Post-Consumer Practices

Nourishing a Better World

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Grupo Bimbo is seeking innovative solutions and technologies around post-consumer practices within the food industry.

Application Deadline
June 26th, 2023
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Summary

Background

With more than 141,000 associates in 34 countries , we are the biggest bakery in the world!At Grupo Bimbo we are committed to work in a sustainable way for a better world and to generate economic development in 4 continents. We strive to improve the lifestyle of the communities where we have presence and to become good neighbors. We are investing in technology and innovation to reduce our environmental footprint.

Challenge

Grupo Bimbo are focused on closing the gap in the circular economy through post-consumption recyclability of Grupo Bimbo's flexible packaging, looking for a new and innovative way to increase recyclability through different alternatives. 

This can be including but not limited to:  

  • Encourage behavior change of consumers to incentivize the separation and collection of flexible plastics
  • Alternatives to simplify the separation of flexible plastic materials
  • Options to simplify the current recyclying process or reduce related costs (most expensive processes are material cleaning and logistics to return the material to recycling facilities
  • New ways to recycle plastic films or new process options for recycling plastic film
  • Increase the use of post-consumer recycled material from flexible packaging

What's in it for you?

A successful collaboration could mean, for individuals, becoming part of the wider Grupo Bimbo group, while for organisations, forming a potential partnership with one of the world’s most iconic brands to co-develop and co-launch the idea to market. Through Bimbo Ventures, Grupo Bimbo has created long-term partnerships, which come in different ways, ranging from early-stage investments to collaborations that seek to develop innovation.These are global challenges and Grupo Bimbo are willing to collaborate with both individuals/freelancers and other industry participants/universities etc., and solutions can be at any stage of development. If you have or are developing solutions, or if you have expertise in the above, please click "Apply" to submit your solution/expertise to the Network.