Heading for the end of single-use plastic consumables at Lagardère Travel Retail foodservice outlets
MÉLANIE GUILLDOU
Executive Vice-President Foodservice and CSR, Lagardère Travel Retail
In late 2019, Lagardère Travel Retail decided to stop using single-use plastic consumables for food products made by its proprietary foodservice brands around the world. This initiative, which forms part of our CSR strategy, was implemented in July 2020 in Europe and as of January 2021 in the United States, Asia-Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. These markets now no longer order any single-use plastic consumables.
It was possible to introduce this major change thanks to the swift action of departments and countries in identifying the products and suppliers meeting these new specifications and preparing for this transition.
In addition to this approach, we have completely revised the way we use plastic consumables in order to cut back on their use and optimise the impact of our commitment in this regard. For example, complete plastic cutlery sets are not provided if they are not needed to consume the products bought, and lids are no longer automatically put on cups but instead offered to customers.
This approach also reflects consumers’ growing awareness of this issue and we are working with our licensors (airports and railway stations) to step up sorting and recycling in order to make our overall ecosystem more environmentally friendly.
So! Coffee outlet, Poznan airport (Poland).
“Lagardère Travel Retail decided to stop using single-use plastic consumables for food products made by its proprietary foodservice brands around the world.”
Mélanie Guilldou