{"id":7909,"date":"2020-08-19T10:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T09:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/?p=7909"},"modified":"2026-07-09T15:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T14:29:12","slug":"circular-economy-mindset-food-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/circular-economy-mindset-food-drink\/","title":{"rendered":"3 ways to bring a circular economy mindset to food and drink manufacturing"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header has-dark-background-color entry-header--has-illustration entry-header--has-illustration--generic\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__row row align-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col col-lg-7 col-xlg-6 entry-header__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"component component-single-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-header__misc text--subtitle text--uppercase text--small\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/category\/strategy-legal-operations\/\" class=\"entry-header__link\">Strategy, Legal &amp; Operations<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"entry-title-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"entry-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t3 ways to bring a circular economy mindset to food and drink manufacturing\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"entry-header__description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"single-post-details container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"posted-on \">Published <time class=\"entry-date published\" datetime=\"2020-08-19T10:00:32+01:00\">19 August, 2020<\/time><\/span><span class=\"reading-time\"> min read<\/span>\n\t\t<button\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"social-share-button button button--icon button--secondary js-social-share-button\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-title=\"3 ways to bring a circular economy mindset to food and drink manufacturing\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-url=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/circular-economy-mindset-food-drink\/\"\n\t\t\tdata-share-text=\"Please read this interesting article\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__share-label\">Share<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-label\" hidden>Copy Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"social-share-button__copy-tooltip\" aria-hidden=\"true\" hidden>Copied<\/span>\n\t\t<\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author has-dark-background-color alignfull\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"co-authors\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"entry-author-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"entry-author\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/author\/asavinwattanajantra\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-350x350.jpg\" class=\"entry-author__image\" alt=\"Asavin\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-350x350.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin-810x810.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2026\/03\/Asavin.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 40px) 100vw, 40px\" \/>\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-author__name\">Asavin Wattanajantra<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re pursuing an effective circular economy strategy, any new product development should be carefully considered as part of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a staggering 80% of a product&#8217;s environmental impact is &#8216;locked in&#8217; at the design stage, it&#8217;s imperative to build sustainability into any product brief \u2013 otherwise the potential is lost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So how can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/sage-business-cloud\/sage-x3\/industry\/food-and-beverages\/\">food and drink manufacturers<\/a> design out waste and embed circularity during the new product development process?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"#gate-3ccd0559-7b37-479a-9d73-ae8bcf06e162\">Download your free Squaring the circle report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-ask-the-right-questions-and-have-a-shared-clear-vision\">1. Ask the right questions and have a shared, clear vision<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To adopt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/circular-economy-transform-manufacturing-firm\/\">circular economy<\/a> principles across the business, you need a clearly articulated vision, championed by you and a senior management team that can see the long-term possibilities when it comes to making changes required from concept to final product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/cp\/medium\/reportcirculareconomy\/\">circular economy vision<\/a> doesn&#8217;t necessarily need weighted manifestos or documentation, but a suitable framework would very useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-close-and-early-collaboration-with-raw-materials-and-packaging-suppliers\">2. Close, and early, collaboration with raw materials and packaging suppliers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Challenge the product team to think about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sage.com\/en-gb\/blog\/make-your-business-more-sustainable\/\">sustainability<\/a> in every product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In implementing circular principles in the food and drink industry, you need to consider sustainability demands when it comes to product development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Make sure you remember that packaging can be equally important \u2013 you&#8217;ll be able to reduce inefficiency and waste if you implement circular principles in your entire manufacturing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-involve-consumers-in-new-product-development\">3. 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