BASF, with North American offices in Florham Park, New Jersey, Aramark, Philadelphia, and Hampton Farms, Severn, North Carolina, have partnered to create compostable peanut bags for the Kansas City Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
The compostable peanut bag is part of the Chiefs’ environmental initiative called Extra Yard for the Environment, which is designed to devise and implement new green policies for the Chiefs and raise awareness for sustainability efforts at Arrowhead Stadium. Debuting at the Nov. 26 game, the compostable peanut bag will be sold throughout general concessions and in-seat vending and will expand to other areas of Arrowhead Stadium following the pilot phase.
With more than 15,000 bags of peanuts sold in concessions at Arrowhead Stadium each year, the Chiefs approached Aramark, the team’s general concessionaire, about finding ways to further advance the Extra Yard for the Environment program and Arrowhead’s waste diversion methods.
“With peanuts being among the best-selling snack foods at sports events, the introduction of this compostable peanut bag is a potential game changer,” Carl Mittleman, president of Aramark’s sports and entertainment division, says. “As the Chiefs partner and a food and beverage services industry leader, we’re proud to be at the forefront of driving innovative solutions that decrease our environmental impact and enhance the game day experience.”
Aramark asked BASF to draw up a plan to divert peanut bags from the landfill. Working with Hampton Farms, they converted all parties of the supply chain, from the packaging converter to composter, to deliver a compostable peanut bag for Arrowhead Stadium.
As part of the 18-month developmental process, BASF worked with Missouri Organic Recycling in Kansas City to test packaging prototypes and ensure the final product meets Missouri Organic’s composting guidelines for quality and safety. The product is the commercially available peanut bag to be made from BASF’s certified compostable ecovio biopolymer and Epotal adhesive.
“Over the past few years we have put an increased focus on our sustainability program, Extra Yard for the Environment, and have worked to find new, innovative ways to reduce our organization’s carbon footprint,” Brandon Hamilton, Chiefs vice president of stadium operations, says. “We have received tremendous support from our partners, such as Aramark, and have been fortunate to work with people and organizations like BASF and Hampton Farms who are dedicated to helping us meet our goals. We are excited to unveil this product, as we believe it will have a positive impact on our efforts in Arrowhead Stadium and will also spread to other venues to make a positive change within the industry.”
“As the largest roaster of peanuts for the sports and entertainment industry, our customers are interested in reducing landfill waste,” Rick McGee, vice president of sales at Hampton Farms, says. “This bag represents an exciting future for us as well as for our customers.”
“We welcome the opportunity to demonstrate to snack producers and users of flexible packaging that compostable is a viable waste reduction strategy,” Paul Kearns, business development manager at BASF, says.
The compostable peanut bag is part of the Chiefs’ environmental initiative called Extra Yard for the Environment, which is designed to devise and implement new green policies for the Chiefs and raise awareness for sustainability efforts at Arrowhead Stadium. Debuting at the Nov. 26 game, the compostable peanut bag will be sold throughout general concessions and in-seat vending and will expand to other areas of Arrowhead Stadium following the pilot phase.
With more than 15,000 bags of peanuts sold in concessions at Arrowhead Stadium each year, the Chiefs approached Aramark, the team’s general concessionaire, about finding ways to further advance the Extra Yard for the Environment program and Arrowhead’s waste diversion methods.
“With peanuts being among the best-selling snack foods at sports events, the introduction of this compostable peanut bag is a potential game changer,” Carl Mittleman, president of Aramark’s sports and entertainment division, says. “As the Chiefs partner and a food and beverage services industry leader, we’re proud to be at the forefront of driving innovative solutions that decrease our environmental impact and enhance the game day experience.”
Aramark asked BASF to draw up a plan to divert peanut bags from the landfill. Working with Hampton Farms, they converted all parties of the supply chain, from the packaging converter to composter, to deliver a compostable peanut bag for Arrowhead Stadium.
As part of the 18-month developmental process, BASF worked with Missouri Organic Recycling in Kansas City to test packaging prototypes and ensure the final product meets Missouri Organic’s composting guidelines for quality and safety. The product is the commercially available peanut bag to be made from BASF’s certified compostable ecovio biopolymer and Epotal adhesive.
“Over the past few years we have put an increased focus on our sustainability program, Extra Yard for the Environment, and have worked to find new, innovative ways to reduce our organization’s carbon footprint,” Brandon Hamilton, Chiefs vice president of stadium operations, says. “We have received tremendous support from our partners, such as Aramark, and have been fortunate to work with people and organizations like BASF and Hampton Farms who are dedicated to helping us meet our goals. We are excited to unveil this product, as we believe it will have a positive impact on our efforts in Arrowhead Stadium and will also spread to other venues to make a positive change within the industry.”
“As the largest roaster of peanuts for the sports and entertainment industry, our customers are interested in reducing landfill waste,” Rick McGee, vice president of sales at Hampton Farms, says. “This bag represents an exciting future for us as well as for our customers.”
“We welcome the opportunity to demonstrate to snack producers and users of flexible packaging that compostable is a viable waste reduction strategy,” Paul Kearns, business development manager at BASF, says.
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