Tetra Pak announced Monday it was expanding its effort to boost food and beverage production efficiency.
An estimated 14 percent of the world’s food is lost annually, the company said, at an estimated cost of $400 billion. From harvest to production to the retail market, food and beverage producers see loss from raw materials to water to waste disposal. Tetra Pak said it is “stepping up” its commitment to reducing loss in food and beverage production.
“We all have a part to play. We are stepping up our efforts to help tackle loss in food manufacturing, for instance improving performance of machines, minimizing failures that could result in production stopping and a consequent loss of food, focusing on refurbishing existing equipment, upgrading, and reselling used machines to ensure that nothing goes to waste. This ultimately contributes towards responsible production and circular economy,” Roberto Franchitti, Executive VP, Services at Tetra Pak, said.
The company’s waste reduction solutions includes asset management solutions, as well as plant components and upgrades like water filtration and consumables for wastewater reduction in a customer’s plant. Through the use of outcome-based solutions, maintenance units and remote support, the company is able to increase equipment uptime, reduce repair response time and prolong equipment lifetimes.
“In the Americas, 8 food producers that use Tetra Pak Expert Services to optimize operational performance, all combined, reduced CO2 emissions by 7.62 kilotons, which is equivalent to 9 percent of their total plant emissions,” Sasha Ilyukhin, Global VP Processing Services and Services Solutions at Tetra Pak said. “This is encouraging to see, and we will continue to deploy these services in more markets.”
The company was recently recognized for its problem-solving methods in food packaging manufacturing by Kepner Tregoe.
“We are delighted to honor Tetra Pak for its outstanding performance.,” Matthieu Coupeau, Senior Consultant at Kepner Tregoe, said. “The issues resolution skills, which help to enhance performance and address challenges confronting food and packaging manufacturing are particularly impressive.”