Sustainability

At Buddy's Kitchen, our policy is to continuously work to reduce waste in our operations, and to minimize the environmental effect of our operations. We demonstrate this by:

• Recycling - We recycled 189 tons of corrugated materials in 2008!
  
  
• Using Recycled Content - We purchase corrugated cardboard with 100% recycled content in all applications where quality is not compromised. In all other applications, we attempt to maximize recycled content.
  
  
• Reducing Our Consumption - We work to optimize package size, cube utilization and delivery frequency, and try to point out additional reduction opportunities to our customers when they drive the packaging design process.
  
  
• Re-Using Materials - We send and receive frozen samples frequently, and the packaging material is reused whenever possible, nearly 100% of the time.
  
  
• Careful Vendor Selection - We favor vendors that share our strong commitment to reducing waste, and we challenge other vendors to increase their commitment.
  
  
• 100 Mile Supply Chain - Since our founding in 1974, we have demonstrated a preference for ingredient vendors that are located near us. In most cases, our long-term vendor/partners are located within 100 miles of our plant. This minimizes waste in a number of ways, especially by reducing the environmental impact of in-bound shipping.
  
  
• ARROW Award Recipient 2009 - An award for the recycling and reduction of waste awarded by Dakota County, in which Buddy's Kitchen is located.