In 2008 and 2009 Sundia “went to the source”. Instead of packing and shipping fresh fruit from all over the world to one packaging facility…Sundia went to the fruit. We now pack in four different countries around the world. The fruit comes in from the field, is washed, cut and packed – all on site – avoiding 1000s of miles of transportation by truck and boat. Also by controlling the fresh fruit handling we can make sure that the by-products; the rind, peel, core, seeds are locally used for feed and compost – sustaining the local economies where we operate. Searching for similar reductions, Sundia is signing up packaging vendor partners in each region where we do business so we are reducing the movement of empty cups and other supplies to the shortest distances possible. In 2009 Sundia also moved the packing of its best selling product to North America reducing 100,000s of miles of transport and harmful emissions.
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