Lowe Corporation Limited

Presentation to Presentation to

The WasteMINZ Conference

DE-Packaging & Minimising

Food WasteSpring Humphreys Wellington 22 October 14

srh@lowecorp.co.nz

• Businesses Include:

– Rendering Plants

– Tanneries

– Farming Operations

Lowe Corporation – Overview

– Farming Operations

– De-Packaging Facilities

– Community Support

– Jointly own and manage NZs largest privately owned sanctuary (2500ha)

– The major sponsor of the Hawkes Bay Rescue Helicopter

– Numerous other community sponsorships

GLA – De-Packaging Facility

GLW - Rendering – Multi Species

TASP - Skin collection and pickle

GLH - Tannery

TPP - Fellmongery

Business Operations

TPP - Fellmongery

GLP - Rendering – Bovine/ Ovine

GLC - Tannery

Hides

• Italy

• China

• Korea

• Japan

Skins/ Pelts

• China

• India

Global Reach

• India

• Argentina

• France

• Turkey

• UK

• Pakistan

• Korea

• Uruguay

Rendering

• Pakistan

• Indonesia

• Domestic

• Key Service Regions

• Trucks Suppliers

• Current Capacity

• Finished Products

Minimising Food Waste

Graeme Lowe Rendering Capability

• Finished Products

Minimising Food Waste

• 4,000 Tonne

• 48,000 Tonne

• Where

• Results

Trial Food Waste Survey

Diverted Chicken Waste

Diverted Meat Waste

De-Packaged Waste

What A Waste!!!

Minimising Food Waste

Lowe Corps De-Packaging Facility

• Located in Auckland

• Economic & Environmental Benefits

• Ability to De-Pack All Product types

• Focus on Fat & Protein Waste for Rendering• Focus on Fat & Protein Waste for Rendering

• Other Products to Stockfood or Compost

• Recovery of Packaging

• Reduction of Waste to Landfill

Minimising Food Waste

Challenges

• Attitude

• Ownership

• Responsibility

• Consistent Systems• Consistent Systems

• Consistent Messaging

• WIIFM

Minimising Food Waste

Opportunities

• e

• BBF vs UBD

• Product Size• Product Size

• FFPP

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• Collaboration

The best by-products partner with a continuous focus on

innovation and business fundamentals

Lowe Corp’s Drivers

Our Goal

Supported

By our Values Ownership Integrity Excellence Timely

Cape Sanctuary Restoration Project