Mondi, a global leader in packaging and paper, has worked with Nordic food manufacturer HKScan to provide renewable paper-based packaging for its best-selling Falukorv sausage.
Sustainable packaging is a high priority for HKScan, which sells over eight million Scan Falukorv sausages every year in Sweden alone. The company has pledged to achieve a net-zero carbon dioxide emissions target by 2025 – and aims to achieve a carbon-neutral food chain by the end of 2040.
Mondi’s new packaging is made with paper and bio-based plastic
Mondi used its EcoSolutions approach to collaborate with HKScan’s R&D team to provide the right barrier paper without requiring any changes to its existing production lines. The new packaging now comprises renewable materials and is made with responsibly sourced paper and bio-based plastic. The paper is sourced, coated, and printed in Sweden, so transportation is kept to a minimum.
The new packaging can be disposed of in Swedish paper recycling streams thanks to its majority paper content. Mondi’s solution ensures the Scan Falukorv sausage remains fresh and intact in transportation, and the packaging provides excellent print quality for an attractive presentation on the shelves.
“Our aim is always to develop fit-for-purpose packaging that is sustainable by design. Our work with HKScan to facilitate their switch to recyclable and renewable paper packaging for Scan Falukorv 800g is a great example of that. It has led to a significant reduction in carbon impact, with no change in the consumer experience, and that is truly something to be celebrated,” says Jonas Fridberg, business solutions manager, Functional Paper and Films, Mondi.
Maria Häger, director of quality & environment HKScan Sweden, says: “Reducing our environmental footprint is one of our most important priorities at HKScan. The barrier paper from Mondi is a valuable piece of the jigsaw puzzle, enabling us to proudly announce this new, recyclable packaging for our Falukorv sausage, reducing its CO2 impact from the previous solution by 70%1. This represents a vital step in our sustainability journey and is helping us get closer to achieving our climate targets of achieving a carbon-neutral food chain by the end of 2040.”
1) Measured by IVL Swedish Environmental Research Institute
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Naresh Khanna – 10 February 2025
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