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Smart Packaging Industries AS and NNZ enter into a collaboration for Q-Bic™ Tray

Press release

Smart Packaging Industries AS (SPI) has developed and patented Q-Bic®, a unique packaging concept to reduce costs related to logistics, materials and emissions. The Royal NNZ Group BV (NNZ) is a global, family-owned company with over 100 years of experience in consultancy, production and distribution of packaging for fruit and vegetables, as well as industrial products.

SPI and NNZ are pleased to announce a strategic global collaboration that will revolutionize packaging solutions for fruit and vegetables in Europe, South Africa and North America. The partnership combines SPI’s expertise and global patent in innovative packaging with NNZ’s extensive distribution network and market understanding to deliver cutting-edge solutions to the global fruit and vegetable market.

The collaboration between SPI and NNZ will result in a new generation of packaging products that meet the increasing demands for quality, durability and environmental friendliness. The aim is to market and offer packaging solutions that improve the durability of fruit and vegetables, reduce costs and food waste and meet the strictest environmental standards.

Key points of the collaboration include:

  • Development of Innovative Products: Combine SPI's innovative patent with NNZ's market insight to develop packaging products that optimize fruit and vegetable handling, extend shelf life and increase capacity with up to 2.5x more consumer packaged products on the pallet, truck or in the container.
  • Sustainable Solutions: Implementation of environmentally friendly packaging solutions with reduced material use, waste, logistics and carbon footprint, in line with both companies' commitment to sustainability.
  • Global Distribution: Utilize NNZ's extensive sales and distribution network in Europe, South Africa and North America to ensure the new packaging solutions are available to customers across continents.
  • Customer-specific Solutions: Offer customized packaging solutions that meet the specific needs and requirements of fruit and vegetable producers and distributors worldwide

“This collaboration is an exciting milestone for both SPI and NNZ,” says Bjørn Sloreby, Europe director at Smart Packaging Industries AS. “By combining our patented innovation with NNZ’s sales and distribution expertise, we look forward to providing solutions that not only meet but exceed our customers’ expectations.”

“We are thrilled to begin this partnership with SPI,” says Len Boot, CEO of the Royal NNZ Group BV. “This collaboration gives us the opportunity to offer even better products and services to our customers and strengthen our position as a leading supplier of packaging solutions. SPI’s ground-breaking and patented innovation gives us a unique opportunity to improve the efficiency and quality of our packaging.”

“We look forward to exploiting the many advantages of this unique innovation,” says Patrick Boot, CFO for North America. “With Q-Bic, we can offer our customers even better solutions to handle the demanding logistics and transport conditions we encounter across the globe. With long distances and varying climates, we can now offer packaging that not only protects products better, but also reduces costs and improves product durability. This collaboration not only gives us a competitive advantage in the market, but also an opportunity to lead the way in the development of future packaging solutions.”

The collaboration between SPI and NNZ is an important step towards a more efficient, sustainable and customer-oriented future for the packaging industry, manufacturers and brand owners.

Please contact us for more detailed information

Smart Packaging Industries AS
Bjørn Sloreby
General Manager- Europe
Phone: +47 916 24 420
e-mail: bjorn.sloreby@q-bic.com
Web: www.q-bic.com

the Royal NNZ Group BV (Europe)
Len Boot
CEO
Phone: +31 6 53378838
e-mail: lboot@nnz.nl
Web: www.nnz.com

the Royal NNZ Group BV (USA)
Patrick Boot
CFO North America
Phone: +1 770 873 7079
e-mail: pboot@nnzusa.com
Web: www.nnz.com

Look for us at the upcoming Fruit Attraction in Madrid or Global Fruit and Produce Expo in Atlanta, where we will be showcasing Q-Bic live.

Q-Bic®: Innovative packaging concept reducing emissions and costs

SPI’s unique and patented packaging concept, Q-Bic® consists of a new and innovative way of packaging individual units within consumer packaging, by putting 6 pyramid-shaped trays together into one cube with less than 10% air. By reducing unnecessary air on the pallet, you achieve a significant reduction in both carbon emissions and costs throughout the supply chain – in addition to getting up to 2.5x more on the pallet, the truck or the container. Q-Bic® can be used for several different categories and products within consumer-packaged goods.

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