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use of our trays
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Europe
International retailer Kaufland has chosen Euro Pool System as key partner to further realise its sustainability ambitions in the European fresh supply chain.
Hypermarket chain Kaufland
PARTNER: KAUFLAND
PARTNER: KAUFLAND
TODAY
2014
2015
2003
At the beginning of April, Kaufland Poland received the ‘Sustainability in Retail Award 2018’ in the Food Retailer category. This was a special award to recognise the company for promoting sustainability and for its exceptional commitment to conservation.
STEFAN LUKES
Head of Purchasing Fruits and
Vegetables International
“Thanks to the new countries, around 42,000 tonnes of
CO2 can be saved
for the year 2019”
By using Euro Pool System reusable packaging, Kaufland has reduced its CO2 emissions by around 35,000 tons per year in 2018. ‘Thanks to the new countries, around 42,000 tonnes of CO2 can be saved for the year 2019’, emphasizes Stefan Lukes, Head of Purchasing Fruits and Vegetables International.
‘Moreover, packaging and product damage is avoided, and valuable resources are conserved at the same time.’
click the years to see the expansion
The cooperation between Kaufland and Euro Pool System started in 2003 and was limited to homeland Germany. Between 2014 and 2015, the initiative was successfully expanded to its retail locations in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. Today our green returnable trays can also be seen in Kaufland stores throughout Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria.
Our returnable trays are now the standard packaging solution for the fruit and vegetable supply chain of the Kaufland stores throughout Europe. By doing so,
the German-based hypermarket chain continues with its transition away from disposable packaging
READ MORE
use of our trays
throughout
Europe
International retailer Kaufland has chosen Euro Pool System as key partner to further realise its sustainability ambitions in the European fresh supply chain.
Hypermarket chain Kaufland
PARTNER: KAUFLAND
STEFAN LUKES
Head of Purchasing Fruits and
Vegetables International
“Thanks to the new countries, around 42,000 tonnes of
CO2 can be saved
for the year 2019”
At the beginning of April, Kaufland Poland received the ‘Sustainability in Retail Award 2018’ in the Food Retailer category. This was a special award to recognise the company for promoting sustainability and for its exceptional commitment to conservation.
By using Euro Pool System reusable packaging, Kaufland has reduced its CO2 emissions by around 35,000 tons per year in 2018. ‘Thanks to the new countries, around 42,000 tonnes of CO2 can be saved for the year 2019’, emphasizes Stefan Lukes, Head of Purchasing Fruits and Vegetables International.
‘Moreover, packaging and product damage is avoided, and valuable resources are conserved at the same time.’
click the years to see the expansion
2003
2014
2015
TODAY
The cooperation between Kaufland and Euro Pool System started in 2003 and was limited to homeland Germany. Between 2014 and 2015, the initiative was successfully expanded to its retail locations in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. Today our green returnable trays can also be seen in Kaufland stores throughout Croatia, Romania, and Bulgaria.
Our returnable trays are now the standard packaging solution for the fruit and vegetable supply chain of the Kaufland stores throughout Europe. By doing so,
the German-based hypermarket chain continues with its transition away from disposable packaging
PARTNER: KAUFLAND