Sustainability in the Food & Beverage Industry

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Partnering with Food & Beverage Customers to Achieve Net Zero

Looking for innovative environmental solutions to transform your industry and achieve your net zero objectives? Veolia provides customers with the most efficient and environmentally sustainable solutions, whilst maintaining operational efficiency and maximising profitability.

The food and beverage industry of Australia and New Zealand is a major contributor to both commerce and employment, with a 26% share of Australia’s total manufacturing value. It is also known worldwide for continually providing the wider community with an enviable range of produce due to climatic differences across the continent. Veolia works with many of Australia’s largest food and beverage suppliers, such as: Lion, Mars, Coca-Cola, Fonterra, and Nestle, and remains committed to closing the loop within the food and beverage supply chain, to divert waste from landfill where possible.

Challenges for the Food and Beverage Industry

The food and beverage industry, which includes: dairy, abattoirs and meat processors, bottled beverages, breweries, baked products, and flour and cereal facilities, continues to produce solutions driven by consumer demand – focusing on value, quality, availability and diversity. This constant demand raises a unique set of challenges that could affect operations and production, some of which include: ever-changing industry conditions, research and product development, supply chain enhancements and efficiencies, quality, safety, and environment assurance, competition from overseas manufactures, sustainable packaging, fluctuating commodity prices and saturated market conditions

Achieving Sustainability in the Food & Beverage Industry

We have over 300 facilities across Australia and New Zealand efficiently placed to equip our food and beverage customers with solutions that can supercharge their sustainability efforts. Many of our facilities are dedicated to the recovery of waste, including waste-to-energy, bioreactors, and composting facilities. We also have water treatment management systems, covering water as a food ingredient for industrial use, treatment of effluents, grease and sludge, and recycling.

Get in touch with our experts to conduct a comprehensive audit and develop a customised roadmap for your business.
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    Food & Beverage Waste Management Solutions

    Understandably effective waste management is an important component of sustainable operations in the food and beverage industry. We offer a wide range of solutions from auditing, to collection, to treatment with the aim of providing your business with tailored solutions that will amplify your sustainability efforts.
     

    • Site assessments, including NABERS Audits
    • Greenfield design/ development of waste/ recycling facilities
    • Service re-engineering, collection systems, on-site processing
    • Assistance in planning and approvals
    • Waste collection and resource recovery
    • On-site waste and recycling operators
    • Product destruction
    • Effluent and sludge management
    • Bin washing
    • Continuous improvement program
    • Waste education and training
    • Environmental and efficiency reporting

     

     

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    Food & Beverage Energy Solutions

    Optimising energy usage and reducing environmental impacts are paramount for businesses in the food and beverage industry. Our energy solutions offer a holistic approach to ensure energy efficiency while minimising operational costs and carbon footprint.
     

    • Site management
    • Multi-technical maintenance – management and maintenance of energy systems, servicing and repairs
    • Co-generation and tri-generation technologies
    • HVAC- heating and air conditioning
    • Preventative and corrective energy asset maintenance contracts
    • Installation, design, development and upgrading of energy systems and equipment
    • Reporting on clients' energy usage and reductions
    • Environmental Upgrade Agreements – upgrade facilities using attractive financing structures to provide a cash-flow positive project, enabling energy, water or waste efficiency upgrades

     

     

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    Food & Beverage Water Treatment Solutions

    Ensuring safe and reliable water treatment is crucial for a variety of industries, including food and beverage. Our comprehensive solutions enable businesses to maintain optimal operations while adhering to stringent quality standards and environmental regulations.
     

    • High quality drinking process water from groundwater
    • Boiler feed water production
    • Cooling water production
    • Effluent treatment and reuse, including treatment of oil, fat and grease
    • Services and maintenance, including decontamination and cleaning of cooling systems against legionella and other contaminants
    • Optimisation of water chemical conditioning
    • Certified products, services and equipment
    • Operations and maintenance of on-site water treatment facilities

     

     

Veolia Customer Success Stories

Fostering collaborative relationships, pioneering innovation, and driving the implementation of the circular economy within the food and beverage industry.

Food and beverage manufacturers require a wide range of environmental solutions ranging from resource optimisation to decarbonisation, and often have highly ambitious sustainability targets. At Veolia, we are well-placed to deliver innovative waste, water and energy solutions to the food and beverage industry in tandem with experienced project management capabilities.

The Kraft Heinz company are a leading manufacturer within the food and beverage industry, processing 1.34 billion cans of food every year. In doing so they require up to 99 tonnes of steam per day, an area of their operations in which we are able to improve efficiency. Learn more about our design, build, and maintenance of their 100MWth steam generation facility.

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Unlock success with Veolia's waste, water and energy solutions. Get in touch with our experts to conduct a comprehensive audit and develop a customised roadmap for your business.