Food waste is currently a massive problem for the planet.

If food waste was a country, it would be the 3rd largest emitter of greenhouse gas behind China and the USA.

At least 30% of food produced globally goes to waste every year and 45% of that is fresh fruit and veg.

25% of the world’s fresh water is used to grow food that is never eaten.

In the developed world, the majority of this waste takes place in the home.

The average UK family wastes around £500 worth of food per year.

Yet despite all this food waste, it is estimated that around 690 million people went hungry in 2019.

Frozen fruit and veg have a lower carbon footprint because:

- Less gets wasted

- They can be grown seasonally reducing the need for out-of-season, energy-intensive growing

- Frozen produce can be transported by sea which lowers the carbon footprint compared to flying in out-of-season fresh produce which emits 42 times more carbon dioxide

There is no difference in terms of nutritional content between fresh fruit and veg and frozen fruit and veg.

In fact, freezing at source can often increase the nutritional benefits as vitamins, minerals and antioxidants all stay locked in at the same high level rather than the fresh stuff that wilts and deteriorates in the fridge.

By freezing our fruit and veg at the place they’re grown, we’re able to capture and lock in all the goodness on the day that they’re picked.

Meaning you get the maximum nutrition and taste without worrying about stuff going off.

What’s more, frozen fruit and veg have a lower carbon footprint as there is less wastage, no need for out-of-season energy intensive growing, and lower transportation emissions as we use sea rather than air.

Freezing is the way forward.

We are proud to say we are a certified AA Grade BRC food producer. This means we take care at every stage of our process so you can trust us to deliver the highest quality.

We work closely with all of our producers and are taking additional steps to ensure that workers are treated fairly throughout our supply chain.

Wherever we can, we source Fairtrade or Rainforest Alliance certified ingredients.

All our suppliers are accredited to GFSI-recognized standards too and next on our list is improving the social and ethical impact of our supply chain. We are currently working towards becoming a B Corp company.

We are committed to removing plastic from our products and supply chain where we can, we are working hard to make all of our packaging home recyclable.

We have moved to 100% recyclable FSC approved cardboard across our Fruit and Vegetables and our smoothie boxes. We have developed paper based packaging for our sachets–we just have our smoothie pouches to find a solution for….

Watch this space.