Photo Credit: Good Natured Products Inc.
Vancouver-based, family-owned Spring Creek Quail Farms has chosen good natured Products’ Bio-PET for its line of naturally raised quail eggs to grocery stores in the U.S. and Canada, including Kroger, Costco, Loblaws and Sobeys. Being a zero-waste farm, Spring Creek is dedicated to environmental stewardship through its full supply chain and has committed to 100% recyclable packaging and shipping materials. Bio-PET packaging from good natured, made from up to 30% plant-based materials instead of petroleum, met Spring Creek’s requirements for recyclability across North America while also reducing its reliance on fossil fuels. (Important to note that 30% plant-based PET has been available for several years and has been used by Coca Cola in its PlantBottle for Dasani water.)
In addition to being fully recyclable, Spring Creek egg packaging must adhere to strict requirements to enable product visibility and ventilation, comply with food safety, and be durable enough to withstand shipping and on-shelf safety. The Bio-PET from good natured is poised as a sustainable solution that offers premium product visibility and protection for egg producers like Spring Creek. Lack of product visibility and poor leak and crush resistance are key contributors to egg breakage and food waste during transport as well as on store shelves. By utilizing good natured’s transparent Bio-PET egg containers, grocery customers are able to clearly see the quail eggs, which can reduce the need to open up packaging before purchase.
Said Paul Antoniadis, CEO of good natured. “The packaging design process with Spring Creek enabled us to fully demonstrate our ability to dig deep into a customer’s unique needs, understand their industry and then fine tune a design and precise material choice that would check all the boxes. Great packaging design is a combination of choosing the right material, engineering a solution that considers the full supply chain and making it affordable. I’m proud of our team who worked diligently on iterations until the perfect form and function was achieved for Spring Creek and we look forward to continuing to make fresh quail eggs readily available throughout North America.”
Good natured Products Inc. is aiming to become North America’s leading earth-friendly product company by offering the broadest assortment of plant-based products made from rapidly renewable resources instead of fossil fuels. The company offers over 400 products and services through wholesale, direct to business, and retail channels, which range from plant-based home organization products to certified compostable food containers, biobased industrial supplies and medical packaging.
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