Bulk purchasing offers many benefits ranging from saving consumers money to helping the environment. Bulk foods provide a sustainable solution over packaged goods by creating less food and packaging waste than traditional prepackaged food items. For consumers, it provides the flexibility to buy exactly what they need when they need it. Start saving and reducing your carbon footprint today.
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Bulk goods require less overall transportation to deliver to consumers because they do not require the packaging components to be produced and transported prior to being filled. Additionally bulk products can be packed more densely, reducing the amount of trucks and trips necessary to deliver.
According to the World Bank, each person generates 0.74 kg of solid waste every day. Purchasing bulk foods will reduce the number of single-use plastics and containers that end up in landfills or contaminating natural areas.
Consumers can buy what they need at an average of 30% to 60% savings versus the same item in a single-use container.
The bags and packages provided for bulk foods are usually fit to the size of the purchase and made of low-grade, recycled paper or plastic. This means less packaging waste ends up in the landfill. Additionally fewer resources are consumed during the packaging and shipping process, since more large bulk bags can fit on a pallet when shipped from the producer to the retailer.
We understand the importance of caring for the environment and we know you and your consumers do too. By shopping bulk, a consumer can reduce both their packaging and food waste.
Buying in bulk allows consumers to purchase the exact amount they need for a recipe or meal. They are not stuck with a preset amount in a pre-packaged container reducing the chance of additional food waste.
Bulk products are significantly less expensive than the same item in a pre-packaged container. Consumers can save 30 to 60% by making bulk purchases.
Buying in bulk allows the consumer to use a fit-to-size reusable container, getting away from the fancy single-use packaging for a pre-packaged item.
Bulk foods generate high margins for retailers and are fairly simple to execute. These sections also tend to be destinations for loyal shoppers, who typically purchase high ticket items and have larger basket sizes.
Bulk products generate high profit margins – typically 40-50% for retailers.
The typical bulk foods consumer is loyal and on average purchase high ticket items and have larger basket sizes than other customers.
Bulk products reduce a retailer’s landfill waste, cut down on shipping materials, and lower distribution costs.
