the sleeve to be separated from the PET
bottle. This allows the materials to be separated
according to their material flows
and the main component of the packaging
to be returned to the cycle.
IDM: How exactly do the offsets work?
Do your customers and the company
share the costs?
Hoff: Compensation for CO2 emissions (for
fresh milk) is currently based on climate protection
projects by Climate Partner. Our goal
is to recoup the additional costs incurred
through the market and at the same time to
exploit all potential savings by avoiding and
minimising emissions.
IDM: Offsetting can only ever cover individual
parts of production, or does Gropper
want to offset all its emissions? Is it
possible that, because thousands and
thousands of companies are already offsetting,
the available areas for reforestation
etc. would quickly become scarce?
Hoff: Our ambitious long-term goal is to
achieve climate neutrality both for our
products and at all our locations. Reforestation
is only one of many options. We
are currently supporting the humus buildup
for domestic agriculture as well as projects
in other countries.
Wolfgang Hoff, Managing Director –
Export/Marketing/Sales at Gropper:
animal welfare and climate neutrality
offer opportunities for differentiation
in the refrigerated food sector
Gropper recently launched entirely new
liquid milk varieties which combine
climate neutrality and animal welfare
Interview ¦ IDM
Gropper Dairy
Gropper, an owner-managed dairy
which was established in Germany in
1929, generates sales of 680 million
euros based on a milk intake of 355 million
kg, of which 80 million kg is organic
milk. The number of employees stands
at 880. The dairy runs two plants for
milk processing: one at the headquarters
in Bissingen and another plant in
Moers (joint venture with Dr. Oetker).
In addition, there is a fruit juice plant in
Stockach, located directly in the area of
Lake Constance.
Emulsifier manufacturer Palsgaard has named Michael Skriver as Chief Commercial
Officer (CCO) effective 1st May 2021, reporting to CEO Jakob Thøisen.
Skriver joined Palsgaard after a distinguished international career, most recently
as CCO of AAK Asia. He will be responsible for the further development of the
company’s Sales, Application, Marketing and Product Management functions.
The EDA elected Giuseppe Ambrosi
as its new president. With a wide
experience in the European dairy
sector, Ambrosi’s focus will aim to
promote and reinforce the image
and reputation of milk and dairy.
As CEO of Ambrosi Spa, market
leader in premium specialty Italian
cheese, and long-standing chairperson
of the Italian EDA Member
ASSOLATTE, Ambrosi has a deep
insight into the European dairy
world.
With the European Commission
rolling out its five years’ work
program with full steam, Giuseppe
Ambrosi’s focus will be highly
based on promoting and reinforcing
the image and reputation of milk & dairy. “Delicious, nutritious and
healthy – this is dairy!”
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