fully recycled via return-to-store schemes* and is certified by the On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL) scheme.
Kerry Alexander, Brand Director for Ornua Foods UK said: [Following on from the launch of our `Less Plastic, More Fantastic` Pilgrims Choice Megablock, a first-of-its-kind block cheese pack which delivered a 40% reduction in plastic, we wanted to make a similar step change when it came to our grated cheese packaging. The new Pilgrims Choice grated packs deliver significant environmental benefits without compromising on form and functionality."
Kerry Wesley, sales executive at Wipak UK, added: [Part of our `GreenChoice by Wipak` range of sustainable packaging solutions, the mono-structure pack for Pilgrims Choice has a 48% carbon footprint reduction and a 15% material saving compared to the old pack format. As such, it represents real sustainability in the fight against unnecessary plastic.
[Now, consumers of the UK`s number two branded cheddar, Pilgrims Choice, can return empty packs to store, confident that they will enter the recycling stream."