Parkside renews partnership with Two Farmers

Parkside has renewed its successful partnership with crisp artisans Two Farmers to produce compostable crisp packets for Colicci, a premium coffee shop operator with over 40 sites across London.
 
The new project sees Parkside’s compostable material used to create packaging for three flavors of crisps produced by Two Farmers. The crisps – available in Lightly Salted, Cheese and Onion and Salt and Cider Vinegar flavors – are on sale at Colicci restaurants, cafes and kiosks. Once used, the empty packs can be disposed of in domestic waste streams where permitted by local authorities, and they will break down within 12 weeks in an industrial composting facility.
 
Ian McManus, sales account manager at Parkside, welcomed the launch, and said: 'The most successful and rewarding partnerships are always the ones where all parties share the same core business values. Two Farmers and Colicci are both leading by example when it comes to sustainability, and so are we, making this project a pleasure to work on.
 
'It’s a project that proves sustainability doesn’t have to mean compromising on pack performance or eye-catching aesthetics. In fact, proactively pursuing solutions that minimize your impact on the environment can enhance brand narratives.'
 
The launch marks the latest collaboration between Parkside and Two Farmers, with the two companies striking up a successful partnership to produce a number of sustainable crisp packets over recent years. The new packaging uses an advanced triplex configuration of Parkside’s compostable material, combining end-of-life benefits with strong barrier properties and a highly printable surface that enables vivid visual designs.

This material–made from renewable feedstock to reduce reliance on petrochemical plastics–is independently accredited as compostable under international standards, supporting Two Farmers’s broader sustainability goals. The crisp producer recently invested in a granulator, enabling it to break down compostable crisp packets into fragments. These are combined with production waste and fed into an on-site anaerobic digestion system to generate renewable energy.