FarmFresh packaging solutions, developed by Termotécnica, will be on display at Fruit Logistica Berlin 2023, held February 8-10. FarmFresh conservers will be at the Brazil Pavilion - corridor 23, stands B1 to B21 - coordinated by Abrafrutas (Brazilian Association of Exporters of Fruit and Derivatives).
In five years, more than 1.2 million FarmFresh conservers have been used to export over 5,000 tons of premium Brazilian fruits such as mango, grape, lemon/lime, pitaya, fig, papaya, guava, passion fruit, lychee, atemoya, to countries across Europe such as France, Spain, England, Austria, as well as to the Middle East, Russia, China and Canada.
In five years, more than 1.2 million FarmFresh conservers have been used to export over 5,000 tons of premium Brazilian fruits.
“By extending shelf-life, maintaining a stable temperature and being very light, our packaging contributes to sustainability aspects such as reducing losses and waste in the distribution chain in addition to lowering CO² emissions into the atmosphere, as well as being 100 percent recyclable,” says managing director, Nivaldo Fernandes de Oliveira.
The concern with sustainability is an essential aspect to serve the foreign market, mainly in Europe.
Since it began working with fruit exporters, Termotécnica has been a member of the Global Packaging Alliance. It also became one of the partner suppliers of Fermac Cargo, now part of the Corporate SAF Programme - Sustainable Aviation Fuel – of Air France KLM Martinair Cargo. Through SAF, there has been a CO² reduction of 102,070 kg on the three main routes used in exporting Brazilian fruits to Europe with this partnership.
FarmFresh conserver boxes contribute to sustainability on three fronts: EPS can be recycled, they increased shelf life and contribute to lowering the carbon footprint.
One mango shipment from Brazilian producer Happy Fruits, processed by the European fruit importer and distributor Capexo on board Air France’s “eco-friendly” aircraft, was sent to Paris in FarmFresh conservers. Manufactured in EPS (styrofoam*), FarmFresh solutions weigh 60 percent less than corrugated boxes, reducing air freight costs by up to six percent.
After using the conservers, Termotécnica partnered with the French recycler ECO 2PR to collect the packaging. “The world and the markets are ever more demanding about the environmental footprint of companies, and we’re committed to this,” says Termotécnica president, Albano Schmidt.
FarmFresh conserver boxes contribute to sustainability on three fronts: in post-consumer recycling, EPS can be 100 percent recycled and transformed into raw material; they increase the shelf-life of fresh products by up to 30 percent; and they help lower the carbon footprint.
“Packaging is an important vehicle to communicate these benefits as well as add value. All the conservation technology and design of our solutions allow customers to communicate these quality differentials of Brazilian fruits to international markets,” says Nivaldo de Oliveira.
* Styrofoam is a registered trademark of third parties.
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Carla Lavina
+55 47 9 9127 9834
carla.lavina@logosag.com.br
https://www.termotecnica.ind.br/