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Through our bottle-to-bottle approach, we recycled 13 billion bottles last year.
That ' s twice the industry average. capabilities to extend into new categories and needs for our consumers. We’ ve brought new products to the marketplace for private labels including rehydration, comprising of different salt and sodium levels for enhanced hydration. Moving forward, we’ re looking at opportunities with functional beverages and making sure that the juice or beverage is bringing consumers the added benefits they want and need, whether it be fiber or protein, alongside vitamins. Hydration and function are the main focuses for us presently, as we start bringing new products to the marketplace.”
The new Seabrook plant also offers more opportunities for the company to minimize its environmental footprint, not only by reducing water usage in its processes but also by investing in fuel cell technology.“ Fuel cell technology allows us to invest in on site, distributed generation leveraging natural gas to generate on-site electricity,” Amanda elaborates.“ The technology will improve overall energy efficiency, reliability, and emissions. Further regarding sustainability, we’ re committed to recyclable packaging, whether it be in our corrugated cases or recyclable content within our plastic bottles. Leveraging cartons made from paperboard, which comes from renewable wood fiber also supports our recyclability and renewable
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