Resource use and waste

Scandi Standard’s strategy includes utilizing the whole chicken and adding value to our products to reduce food waste and strengthen our business. The project comprises a Group-wide project with collaboration between different functions and countries. We work with local stakeholders around our production plants to improve resource use and increase circularity.

Resource use

Scandi Standard’s value chain encompasses several steps, including the purchase of birds, such as grandparent and parent stock. The eggs from the parent bird farms are sent for hatching, and the day-old chicks are then sent to farms for rearing. These comprise resource-intensive processes that can adversely impact the environment. Accordingly, Scandi Standard works continuously to develop initiatives to maximize resource use and to ensure that every chicken, and the whole chicken, counts and is used to the greatest extent possible.

Plastics and packaging

Scandi Standard’s packaging strategy is focused on minimizing the use of plastics, promoting recyclability, and ensuring product quality and durability to reduce food waste. Our strategy has three pillars: reduce, renew, and recycle. The first priority of Scandi Standard’s packaging strategy is to ensure product quality and shelf life to reduce food waste. After that, the focus is mainly on minimizing the amount of plastics used where possible. Clean, non-composite materials are prioritized and recycled, or thinner materials are chosen where possible.