Who
and What?
We at Sheffa Foods have been searching for
more sustainable packaging options, but they simply don’t exist – no recycling
and no composting of flexible packaging, a huge part of the packaged food industry.
For the last four years, we’ve been working with
TIPA, a clean-tech start-up, to make a 100% compostable packaging for our natural,
whole-food based products. But we don’t just
want it for us; we want to help shift the way the food industry, and the whole
world, thinks of packaging.
That’s a
mighty tall order for a small, self-funded company! We are launching our Better for the Planet
initiative on Indiegogo because we can’t do it alone. We need your help.
How?
Funding
of $18K will allow Sheffa to bring to market one product line – our coffee-house
inspired Granola Bars in 3 flavors – in this new compostable wrapper, and make our first commercial production run of 60,000 bars.
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The money will be use for
printing, ingredients, production, packaging and shipping. Overfunding will
allow us to reach more backers by increasing the marketing and advertising
budget and give us the option of adding more products in compostable packaging.
Why?
As the population grows, we must be
more efficient than ever with our natural resources and find creative,
environmentally sound ways to deal with consumer waste.
Currently 66% percent of packaging waste by
volume, and 50% by weight, comes from food packaging.
Flexible packaging offers advantages
over rigid containers like glass, PET or aluminum. Package weight,
product to packaging ratio, energy consumption, transportation and carbon foot
prints all favor flexible packaging.
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But while a lot of rigid packaging can
be recycled, flexible packaging is neither recyclable
nor biodegradable… UNTIL NOW.
Imagine a sustainable food-grade
packaging material that is aesthetically pleasing, quiet, flexible and provides
a quality barrier that decomposes quickly and gracefully!
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Sheffa is using its products to introduce
TIPA’s revolutionary new packaging made from bio-based raw
materials designed to break down and return fully to nature within 180 days in an industrial compost facility.
Even if
discarded in a landfill, this packaging would degrade in a similar fashion to an
orange peel, compared to regular plastic packaging that decomposes only after
hundreds of years.
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“Zero
Waste to Landfill” packaging is no longer just a dream – with 100% compostable
packaging, it can be a reality. After
processing through the compost facility, the compostable wrapper is turned into
fertilizer.
Comprised from 45% bio-based raw materials, this
compostable packaging material sets a new standard for 3-layer flexible packaging,
representing a much lower dependency on fossil fuels, reducing CO2 emissions
and lowering the carbon footprint. The
inks used for printing are non-toxic and contain no heavy metals.
TIPA’s compostable packaging is tested and certified through OK Compost by Vincotte Institute
in Belgium.
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The materials comply with EU 13432 and ASTM D6400 standards and meet food related requirements
in the EU and the US.
Sheffa is committed to creating
natural, 100% plant-based products and views a plant-centric diet as better for
both the individual and for the environment. All of Sheffa's products are gluten free, vegan, kosher and low in sugars and salt.
We
need your support to bring our “Better for the Planet” initiative and the
revolutionary 100% compostable packaging to market in a big way.
Please
share this opportunity with your friends and family. At the end of the day, we’re in this together, and it’s our responsibility and honor to take care of our planet.
Your
voice matters; if enough people stand up and demand change, it will
happen.
Choose Your Perks
1% of all money raised is donated to 1% for the Planet which connects businesses, consumers, and nonprofits.
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Crunchy Coffeehouse-Inspired Granola Bars
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Note: At the check out on the Indiegogo platform, there is no option to select product flavors, so at the end of the campaign a SHEFFA team member will contact each of our supporters via email to select their product flavors and finalize their order before we ship. We will be in touch!
Reusable Shopping Bag
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Insulated Water Bottle
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Private Label Bars
$2,500 Your Own Private Label Bar
You choose the design and the flavor and get 2500 units!
$5,000 Your Own Private Label Bar
You choose the design and the flavor and get 6000 units!
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Be an Angel
Be a facilitator of change, and let a cleaner planet be your reward.
Make a contribution (on the red “BACK IT” button on the top right)
in any amount without a perk, and Mother Nature will thank you. We will too!
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