Consumers in the United States can look forward this coming year to SUNRAYS® mandarins independently certified as Sustainably Grown® by SCS Global Services. Forbel, a producer of SUNRAYS mandarins, has become the first citrus grower in Uruguay to achieve certification, and together with Peruvian SUNRAYS grower, Pampa Baja, are now the first Sustainably Grown certified … Continued
By TOM KARST (The Packer) Starting this year, consumers will begin to see QR codes that link to the carbon footprint of every Sunrays mandarin package. Sunrays are marketed by Jac Vandenberg Inc., a fourth-generation, family-owned and -operated fresh fruit importer and marketer. The marketer will be highlighting the new feature for Sunrays packaging at … Continued
Jac. Vandenberg has been named as a finalist in the Product Innovation category for their PackNatur® Home Compostable netting in the 2023 Reuters Responsible Business Awards. The Reuters Responsible Business Awards are the world’s leading Awards celebrating leadership in sustainable business. It’s more than acknowledging excellent sustainability strategies. The Responsible Business Awards recognize those that … Continued
On the latest episode of the Sustainable Packaging podcast, Cory Connors sits down with John Paap of Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. to discuss their home compostable fresh fruit netting which won the U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award. You can listen to the episode HERE.
Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. won the compostability category in the second annual U.S. Plastics Pact Sustainable Packaging Innovation Award. The award showcases companies that are eliminating problematic and unnecessary plastic packaging while taking actions to ensure that 100% of plastic packaging is reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. Vandenberg is recognized as a business making strides … Continued
John Paap with Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. recently sat down (virtually) with Patrick Kelly of The Produce Industry Show on a LIVE-STREAM event to discuss the SUNRAYS brand. In this event you will hear what it means to “Snack with Impact” and the amazing sustainability initiatives Jac. Vandenberg has pushed out via this brand. What now … Continued
The 2023 winners of the SPS Awards have been announced. (Graphic: Farm Journal) by Amy Sowder, May 24, 2023 What good is it if your company makes all these efforts to operate in a more environmentally sustainable way — if no one knows about it? Well, besides the good for the planet and its people and all. … Continued
We are delighted to announce that Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. officially became a Planet Mark Certified Business on Friday, May 19, 2023. We are excited to have achieved this milestone on our Net-Zero journey. This certification further demonstrates our commitment to driving down emissions and tackling the climate crisis. WHO IS PLANET MARK AND HOW … Continued
