IFCO Wood Grain Reusable Plastic Container Orders Top 11 Million
December 21 2016 - 3:11PM
Business Wire
IFCO, the leading global provider of reusable packaging
solutions for fresh food, today announced it surpassed 11 million
Wood Grain Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) shipments since they
entered the market in January of this year. Orders have been placed
by over 300 growers supplying Walmart with a variety of fresh
produce items.
“Walmart chooses to use Wood Grain RPCs to deliver produce for a
variety of reasons,” said Shawn Baldwin, SVP Produce, Floral,
Global Food Sourcing, Walmart USA. “They have better ventilation,
they’re ergonomically designed and very easy to use. And, our
customers really like the new Wood Grain RPCs because they look
more like a farmers market or roadside fruit stand which provides a
level of comfort during the shopping experience.”
“We are proud to partner with Walmart and its fresh produce
suppliers to provide them with innovative, efficient,
cost-effective and sustainable reusable packaging that transitions
easily to in-store display,” said Daniel Walsh, President of IFCO
North America. “Surpassing the 11 million Wood Grain RPC threshold
so quickly is an impressive accomplishment made possible through
strong collaboration between Walmart, the grower community and
IFCO.”
To learn more about IFCO and the Wood Grain RPC click here
Worldwide Business IFCO Interview.
IFCO Wood Grain RPCs are used to ship fresh produce to Walmart
under an agreement reached with the world’s largest retailer in
October, 2015. The RPCs were designed to Walmart specifications and
incorporated feedback received from the grower community. Like all
IFCO RPCs, the Wood Grain RPCs are more efficient, protect and cool
product better and are more environmentally sustainable than
one-way packaging.
IFCO has a strong commitment to supporting local economies,
local companies and local workers in the marketplaces where it does
business whenever possible. In the United States, IFCO’s Wood Grain
RPCs are 100% sourced and manufactured in America and meet the
Federal Trade Commission’s standard for its “Made in the USA”
country of origin label. In addition, IFCO Wood Grain RPCs are
cleaned and sanitized at one of six US service centers throughout
their life cycle.
Additional information
IFCO is the leading global provider of reusable packaging
solutions for fresh foods, serving customers in 50+ countries. IFCO
operates a pool of over 270 million Reusable Plastic Containers
(RPCs) globally, which are used for over 1.4 billion shipments of
fresh fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, bread,
and other items from suppliers to grocery retailers every year.
IFCO RPCs ensure a better fresh food supply chain by protecting
freshness and quality and lowering costs, food waste and
environmental impact compared to single-use packaging. IFCO is a
Brambles Company. www.ifco.com.
Brambles Limited (ASX:BXB) is a supply-chain logistics
company operating primarily through the CHEP and IFCO brands.
Brambles enhances performance for customers by helping them
transport goods through their supply chains more efficiently,
sustainably and safely. The Group's primary activity is the
provision of reusable unit-load equipment such as pallets, crates
and containers for shared use by multiple participants throughout
the supply chain, under a model known as "pooling". Brambles
primarily serves customers in the fast-moving consumer goods (e.g.
dry food, grocery, and health and personal care), fresh produce,
beverage, retail and general manufacturing industries, counting
many of the world's best-known brands among its customers. The
Group also operates specialist container logistics businesses
serving the automotive, aerospace and oil and gas sectors. Brambles
has its headquarters in Sydney, Australia, but operates in more
than 60 countries, with its largest operations in North America and
Western Europe. Brambles employs more than 14,500 people and owns
more than 550 million pallets, crates and containers through a
network of approximately 850 service centres. For further
information, please visit www.brambles.com.
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