Dongwon F&B, "Use Eco-Friendly Cooling Material 'Dongwon Saemmul Fresh' Instead of Ice Packs"

[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Saeng-hye] Dongwon F&B announced on the 24th that it will launch 'Dongwon Saemmul Fresh,' the first frozen spring water cooling material in Korea that can replace ice packs and be used as an eco-friendly cooling material.

Ice packs used for packaging fresh food contain ice gel made of plastic components, making them non-recyclable and causing environmental pollution if disposed of in sinks or drains. When discarded, the gel must be thrown into designated waste bags, and the plastic pack must be separated for disposal, which is inconvenient.

To solve these problems, Dongwon F&B developed Dongwon Saemmul Fresh, which can be frozen and used instead of ice packs. Since the water inside the PET bottle is the same as the commercially available product, it can be stored separately and consumed anytime.

Dongwon Saemmul Fresh is a B2B (business-to-business) product launched for fresh food delivery companies. Because it is relatively cheaper than ice packs, companies benefit from cost savings as well as environmental protection by switching to Dongwon Saemmul Fresh.

In fact, Dongwon F&B conducted a pilot operation of Dongwon Saemmul Fresh through the fresh home meal replacement (HMR) online mall The Banchan last December, achieving an environmental protection effect by replacing about 300,000 ice packs over three months and receiving great responses from consumers.

The PET bottles are 100% recyclable and reusable, and Dongwon F&B has continuously reduced plastic use, receiving the Environmental Label certification from the Ministry of Environment in 2013. By reducing the weight of the PET bottles by 12.9%, it was recognized for an environmental protection effect equivalent to planting 8.37 million pine trees annually according to the measurement standards of the National Institute of Forest Science.

Additionally, unlike Dongwon Saemmul products for general consumers, the product features labels with environmental protection messages, and the labels are designed to be easily removed from the PET bottles to facilitate recycling.

A Dongwon F&B official said, "'Dongwon Saemmul Fresh' not only practices environmental protection but also provides convenience to customers," adding, "As the importance of environmental protection is increasingly emphasized socially, we hope many companies will join eco-friendly management through 'Dongwon Saemmul Fresh.'"

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