Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.-based reusable packaging and pooling specialist Tosca has announced a partnership with NAFCO, a Jessup, Maryland, U.S.A-based seafood supplier.
In a press release, Tosca said it will supply NAFCO with its 6419 and 4319 reusable plastic containers (RPCs) for seafood shipping to multiple retailers representing more than 350 stores.
“Seafood RPCs offer several benefits to the seafood supply chain,” Tosca said. “They are more sustainable than single-use packaging alternatives such as foam and corrugated. Tosca's foldable RPCs also reduce the need for storage trailers of foam at facilities. Lastly, RPCs cost less than EPS foam. On average, the switch to RPCs generates an estimated 40 to 50 percent reduction in packaging costs, allowing partners to save up to USD 1.00 [EUR 0.90] per box.”
In 2021, NAFCO performed a trial on Tosca’s RPC products to ensure they maintained target temperatures throughout the supply chain. Tosca Chief Commercial Officer Jon Kalin said the RPCs were successful in achieving NAFCO’s stipulated requirements.
"NAFCO works really hard to deliver the best-quality products they can to their partners. RPCs truly offer them a win-win-win solution by offering their supply chain more sustainability, more efficiency, and more savings without risking product quality in any way,” Kalin said.
NAFCO Vice President Jeff Pearlman said Tosca aims to be a global leader in reusable packaging solutions, reusable containers, and pallets that preserve product quality and reduce shrink and labor costs. The company’s June 2020 acquisition of Polymer Logistics and Contraload has given it expanded global reach and “a more robust product portfolio of reusable assets including crates, pallets, bulk containers, dollies and more, capable of serving both upstream and downstream markets,” he said.
"Sustainability is important to our business and we are always looking for ways to make our supply chain more sustainable,” he said. “RPCs offer the opportunity for us to reduce the use of harmful EPS foam, while still preserving our ability to ship the highest quality products to our retail partners."
Photo courtesy of Tosca
