Berry Partners with Lassonde to Use Recycled Content in Private Label Lemon and Lime Bottles

This move to more sustainable packaging reduces the bottle’s carbon footprint by around 15%

Global packaging leader Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY) collaborated with food and beverage leader Lassonde Industries Inc. (TSX: LAS.A) to incorporate 25% post-consumer recycled (PCR) content into its private label lemon and lime juice bottle. The new, 15-ounce bottle is also widely recyclable and optimized to be lightweight. The new flip-top closure is recyclable when consumers recycle the bottle with the cap on, as encouraged by the Association of Plastic Recyclers.

“We are committed to helping each customer make transformative leaps toward their sustainability goals and solve whatever challenges come next in their business,” said Peter Goshorn, Vice President of Food, Beverage & Spirits for Berry Global. “Successful, circular collaborations like these increase the use of recycled content in order to reduce emissions and decrease the amount of plastic entering the waste stream, helping keep materials in use and out of our environment.”

The collaboration leverages Berry’s expertise and access to mechanically recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) to advance Lassonde’s sustainability goals. By shifting to a bottle made from 25% PCR plastic, Lassonde is increasing the circularity of its packaging while reducing associated greenhouse gas emissions. A lifecycle assessment estimates Lassonde will realize a reduction of 94 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent annually^* with the new PCR bottle in comparison to the same bottle made from virgin material. This 15% reduction in CO2 emissions is equivalent to around 10,000 gallons of gasoline consumed^**.

"As one of North America’s leading food and beverage companies, we are committed to caring for the planet by reducing our environmental footprint,’’ said Julie Bullard, Manager of Innovation & Sustainability for Lassonde. “Partnering with Berry to increase the use of recycled content helps improve the sustainability of our packaging while preserving the quality and safety of our products.”

Berry has been a strategic packaging partner to Lassonde for more than a decade, supplying the company’s 15-ounce private label lemon and lime juice package – including a lightweight 28-millimeter flip-top dispensing closure – sold at major retailers across the U.S. Additionally, Berry supplies a wide range of beverage closures as well as food and beverage bottles to supply the private label market.

^*Source: https://plasticsrecycling.org/images/library/APR-Recycled-vs-Virgin-May2020.pdf
^**Source: https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator

About Berry 
At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging solutions that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information visit our website or connect with us on LinkedIn or X.  

About Lassonde
Lassonde Industries Inc. is a leader in the food and beverages industry in North America. The Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets a wide range of private label and national brand products, including ready-to-drink beverages, fruit-based snacks as well as frozen juice concentrates. It is also a leading producer of cranberry sauces and specialty food products such as pasta sauces, BBQ sauces, condiments soups and fondue broths and sauces. The Corporation also produces, imports and markets selected wines from several countries of origin and produces and markets apple cider and cider-based drinks. The Corporation is active in two market segments:

• Retail sales consist of sales to food retailers and wholesalers such as supermarket chains, independent grocers, superstores, warehouse clubs, major pharmacy chains; and
• Food service sales consist of sales to restaurants, hotels, hospitals, schools, and wholesalers serving these institutions.

The Corporation operates 19 plants located in Canada and the United States and produces its superior quality products through the expertise of over 2,900 full-time equivalent employees. To learn more, visit www.lassonde.com.