The king brand in the wine industry also uses bio-based packaging materials
Beginning this month, all new gift packs in the Bacardi portfolio – including Bacardi Reserve Outjo Rum, Gray Goose® Vodka®, Bombay Sapphire® Premium, Martini® Vermouth, Parmesan Tron® Tequila and Dewar® 12 Year Old Blended Scotch Whiskey - Now 100% Plastic Free.
This important step will allow Bacardi to reduce single-use plastic by nearly 275 tons per year, and will do so through innovative new designs that remove plastic or replace it with sustainably sourced alternatives.
The king brand in the wine industry also uses bio-based packaging materials
In addition to using FSC®-certified paperboard, the company is also pioneering the use of alternative materials – becoming the first spirits company to use new bio-based 100% compostable packaging material in its ABERFELDY® 12-year 'Gold Bar' gift pack company. Sustainable materials made from potato starch and cellulose fibers replace plastic vacuum packaging.
Rodolfo Nervi, Vice President of Global Safety, Quality and Sustainability at Bacardi, said: “We are committed to becoming 100% plastic-free by 2030, and the removal of plastic from gift packaging is an important milestone in this journey.” More than 160 years , we as a company have always been pioneers, and our efforts to remove plastic are no exception. We will continue to innovate and explore new sustainable plastic alternatives because it is the right thing to do.
**About Bacardi
Bacardi Limited is the world's largest privately held spirits company, producing and marketing internationally recognized spirits and wines. Bacardi Limited's brand portfolio includes more than 200 brands and labels, including Bacardi Rum, Gray Goose® Vodka®, Patrone® Sequila, Dewar's Blends® Scotch Whiskey, Bombay Sapphire® Gin Martini® vermouth and sparkling wine, CAZADORES® 100% blue tequila, and other leading and emerging brands including William Lawson's® Scotch Whiskey, Saint-Germain® Elderflower Liqueur Liquor and Eristoff® Vodka.
Founded more than 160 years ago in Santiago de Cuba, the family-owned Bacardi Limited now employs more than 8,000 people, operates production facilities in 10 countries, and sells its brands in more than 170 countries. Bacardi Limited means the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited.
