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SAMBAZON & Footprint® partner to offer plastic-free frozen Açai Bowls

SUMMARY

Footprint leads the way in sustainable solutions for

frozen foods.

Footprint's new partnership with SAMBAZON, a leading supplier of certified fair trade and organic açai, leverages Footprint’s customized, plant-based fiber solutions. Our proprietary technology allows us to design, develop and manufacture plant-based containers for SAMBAZON’s new ready-to-eat açaí bowl, a frozen product with a fifteen-month shelf life. Utilizing Footprint’s sustainable, plant-based packaging solutions furthers SAMBAZON’s corporate commitment to plant-based or post-consumer recycled packaging for all USA retail products by 2025. 

Keep reading, we’re about to get to the good part about how we helped bring SAMBAZON’s philosophy to life.

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The Challenge

Create a bowl that fulfills SAMBAZON’s sustainability standards and goals while meeting a challenging list of specifications:

  • Avoid single-use plastic
  • Create a completely bio-based solution
  • Oil and water resistant in a frozen environment
  • Achieve a 15-month shelf life
  • Produce affordably at scale
  • Contribute towards sustainable packaging goals

How’d we do?

OUR SOLUTION

Plant-based fiber bowls that can withstand freezer storage

Footprint successfully delivered plant-based fiber solutions for SAMBAZON's sustainable packaging needs. These plastic-free bowls help reduce the company's carbon footprint and provide healthier options for their customers. 

OUR PROCESS

Product Design
Prototyping
Tooling Design & Manufacturing
Materials Engineering
Process Engineering
Testing & Quality Assurance

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IMPACT & OUTCOME

Results

2025

Advancing SAMBAZON towards Eco-mittment by 2025

No Emissions

CO2 Emission Reduction

NO PFAS

Plastic-Free

Partners in Sustainability

Footprint CEO Corey Berends:

“We are thrilled to bring our innovation design and manufacturing innovation to support to SAMBAZON as they bring their certified fair trade and organic açaí to the freezer in a plastic-free, ready-to-eat bowl with price and performance parity that is also better for the planet.”

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Our solutions are changing the world.

Reach out today to discuss how we can continue innovating sustainably, together.