Innovative packaging and a circular approach that maximizes the use of raw materials. These are just a few examples of how Greenfood is constantly working to reduce food waste. The group is now taking the next step by joining SAMS (Cooperation for reduced food waste), a national agreement on food waste reduction.
Greenfood owned Picadeli has established its food concept in several European markets. In addition, the digitized salad bar has just launched in the United States. The successful journey towards democratizing healthy food has prompted significant interest internationally, which is why CEO David von Laskowski was invited to speak at the UK's largest trade fair - The London Produce Show.
Vegetables grown locally in a vertical urban environment - in closed water systems without access to sun or acres of land. Greenfood is collaborating with food tech startup Agtira to create the future of farming in cities. Agtira will build urban cultivation systems in ten strategic locations around Sweden. The goal is to meet the growing demand for sustainable, locally produced food - during bot
After dropping all red meat this fall, food tech pioneer Picadeli puts focus on reducing the plastic with a plastic-free bowl lid and eliminates single-use plastic dressing cups. All measures are part of a long-term sustainability engagement to reduce the company's climate footprint. The initiative aims to set an example for the food industry to act on the accelerating climate crisis and the plast
Greenfood has won the Swedish business award, Företagsstjärnan (Star Company). The prize was awarded for Greenfood's outstanding performance in providing the market with sustainable, plant-based, affordable, and easily accessible food.
To be able to move forward, it can sometimes be a good idea to look back. A new climate-smart food concept based on Swedish cultural heritage crops will break through young people's prejudices about plants and prove once and for all that it is the food of the future.
Greenfood attaches great importance to minimizing the environmental and climate footprint of its packaging. Therefore, Daily Green's banana boxes are now being replaced with a brand-new box made from 100 percent recycled paper. The new banana box reduces emissions of carbon dioxide equivalents by 308 kg per tonne of recycled paper, and no new wood raw material is used - in one year the new boxes s
Food tech is on the rise, and IT and tech skills are becoming increasingly important. For Greenfood, a leading grocery group in the field of healthy food, one of the success factors has been to expand recruitment beyond traditional food processing expertise and hire programmers, engineers and AI specialists.
Greenfood-owned Ahlströms is continuing to develop its range of plant-based alternatives under the Ahlgood brand. The products are based on traditional, Swedish-grown, organic and KRAV-labelled crops grown in a gentle way. Falafel on gray and autumn peas, lentil bites, and organic legume mince on quinoa and gray pea are some examples.
Greenfood AB (publ) has successfully issued a four-year sustainability-linked bond for SEK 1,050 million. The bond is linked to Greenfood's Sustainability Framework’s targets. The Framework has been reviewed by an independent second opinion provider and has received the highest possible rating. After significant interest from both leading Nordic and European investors, the bond was quickly oversub
Greenfood is taking the next big step in its ongoing sustainability work by joining the Science Based Targets initiative. SBTi is a global standard that supports companies set climate targets in line with what’s required to meet the Paris Agreement. Greenfood has committed to the highest level of ambition - Business Ambition for 1.5 °C.
Our era’s rapid-paced lifestyle, which must have time for everything, makes our lives more complex. That’s why consumers are looking for time-saving options, shortcuts and smart life hacks in every aspect of their lives. The new Greenfood Insights brings together insights, searches and analyses about the convenience food of the future based on interviews with industry experts.
16,000 boiled and peeled eggs per hour generate an enormous amount of eggshells. In the work of preventing food waste, Sweden’s largest egg cooker, Mixum, has found a solution. To create a sustainable circular flow and utilisation of food waste, the eggshells are sent to local farms, where they add nutrients and are used as soil improvers.
Despite an ongoing pandemic, in 2020 Greenfood continued to step up its sustainability work. The Group reduced its use of plastics, developed a new AI platform to reduce food waste, and continued its transition to greener transport. All this is covered in the 2020 sustainability report.
Greenfood has now released its sustainability report for the 2020 financial year. In it, Greenfood sums up t
The winner of the CEO of the Year award will soon be announced, and Greenfood’s David von Laskowski is one of the five finalists in the large company category. He has led Greenfood during an intensive development phase where the company has grown into one of Europe’s largest food groups in healthy and sustainable food.
Unnecessary food waste is a problem in the food industry. To bring attention to the issue, the UN has initiated the International Food Waste Day, which falls on 29 September every year. That is why Greenfood today highlights the important work being done to reduce food loss and food waste across the Greenfood Group.
Food waste occurs at all stages of the food chain, such as in agriculture, the
Greenfood has signed a LOI to acquire a stake in Dutch fruit and vegetable supplier Jaguar. With the acquisition, Greenfood is increasing its presence in the world’s important growing regions, while Greenfood and Jaguar will increase their joint purchasing power in the fresh food market.
Greenfood acquires 100 percent of the ownership in fruit and vegetable specialist Lundgrens primörer. A company on Sweden's west coast, Lundgren's has a turnover of almost 90 million SEK. It is known for its wide range consisting of premium fruits, vegetables and processed raw materials of the highest quality. "Through the purchase of Lundgren's, we become a nationwide supplier. We are expanding t
The Swedish foodtech company, Picadeli, is launching its salad concept in the USA. In recent years, the company has expanded significantly in Europe and established its digitized salad bars in over 2000 locations. Now Picadeli aims to achieve another important, major goal - to establish its salad concept in American grocery stores.
Picadeli is opening a new restaurant in the gastronomy capital of Paris. The venture is another step in Picadeli’s growth journey in Europe, and a way to hone its offer to both stores and consumers.
