Food firm’s commitment to environment is black and white

Lincolnshire food ingredients supplier Sleaford Quality Foods (SQF) is changing the colour of its plastic packaging from black to white in an effort to become more environmentally-friendly.

The firm, which won the Investment category at this year East Midlands Business Masters Awards, says the move will mean that the packaging will be easier to recycle.

The news comes after SQF unveiled a pledge in February to ensure all its packaging is recyclable or compostable by 2022.

Richard Oke, marketing manager at Sleaford Quality Foods, said: “It’s pleasing to announce that we are in the process of removing ALL black plastic from our packaging range. White plastic is more environmentally friendly than black and can be more easily sorted for recycling by large machinery.”

“This reaffirms our commitment to sustainable working practices in response to increasing consumer and client demand for greener packaging products. We’re committed to ensuring that SQF is at the cutting edge of sustainable packaging technology.”

The first SQF products to benefit from the new, more sustainable packaging are the Chef William black tubs used for products such as gravy, soups, bouillons and salt.

The roll-out of white tubs will start in May, with customers scheduled to see new tubs in early June.