Woodly Partners With Finland’s Railway Company VR Group

Finland’s railway company VR Group Plc. and Woodly Ltd. are pleased to announce a food packaging partnership.

 

VR Group has chosen Woodly’s heat-sealed bags as their new packaging application for food-to-go products on long-distance trains.

 

Made from unique wood-based Woodly® plastic material, the heat-sealed bags are a more sustainable form of packaging that will ensure longer product freshness and reduce food waste. VR plans to raise more awareness about sustainable packaging solutions by supporting a Finnish innovation and partnering with Woodly. 

 

 

After a successful launch earlier this spring, the Woodly® heat-sealed bags have made their way across different shelves all over Finland due to collaborations with notable wholesalers and brands. Moving forward, travelling consumers will recognise Woodly on long-distance trains as well.

 

“In addition to carbon-neutral travel, we want to enable our customers to make responsible choices in the restaurant car as well. We prefer products from small domestic producers in our selections, and now we are developing our packaging materials in an increasingly sustainable direction with Woodly’s wood-based material,” says Markku Sammal from VR.

 

 

Contacts:

VR media desk, tel.+358 (0)29 434 7123
viestinta@vr.fi

 

About Woodly

 

Woodly is a Finnish-British materials technology company whose patented wood cellulose-based material, Woodly®, enables packaging proven to extend fresh food shelf life by up to three days. Compatible with existing manufacturing processes, Woodly® helps reduce food waste and protect commercial value while offering a bio-based, mechanically recyclable* alternative to fossil plastics.

* Depends on local collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure.

 

 

About VR Group

 

VR Group is a sustainable service company for travel, logistics and maintenance, which moves towards a prosperous and carbon-neutral Finland. VR Group keeps society moving by taking care of smooth everyday trips and transportation, with a solid 160 years of experience. By promoting the popularity of electric rail and urban transport, VR Group reduces the emissions of the whole of Finland. Avecra Oy, which operates as part of VR Group, offers versatile restaurant, cafe and kiosk services at railway stations and on long-distance trains. vrgroup.fi