MANILA, Philippines — Jollibee Foods Corp. (JFC) and San Miguel Foods Inc. (SMFI), long-time business partners, have committed to extend their collaboration toward sustainability efforts.
Both companies pledged to continue working together with focus on being “customer-centric,” from the area of product innovations to market reach expansion, with shared sustainability goals.
In a statement, JFC said it recognizes “the depth and breadth of SMFI’s initiatives to instill high standards of quality in its food offerings and new product development and to deliver these with minimal impact to the planet while maximizing its positive effect to communities.”
It said SMFI is a world-class food producer and is one of its top suppliers.
The two companies said their commitment toward improving their impact on society and the environment are reflected in each of their sustainability architecture.
JFC, for instance, said “it has made significant strides over its 45-year history in various community and energy saving projects, and is now consolidating all its sustainability efforts into Joy for Tomorrow, the company’s Global Sustainability Agenda.”
This food chain’s sustainability agenda centers on three pillars – food, people, and the planet.
“This is a more cohesive framework that unites the Jollibee Group community, including employees, business partners, suppliers, vendors, and other stakeholders, toward a set of shared sustainability goals,” JFC said.
SMFI’s sustainability agenda, meanwhile, focuses on four overarching goals which are to establish a circular economy approach by 2040, to achieve Net Zero by 2050, to uplift the lives of at least 15 million people by 2030 and have a fully sustainable and ethical supply chain by 2040.
To achieve these targets, SMFI has implemented key initiatives that help reduce its impact on the environment and improve the quality of life of Filipinos. These include repurposing some by- products from its production as raw materials for feeds, installing rainwater harvest systems in its facilities to conserve water, and tapping renewable energy sources such as solar energy and biomass.
SMFI is one of the local suppliers of JFC, providing poultry and other products such as pizza toppings, hams, bacon, butter, cheese and flour for the different restaurant brands of JFC.