The last two years have been turbulent for supply chains across Europe. Firstly, the COVID-19 pandemic closed borders and restricted movement across the continent. While supply chains have started to bounce back, there is now a new challenge impacting the transportation of goods – the reliable supply of wooden pallets.  Wooden pallet prices have been…

Fieldale Farms had been transporting chicken in reusable plastic crates (RPCs) between its own facilities for several years, a change that was originally inspired by the opportunity to eliminate the cost and waste associated with transporting chicken in a single-use corrugated box. Ever on the cutting edge of sustainability, Fieldale sought to duplicate the benefits…

The addition of the Springfield, MO, and Canton, NY, facilities strengthens Tosca’s service to its cheese customers and adds capacity for future growth Atlanta, Georgia, July 5, 2022 – Tosca, a global leader in reusable packaging solutions and pooling, has acquired Bristol Manufacturing’s cheese box division. Bristol Manufacturing is a reconditioning and repair company that services…

Eggs are a high volume item, requiring frequent restocking. For retailers that are still using outdated corrugated boxes, keeping egg cases stocked and clean is most likely taking longer and costing more than it should. Through an industrial third-party engineering study, Tosca Reusable Plastic Containers (RPCs) have proven to reduce egg retail labor by 53%…

The APS Group is the largest supplier of tomatoes to major cities in the UK, growing five hundred million tomatoes a year and serving nearly 30 percent of tomato production in the country. They had been using deep crates from another manufacturer, but for fear of damaging the products, APS was not able to fill…

Overview Retail giant Edeka has around 13,600 stores in Germany, making it the country’s largest supermarket chain. In Belgium, the family-owned supermarket chain Colruyt covers over 220 locations, playing a prominent role in the Belgian retail sector. However, they needed to improve sales, and turned to Tosca’s retail ready bins to increase product visibility. Despite…

Ghent, June 7, 2022 – Ghent-based Sensolus, specialized in connected asset management, is entering into a partnership with Tosca, the global player in reusable plastic containers, pallets and bins. The Sensolus platform will be used to map the tens of thousands of reusables pooled among its customers in the US. This digital supply chain allows…

Major northeast grocery retailer Wegmans’ has been converting all of their seafood supply chains to RPCs in order to reduce EPS foam. To read the story they posted on their website, click here.   “Sustainable packaging has been a focus of ours for a number of years,” Jason Wadsworth, Wegmans category merchant for packaging, energy, and…

April 21, 2022 – Tosca, a global leader in reusable packaging solutions and pooling, has launched an automated, cutting-edge washing centre in Dublin. Automation is the way of the future and crucial to achieving a smooth supply chain, minimising the challenges of hiring and maintaining the manual workforce in a very competitive market.   Tosca’s innovative…

Food waste is a major problem in the grocery supply chain and growers and retailers are responsible to participate in that fight. The European Food Information Council estimates that 88 million tons are wasted each year in the EU alone, representing 174 kilograms per person. Estimates for the US aren’t much better, with The World…

Supply chains have always been, and will always be, extremely complex. No matter how much a company does to simplify, reduce, cut waste, and streamline, complexity will play a role. Even the journey to attain simplicity involves processes like a search for the best vendors, an analysis of tighter processes, and a system to clean…