GRANNYS PIES & CAKES
AUSTRALIAN PACKAGING
COVENANT
ACTION REPORT
2011 – 2015
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction
Company Overview
2.1 Company Details
2.2 APC Contact
2.3 Brands Owned
2.4 Packaging Materials
3 Plan Management
3.1 APC Team
3.2 Design
3.3 Recycling
3.4 Product Stewardship
1. Introduction
Bremer Holdings Pty Ltd. Trading as Grannys Pies and Cakes is a Western Australian food
manufacturing company and is defined under the Australian Packaging Covenant as a
“Brand Owner”.
Grannys Pies and Cakes have always been committed to reducing the amount of its
packaging, that makes its way into the litter stream and becoming a signatory of the
Australian Packaging Covenant has added strength to that commitment.
Grannys Action plan has been developed using the following 12 principles & strategies of
the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines
 Maximise water and energy efficiency
 Minimise materials
 Use recycled materials
 Minimise risk associated with potentially toxic and hazardous materials
 Use materials from responsible suppliers
 Design for transport
 Design for reuse
 Design for litter reduction
 Design for consumer accessibility
 Provide consumer information on sustainability
Then by applying the following three performance goals of the Covenant
 Design
 Recycling
 Product Stewardship
This Action Plan has the full endorsement of Grannys Pies and Cakes Board of Directors
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Alec Webber
Managing Director
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2. Company Overview
Grannys Pies & Cakes was established back in the Pie boom days of the 70’s and was famous
for its distinct “home-baked” oval shaped pie, unique flavours and range of savoury’s, cakes
and slices.
In February 2005, Grannys moved into a purpose built Export standard facility, the main
emphasis in the design and construction of the premises was on Food Safety and Product
improvement.
Some of the innovative features installed in the building are
 Specifically designed Pie line, with adjoining Puff Pastry lamination machine,
gives the ability to manufacture high quality Pastry.
 Temperature controlled meat preparation and cooking rooms
 300 Pallet dry goods store
 Segregated Packing Room with Hi speed wrapping machines
 State of the art Blast chilling and Blast freezing units, these were developed for
the purpose of ensuring Grannys products are cooled and frozen quickly, vastly
improving Pastry quality of frozen products and increasing shelf life of fresh
products.
 300-pallet onsite freezer, giving Grannys total autonomy over picking, packing
and loading of orders, eliminating the need to use external Cold Storage
companies.
 The inclusion of a temperature controlled { 3c} Research and Development
room, to help produce new and innovative products.
Grannys Pies and Cakes are a totally Western Australian owned company that employs
approximately 75 staff.
Grannys customer base is made up of the following
 Schools (Healthy Eating Pies and Sausage Rolls)
 “C” Stores
 Delicatessens and Lunch Bars
 Cafes
 Catering Companies
 Hospitals
 Retail Outlets
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2.1 Company Details
Bremer Holdings Pty. Ltd. Trading as Grannys Pies and Cakes
Business Address : 1 Cogla Street Malaga WA 6090
Postal Address: PO Box 3310 Malaga D.C. WA 6945
Telephone: 08 9209 4444
Fax: 08 9209 4455
Web: www.grannys.com.au
Email: [email protected]
2.2 Australian Packaging Covenant Contact
Steve Yarwood
PO Box 3310 Malaga D.C WA 6090
Telephone: 08 9209 4444
Fax: 08 9209 4455
Email: [email protected]
2.3 Brands Owned
Grannys Farmhouse Range
Grannys Premium Range
Grannys Choice Range
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2.4 PACKAGING MATERIALS
Grannys Pies and Cakes supplies a range of products using various different types of
packaging methods. For the purposes of preparing this Action Plan and conducting a full
packaging review, the covenant team have grouped them into the following three
categories.
Printed Films
Approximately 50% of our products are wrapped in perforated 15 um polyester heat sealable
printed film. 10% of our product is packed in plain, 15 um clear generic film with thermo printed
labeling. The remaining 40% is sold frozen unwrapped layer packed into cartons.
Moulded Plastic Trays
Grannys uses Thermo Formed PVC trays made to comply with AS 2070.2 (Plastic material for
food contact use).
Cardboard Boxes
Carton products are all made from corrugated cardboard and are purchased from signatories to
the NPC.
Grannys also uses tape to seal cartons and stretch wrap to secure palletized boxes.
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3 PLAN MANAGEMENT
3.1 APC TEAM
When it was decided that Grannys Pies and Cakes would become a signatory of the
Australian Packaging Covenant, it was agreed upon by the board of directors that a team
needed to be assembled to take over and manage this task.
The following personnel were selected to make up our team
General Manager
Technical Manager
National Sales & Marketing Manager
Operations Manager
Packing Manager
Procurement Officer
Logistics Manager
These people were chosen as they represent a broad spectrum of our workforce and their
roles are tied into the use and design of packaging materials at Grannys Pies and Cakes.
Grannys NPC Team has developed a question matrix sheet that addresses all the principles
& strategies of the SPG and identifies the necessary KPI’S for each goal of its Action Plan.
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3.2 DESIGN Optimise Packaging to achieve resource efficiency and reduce environmental
Impact without compromising product quality and safety
KPI
ACTION
Use SPG for
Design and
Procurement
of Packaging
Materials
APC
Team to
use SPG
Matrix to
review all
existing
packaging
All new
packaging
to
be
reviewed
using SPG
Matrix
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RESPONSIBILITY TIMEFRAME BASELINE TARGET
DATA
By end of first
quarter 2012
Grannys
Product list
as
of
01/04/2011
Review
completed
by end of
fourth
quarter
2011
All
new
products as of
01/04/2011
Grannys
Product list
as
of
01/04/2011
All
new
products
from
01/04/2011
Grannys APC Team
Grannys APC Team
EVIDENCE
Copy
of
Grannys
Product list
dated
01/04/2011
Copies
of
Matrix
documenting
actual
products
reviewed
Copy
of
Grannys
Product list
dated
01/04/2011
Copies
of
Matrix
documenting
actual
products
reviewed
3.3 RECYCLING The efficient collection and recycling of packaging
KPI
ACTION
RESPONSIBILITY TIMEFRAME BASELINE
DATA
TARGET
EVIDENCE
Review
onsite
recovery
systems
Conduct
onsite
waste audit
APC Team
Waste
Management
Company
Audit results
Buy
recycled
procedure
Develop
and
implement
a
buy
recycled
policy
General Manager
Procurement
Manager
Identify
percentage
of
waste
to landfill
and
increase
onsite
recycling
by 20%
Preference
given to
suppliers
who use
recycled
content in
their
products
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Add
statement
to tender
documents
stating
preference
will
be
given
to
such
suppliers
Procurement
Manager
Completed by
Third Quarter
2011
Results of
Waste Audit
to be used
as baseline
data
Completed by
Third Quarter
2011
Policy
contents
Completed by
Third Quarter
2011
Updated
tender
document
10% of all
company
stationary
purchased
will contain
recycled
content by
2012
15%
of
suppliers
using
recycled
content by
end
of
2012
Records
waste
removal
of
Policy
contents
Stationary
provider
specifications
Stationary
receipts
Tender
Documents
Supplier
product
specifications
3.4 PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP A demonstrated commitment to product stewardship by the
Supply chain and other signatories
KPI
ACTION
RESPONSIBILITY TIMEFRAME BASELINE TARGET
DATA
EVIDENCE
Supply
Chain
Meetings
Arrange
regular
meetings
with
key
suppliers
discussing
SPG
and
improvement
opportunities
Procurement
Manager
Technical Manager
Formal
processes
in place to
get
suppliers
to become
signatories
Format letter
to be sent to
suppliers
notifying
them of the
covenant and
our
requirements
for them to
be
signatories
Procurement
Manager
General Manager
Tidy man
logo and
responsible
disposal of
litter
symbol on
packaging
Artwork to
be developed
and sent to
packaging
suppliers
Support
community
litter
reduction
Sponsor
Clean
up
Australia day
event in local
area
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Meetings
commenced
by end of 4th
quarter 2011
None
Data
to
come from
number of
meetings
held each
year
Meeting
Schedule
to be
produced
and active
by
mid
2011
Meeting
Schedule
Letter sent to
suppliers by
end of 4th
quarter 2011
Current
number of
supplier
signatories
All
packaging
suppliers
signatories
by end 4th
quarter
2011
2%
of
other
supplier
signatories
by
2nd
quarter
2012
Copy
Letter
Technical Manager
Marketing
Manager
All
new
packaging to
have symbol
as of 31 / 04 /
2011
Current
packaging
list
All
new
packaging
to
have
symbol as
of 31 / 04
/ 2011
5%
of
existing
packaging
by
3rd
quarter
2011
Copy
of
Artwork
Copies of
existing
packaging
Copies of
new
packaging
Marketing
Manager
Financial Manager
Sponsor
program to be
in place by 2nd
quarter 2011
Participate
In event
Event
sponsored
Letters
Financial
statements
Minutes
from
meetings
of
Reply letter
of
intent
from
suppliers