The beer industry is currently facing many new challenges related to the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Repeated lockdowns, excise duty increases, the sugar tax on non-alcoholic beers, and rising raw material and energy prices are key factors motivating companies to seek new business-beneficial solutions.
The core of the cooperation between Kompania Piwowarska and CHEP is pioneering solutions in sustainable pallet management. By applying the sustainable “Share and Reuse” model, both companies effectively address issues with carrier availability and market prices, while simultaneously reducing the carbon footprint of their operations.
– In difficult times, such as the post-pandemic crisis, it is much easier to see the critical role played by stable, smooth, and timely deliveries of raw materials and packaging materials – says Ewa Rutkowska, Operational Planning Manager at Kompania Piwowarska. – By renting pallets from CHEP, we make a rational choice to use an existing pool of pallets, which is particularly important in the context of carrier shortages on the market and their high purchase prices – she adds.
– We understand perfectly well that companies are asked to meet growing consumer demand faster, easier, and cheaper, while simultaneously reducing the environmental impact of their operations. To cope with this, first of all, closer cooperation and communication between customers, carriers, warehouse management companies, and retail chains are needed. Secondly, an appropriate scale of operations and an extensive logistics infrastructure are required, allowing for quick reactions in case of market changes and, if necessary, executing deliveries from alternative locations – says Łukasz Faltynowski, Customer Service Manager, European Accounts at CHEP.
CHEP has a network of 8 service centers in Poland and the largest pallet rental pool on the market – there are currently over 160 million in European circulation. – With our logistics infrastructure, we are able to help deliver the required number of pallets, at the right time, to the right places, ensuring the timeliness of our partners’ product deliveries – he continues.
The cooperation between Kompania Piwowarska and CHEP also involves concrete figures that show how closing the loop of reusable pallets translates into reducing the carbon footprint of business operations. In the last 12 months, both companies have reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 366 tons, reduced waste production by 43 tons, and saved over 2,000 trees that would have been needed to produce new pallets.
Source: CHEP, Public Dialog