Private label packaging
Private label packaging
When it comes to packaging and the impact it can have on the environment, we know that less is more – while still allowing us to effectively package our products to maintain the utmost quality and food safety.
Over the years, we’ve recognized that the three key opportunities to reduce the amount and impact of packaging on Compliments private label products lie in the:
- Selection of the type of material used,
- Quantity of packaging used, and
- Reducing the size of the package.
With more than 50% of products using boxboard, our priority is to reduce boxboard quantity wherever possible. For all new products or existing products being reformulated we are reviewing the type, quantity and size of the packaging to ensure sustainable improvements.
Our vendors and industry play an important role in this process and we actively engage with them to create sustainable packaging solutions. Through these partnerships, we have achieved several significant changes to Compliments packaging in an effort to be more environmentally sensitive:
- Switching from UV coatings on packaging to water-based coating that is recyclable and environmentally safe,
- Removing the wax from many of our boxboard packages so the packaging can be recycled, and
- Switching from virgin boxboard to a more environmentally friendly recycled boxboard for our Sensations by Compliments packaging.
As we proceed on our private label optimization initiative, we are working with selected packaging suppliers to pilot the use of a third-party sustainable packaging tool to help with improved decisions on a package-by-package basis.
We are also working with the Packaging Association of Canada on its sustainable packaging initiative to encourage and promote the application of responsible environmental practices across all aspects of the packaging industry.
