Food & beverage Market Challenges
Understanding the Imperatives
Food and Beverage processing faces particular environmental challenges:
High energy consumption due to the production and processing contributing to greenhouse gas emissions;
High water consumption with water being used for processing, cleaning and other operations, on a continent facing water scarcity;
Generation of significant amounts of waste, including packaging materials, organic waste and byproducts. Proper waste management is crucial to minimize environmental impact. This is combined with strict hygiene and food security requirements are usually based on strict regulations.
This is combined with strict hygiene and food security requirements are usually based on strict regulations.
Veolia’s solutions for the Food and Beverage Industry
Veolia’s range of solutions and services is aligned with the specific challenges experienced by Food and Beverage Clients, covering:
Decarbonisation: improve energy efficiency and reduce emissions by using alternative fuels (spent grains or coffee grounds, olives pits,..);
Water Cycle: reduce freshwater intake, develop water reuse, anaerobic digestion and biogas production;
Circular Packaging: reduce, reuse, recycle, to limit waste, pollution and carbon footprint;
Organic Waste: maximize value recovery and implement circulatory solutions.
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Solutions
Water and wastewater
Ensure the right quality and minimum footprint by optimizing the overall water cycle:
- Treatment and recycling of wastewater
- Production and distribution of process, industrial and drinking water
Decarbonization
Optimise energy consumption, maximize value and minimize footprint:
- On-site energy utilities management
- Decarbonization roadmap implementation
- On-site waste to energy solutions (Anaerobic digestion, biomass from organic waste) & other renewable energy solutions (solar)
Waste management and valorization
Reduce waste and transform it into new resources:
- Collection & recycling of material waste, waste sorting;
- Cleaner production from cradle to cradle with full traceability and reporting Valorization of organic by-products in-situ or in Veolia’s own or partners facilities into biogas/biomethane, compost, fertilizers, animal feed, or bioconversion
- Total Waste Management
Veolia comprehensive approach
With more than 900 experts worldwide, Veolia can deliver the best solutions for clients on the African continent. Local experience is coupled with this global comprehensive network of experts who specialize in water, waste and energy management, to assist in auditing facilities, developing decarbonization strategies, and implementing tailored solutions to harmonize operational and environmental performance. This integrated approach is tailored for each location or group of sites, to provide the appropriate plant operation and maintenance, to ensure optimum technical, commercial and environmental performance.
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🇿🇦 South Africa | Woodlands Dairy: Reducing Municipal Load Through Resource Recovery
In response to increasing wastewater production and limited municipal treatment capacity, Veolia implemented an Anaerobic Resource Recovery Facility at Woodlands Dairy in Humansdorp. The facility processes 1,500 m³ of effluent daily, generating biogas for steam production and recycling 60% of wastewater, reducing municipal water demand by 44%.
🇿🇦 South Africa | Distell: Transforming Effluent into Renewable Energy
To tackle fluctuating wastewater loads and rising treatment costs, Veolia installed a Biobulk® Anaerobic Reactor at Distell’s Adam Tas plant in Stellenbosch. The facility treats 1,000 m³ of effluent per day, converting 94% of COD into biogas, which is then used to produce steam, cutting operational costs and advancing Distell’s green agenda.
Responsability
- Guaranteed compliance
- Social responsibility
- Secured traceability and reporting
- Ensured health and safety
Performance
- Ensure your production continuity
- Maximize cost efficiency & yield
- Increase asset lifespan
- Quality ensured Enhance flexibility
Sustainability
- Support your Value Chain decarbonization
- Optimize your use of natural resources and maximize recovery & circularity along the value chain
- Minimize pollution
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- Strengthening your brand & corporate image
- Ensuring your Licence to Grow
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