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Get the ideas and inspiration you need to keep every corner of your store running optimally – from tips on choosing the right packaging, to learning more about food-safe cleaning practices, it’s all here and more!
Savings are a Site Audit Away
In grocery, every dollar counts. One of the greatest cost saving opportunities for banners and locals is in goods not for resale (GNFR). From packaging and labelling to sanitation, PPE, and checkout supplies, GNFR quietly drives costs and can pose compliance issues if not routinely audited. Bunzl Grocery’s Cost Out Model is designed to help businesses lower Total Cost of Acquisition (TCA) across GNFR while maintaining the efficiency of day-to-day operations.
Why Selling Sustainability Matters
Consumer awareness around the environmental impact of purchasing decisions continues to grow. According to a recent survey, 92% of shoppers say sustainability is an important factor when choosing a brand. Adapting your business’ retail packaging offerings to align with consumer values is not only key to retaining current customers, but gaining new ones.
NEW PFAS Reporting Mandate and Proposals
Adapting to regulatory changes is nothing new for food packaging suppliers and distributors. In recent years, SUP bans introduced an industry wide packaging overhaul. With updated PFAS regulatory proposals in the works and a new reporting mandate in place, it’s expected that updated regulations will be published later this year, leading to further changes in packaging requirements.
Sustainability Spotlight: Navigating the P2 Notice For Canada’s Grocery Retailers
This past summer, the Government of Canada announced a new initiative supporting its zero plastic waste commitment. The proposed Pollution Prevention Planning Notice (P2 Notice) for primary food packaging would require Canada’s grocery retailers to prepare and implement a pollution prevention plan that supports and promotes a circular economy.
Choosing Sustainable Packaging
Transitioning from single-use plastics (SUPs) is challenging. It’s hard enough to know which products to select, but how can you avoid risk from material additives such as PFAS?
Canada’s Single-Use Plastic Bans
Manufacturers have stopped production on most products covered by the new single-use plastic bans. Now is the time to understand what alternatives are available.
Sustainable Packaging Selection Guide 2022
Which plastic alternatives should you choose to replace food packaging and foodservice products included in the single-use plastic bans? We’ve developed a convenient Sustainable Packaging Selection Guide to eliminate the confusion and help you better understand the alternative materials and products available.
Choosing Sustainable Food Packaging
Now more than ever, customers are taking packaging into consideration when making purchasing decisions. Here are some considerations to keep in mind when choosing food packaging for your business.
The Post-Pandemic Grocery Industry
What will the lasting impacts of the pandemic be on the grocery industry? No one has a crystal ball, but the pandemic highlighted challenges in the industry and raised the question as to what “normal” might look like in future.
Trash Talk: Plastic Packaging Alternatives
Strong, long-lasting, lightweight. The benefits that first made plastic popular for packaging are now the reasons why identifying alternative solutions is important. Here’s what you need to know about plastic packaging alternatives.
