Snyder's Introduces Sustainable Packaging

Snyder's Introduces Sustainable Packaging

The pretzel company has decided to increase eco-friendly efforts by using renewable, 90 percent plant-based materials to package their line of organic pretzels. The new material, produced by Clear Lam Packaging, Inc, replaces the typical petroleum based plastics with Ingeo PLA from NatureWorks LLC, just as in the new SunChips packaging.

"We're pleased to bring this technological breakthrough to our customers in order to support global sustainability initiatives," said James Sanfilippo, President and CEO of Clear Lam Packaging, Inc. "This is a major milestone and another important step in our effort to provide meaningful packaging solutions that are better for the environment."

Ingeo PLA (polylactic acid) uses half the amount of energy during production as traditional methods, and reduces greenhouse gas emissions during manufacturing by at least 52 percent.

Unfortunately, only the organic line will feature the sustainable packaging. Hopefully all the Snyder's products will come in sustainable material one day, aligning with the company's efforts to green itself. Currently, these efforts include using water-based inks on all packaging, selling food waste to farms and using biodiesel in some freight trucks. The company claims packaging waste has been reduced by 45 percent and product waste by 56 percent in the past eight years.

snyders sustainable packagingSpot the sustainable package by its yellow label on 8 Grains & Seeds, Whole Wheat & Oat and Honey Whole Wheat varieties, as well as the upcoming gluten-free pretzels.