NORTHFIELD, Ill. – From creation to disposal, the Tassimo Professional single cup system offers you options for feeling eco-conscious while enjoying your favorite gourmet hot beverage at the touch of a button. While the demand for convenience and quality drives the increasing popularity of single-serve coffee brewing systems, there’s concern about additional waste. Tassimo is – and has been – committed to manufacturing T-discs in a zero-landfill plant, ethical and environmentally responsible coffee sourcing, creating energy efficient brewers, and offering a nationwide T-disc recycling program for customers.
It all starts with the creation of a T-disc. The first element to consider are the coffee beans served, and Tassimo is proud to offer two Rainforest Alliance-Certified™ products, Gevalia Breakfast Blend and Gevalia 100% Colombian coffee. When it comes to packaging that delicious coffee, Tassimo Professional T-discs are manufactured at Kraft's Lehigh Valley Plant, which is certified “zero landfill.” This means all waste generated by the Plant is either recycled, reused or processed as a renewable fuel. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that energy-from-waste plants are a “clean, reliable, renewable source of energy” that “produce electricity with less environmental impact than most any other source of electricity.”
Additionally, the Tassimo Professional T-300 brewer is designed to be more energy efficient. “Today’s T-300 Brewer can be set to run in ‘Eco-Mode’ during downtime, which reduces energy consumption by 85% compared to standby mode,” says Paul Kinter, Associate Business Manager, Tassimo Professional Foodservice. “It’s made a real impact on our business and for our customers.”
When it comes time to dispose of consumed T-discs, Tassimo Professional created the Green-Track™ program in January 2011 to help customers easily recycle them. The process is simple – customers sign up to purchase a Green-Track™ collection container, which is sent directly to their business with a return shipping label. Once the customer returns the filled collection container, the waste is recycled. To learn more about the Green-Track™ program or sign up, visit sustainability.tassimopro.com.
Tassimo Professional is proud to deliver delicious-tasting hot beverages that consumers want – lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos and more – while being eco-conscious. To learn more about our sustainability practices and full line of coffeehouse quality beverages authentically prepared at the touch of a button, visit www.tassimopro.com. For rebates and deals on Tassimo Professional and other Kraft Vending and OCS products, visit www.KraftVendingOCS.com.
ABOUT KRAFT FOODS GROUP
Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRFT) is one of North America’s largest consumer packaged food and beverage companies, with annual revenues of more than $18 billion. With the spirit of a startup and the soul of a powerhouse, Kraft has an unrivaled portfolio of products in the beverages, cheese, refrigerated meals and grocery categories. The company’s iconic brands include Kraft, Capri Sun, Jell-O, Kool-Aid, Lunchables, Maxwell House, Oscar Mayer, Philadelphia, Planters and Velveeta. Kraft’s 22,500 employees in the U.S. and Canada have a passion for making the foods and beverages people love. Kraft is a member of the Standard & Poor’s 500 and the NASDAQ-100 indices. For more information, visit www.kraftfoodsgroup.com and www.facebook.com/kraft.
ABOUT KRAFT FOODSERVICE
Kraft Foodservice is a division of Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: KRFT), one of North America’s largest consumer packaged food and beverage company. Kraft Foodservice provides a diverse portfolio of brands, marketing and sales expertise and resources to the U.S. foodservice industry. Visit www.Kraftfoodservice.com for more information.
Source: Kraft Foodservice
