During the first quarter of 2022, Greenfood's climate impact decreased by a record-high 40 percent. This is primarily due to new investments in energy recovery and several businesses switching to renewable energy.
Greenfood has signed a new five-year contract with Dagab to be a supplier of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as rinsed, cut and preprepared products. Greenfood will start delivering goods from 1 January 2023 according to the new agreement. The total value is close to SEK 600 million.
Transport electrification is a crucial piece of the puzzle in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, a burning issue for the climate. A prerequisite for electrified freight transport is good access to sustainable, efficient, and smart charging stations, which is why Greenfood is participating in an innovation project that will develop and install a scalable concept for charging heavy vehicles.
Cooking over 3,000 tons of pasta and 40 million eggs a year requires a lot of energy. With Motala's largest solar cell plant, Mixum will replace part of its electricity consumption with renewable energy and make food production even more sustainable. For Mixum, which is part of the Greenfood Group, it is one of several investments in a greener business.
The first quarter of the year was characterised by increased sales and improved EBITDA in a highly inflationary environment.
The collaboration between Greenfood and Rscued has undeniably borne fruit, thanks to several innovative ways to turn leftover fruit into juices and smoothies. Greenfood and Rscued will take the next step towards more sustainable food production by creating lush soil from non-edible food waste.
Through advanced technology, Picadeli has created a healthy fast food concept that is both sustainable and affordable. Today, Picadeli's digitized salad bars are located in about 2,000 locations around Europe and the United States. As a result, the company's concept won an award at the European innovation event Foodtech world summit.
Vegetables grown locally in a vertical urban environment - in closed water systems without access to sun or acres of land. Greenfood has signed a framework agreement with food tech startup Agtira to create the future of urban farming. 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 2021, Greenfood continued to consolidate its position as a leader in healthy and sustainable food. The year was marked by a strong recovery after the corona pandemic, a stable result and a strong balance sheet. But it was also a year of important investments in digitization and sustainability.
In recent years, Greenfood has taken several important steps forward in the work of shifting to more sustainable packaging solutions. Mainly to minimize environmental impact but also to improve the products' functionality. Thanks to new packaging measures, Greenfood's plastic consumption is reduced by 217 tonnes/year.
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
