Fishery products international fpi, a u.s. Broad line foodservice seafood provider, announced that it has converted its corrugated case masters to "kraft" sustainable packaging made from 100 percent recycled fibers. The company said that as part of its commitment to conducting business sustainably, the company has completely converted its packaging for u.s.produced items, and is in the process of completing the conversion for items produced overseas. Jim labelle, fpi&39s vice president of marketing, noted that the transition to more sustainable packaging is in keeping with fpi&39s new positioning of
"we sea what&39s next," which was recently introduced along with fpi&39s newly designed website. "as an industry leader, we can play a major role in moving the seafood category towards a more sustainable future," says labelle. "this packaging transition underscores fpi&39s commitment to sustainability, whether it be the sourcing of raw materials or the sustainability of our packaging." the transition from traditional "white" paper packaging to the new kraft master cartons ensures that fpi&39s packaging is made of 100 percent recycled fibers that have been sorted and processed to remove any contaminants or metals. In addition, the preprinted signature combination of fpi&39s traditional logo and the accompanying blue banner have been printed using waterbased, metalfree inks.
The new materials do not change the structural integrity of the packaging. The new sustainable packaging is produced through a partnership of three companies based in nova scotia maritime paper products, a manufacturer of sustainable packaging scotia recycling, which reclaims used cartons and recycles them minas basin, a paper mill that through a repulping process makes 100 percent recycled linerboard. The new fpi packaging carries the ecoadvance certification logo, indicating that the packaging is made from 100 percent recyclable materials. Fpi is a division of high liner foods usa, inc.
