Southern Clams keeping it green
Southern Clams has a long history of environmental responsibility and sustainable harvesting. Chilltainers provided a viable packaging solution that helps to reduce their environmental impact and get fresh clams to the market in tip top condition.
THE CATALYST
Chilltainers identified Southern Clams was using poly bins to transport their live clams nationwide to restaurants, supermarkets and wholesalers. It didn’t fit! Southern Clams is well known for its long history of environmental responsibility and sustainable harvesting of clams. We thought we could provide a viable packaging solution that could help them meet their company goals (carbon neutral across their entire production with less waste to landfill) and get their product to market in tip top condition.
THE SOLUTION
Less waste to landfill
Southern Clams is meticulous when it comes to environmental responsibility; using Chilltainers to package their clams for the domestic market joins a raft of other efforts to minimise the impact of their business activities on the environment.
Dave Redshaw, Operations Manager at Southern Clams says, “We try to use environmentally friendly solutions where we can. Chilltainers are a long term recyclable option and fit with our aim as a business of not sending polys to landfill.” It turns out their goal is also their customers’ goal. “We have some clients who have said they don’t want polys in their stores. We think other major supermarket chains will eventually go the same way. It makes sense to be ready for that change.”
Leak-proof packaging for live, fragile product
Being freshly harvested from the seabed and sprayed with water in preparation for packing, each box of clams contains moisture. We made sure our Chilltainers are leak-proof – something the couriers appreciate! We also ensured each box was robust enough to keep this premium hand harvested and packed live product cool and pristine. Dave says the boxes stand up to handling very well and the product inside is good. “We don’t have any more problems with poly bins cracking or shattering.”
More space and lower freight costs
Southern Clams discovered they had more space, both for themselves and for their customers. “The same volume of poly bins takes twice the space. Our Chilltainers just sit on a pallet ready to be made up. And it’s better for customers because they just flatten the boxes and put them out for recycling.” The 10kg and 20kg Chilltainers that Southern Clams use also work out to be cheaper to transport. Dave says, “Even the cost of our freight has come down”.
THE VERDICT
“We have a supermarket customer that had been used to receiving product in Chilltainers. Unfortunately, we had to send her one order in poly bins and she was straight on the phone! She didn’t want any of those painful poly bins – just Chilltainers.”
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Source: Chilltainers.com
