Sustainability starts with sourcing co-products
With the world population continuing to grow and the climate emergency increasing, it becomes more urgent for every business to respond positively. More natural resources are used than the earth can regenerate. Wastage of crops adds to the problem. Using human-grade food products for pet food is unsustainable.
Virtuous circle
It is important to produce within the limits of the planet. Therefore, the circular use of raw materials is of crucial importance. By valorising plant-based co-products, a virtuous circle is created where raw materials are maximally used and waste is prevented.
Co-products are released during processing of crops into food and beverages, like chicory pulp, potato cuttings, potato peelings and side-stream starch. They can also be obtained from vegetables which are not used for human consumption.
Natural sustainable ingredients
For more than 50 years, Duynie Group has been playing a central role in leading the transition to a robust and sustainable circular food system. Duynie Ingredients, a part of the company, offers the pet food industry natural ingredients that are entirely sustainable since they are co-products and no crops are specially grown.
In its own factory in the Netherlands wet incoming co-products are dried with residual heat and green electricity, instead of fossil energy. Dried ingredients are easy to handle and manage so they can be ground or cut to the right consistency for use in pet food or muesli. The ingredients perfectly match pet food producers’ ambitions to source pet food ingredients sustainably.
Lower environmental impact
Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) prove that these ingredients have a lower land use and carbon footprint than alternatives on the market. Pet food producers will lower the environmental impact of their pet food by using these sustainably sourced ingredients and pet owners can feed their pets in a way that respects the environment.
Being rated as one of the Pet Sustainability Coalition’s (PSC) top 20 most sustainable companies proves that the company is a frontrunner in providing sustainable pet food ingredients. It contributes to sustainable pet food consumption via sustainable pet food ingredients.