CS618 Snack foods manufacturer improves efficiency by reducing waste

This Case Study demonstrates how an audit at snack foods manufacturer Burts Potato Chips pinpointed a number of opportunities to reduce production costs and achieve environmental benefits. As well as driving immediate cost savings, the audit highlighted areas where waste minimisation could be built into the company's plan to relocate to a new and larger site. The benefits to Burts Potato Chips include raw material costs reduced by over £25,000 (0.6% of turnover), potential to reduce frying rejects by 90% (saving an estimated £175,000/year), potential to use production waste as animal feed rather than sending it to landfill and potential to reduce water consumption by up to 25%.

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