In a commendable piece of environmentally friendly innovation, Alce Nero, an Italian consortium of organic producers and farmers, have announced their intention to use compostable material as the packaging for its entire range of Fair Trade chocolate.
The company, which is part of Alce Nero Mielizia SpA, an organization whose members share a common ethos for regionality, innovation, and the environment, have chosen NatureFlex™ from Innovia Films to be the material they use. Representing farmers, beekeepers, and Fair Trade producers this decision falls in line with the company's policy of promoting and offering Real organic food.
'We decided to move from standard plastic to a biodegradable and compostable alternative to wrap our chocolate bars, and Metallised NatureFlex from Innovia Films was a perfect fit,” says Nicoletta Maffini, marketing manager at Alce Nero'.
We like its environmental attributes but also its excellent barrier properties to keep our organic Fair Trade chocolate in premium condition'.
Alce Nero's chocolate bars are manufactured using cocoa from plants grown in Costa Rica, by their partner COOP Sin Fronteras, an international network of small Fair Trade producers. After being harvested, the beans are roasted before being cultivated into their finished products by Swiss maison chocolatier, Chocolate Stella of Chocolate Bernrain Group.
Article posted by Spencer Samaroo, Managing Director, Moo-Lolly-Bar. A true chocoholic, he also is chief editor of I Love USA Candy.
Source: Greener Package
