Bofrost, Italy’s leading home frozen food retailer, is investing in sustainability on both industrial and supply chain fronts. It halves energy consumption and cuts harmful emissions, thanks to an innovative refrigeration system. And it introduces to the catalog a wide basket of organic foods, the only ones that really can best safeguard the environment and health.
Bofrost, off to organic frozen foods.
Bofrost’s selection of organic foods includes 33 products. This includes natural vegetables, minestrone, vegan ready meals, side dishes, pizzas, snacks, main courses, meat and fish dishes, fruits, desserts, and ice cream. (1)
Sustainability and innovation particularly distinguish Happy Pappe weaning foods, the first line of organic and frozen baby food products in Italy.
All of Bofrost Italy’s organic frozen foods are also packaged in environmentally sustainable packaging. A forward-looking choice, already adopted by Almaverde Bio for its frozen vegetables wrapped in compostable materials, which can therefore be delivered along with the organic fraction.
Solar power and state-of-the-art cold storage
The renovation of Bofrost Italia’s headquarters in San Vito al Tagliamento (Pordenone) – 15,000 square meters of offices, warehouses and cold storage – is also marked by all-round sustainability. A transcritical CO2 refrigeration system was installed to replace the old ozone-damaging HFC (hydrofluorocarbon) fluid refrigeration system. With the dual function of feeding the cold rooms where frozen foods are stored (at -23°C) and providing air conditioning to the offices.
The CO2 plant-a natural, non-toxic, non-flammable, ozone-depleting gas-half the consumption associated with storing 7 thousand tons of frozen food. And power is now provided by solar panels installed on the roof. A renewable source of energy that is also stored, to meet nighttime needs. Hot water is in turn used in processes.
The project received the‘Best in Europe in sector/Industry’ award. At ATMOsphere Europe 2019, an international event dedicated to industrial refrigeration. And it is part of the energy overhaul path that also involves the Veneto-based company’s 50 or so Italian branches, which are subject to installation of photovoltaic systems.
Notes
(1) To the 500 catalog references, Bofrost adds 33 organic foods. In detail, vegetables au naturel (fine peas, spinach, broccoli and zucchini), vegan dishes (minestrone, grain soup, legume stir-fry and mini chickpea, spinach and oatmeal burgers), pizzas (Schiacciata spinach and grilled mushrooms and Margherita with ancient grains, Stuzzicotti alla pizzaiola), pasta dishes (Egg Spätzle, Spinacine Mezzelune). Organic meats and fish include beef burgers, crispy chicken breast fillets, and Adriatic clams, an indigenous specialty of the Brussa coastline, an area of special natural beauty located in the municipality of Caorle in Veneto. Also, fruits (blueberries, raspberries, strawberries and berries), pastries (Empty Croissant and L’Antica Magnolia Apricot Jam) ice creams (vanilla, chocolate, stracciatella and the specialties on stick and frozen weaning foods (Happy Pappe).
Professional journalist since January 1995, he has worked for newspapers (Il Messaggero, Paese Sera, La Stampa) and periodicals (NumeroUno, Il Salvagente). She is the author of journalistic surveys on food, she has published the book "Reading labels to know what we eat".
