Nordic energy company Gasum partnered with food and confectionery group Fazer to use biogas to transport their bakery products. The collaboration addresses sustainability through innovative waste management practices.
Inedible food waste generated at Fazer’s bakeries is processed into biogas at Gasum’s facilities. This allows some of Fazer’s products to be transported across Finland using energy derived from the company’s own waste products.
Fazer has set an ambitious target of reducing its carbon footprint by at least 42% by 2030. To this end, the company plans to increase the use of renewable energy in its production processes, shift to fossil-free transport, and replace natural gas with biogas.
Currently, Fazer operates two biogas trucks, with biogas accounting for 8% of its transportation fuel. The company aims to expand the use of biogas and electric vehicles significantly by the end of the decade, striving for emission-free transportation.
Jarno Hämäläinen, Vice President of Supply Chain at Fazer Bakery Finland, emphasized the importance of collaboration with Gasum. He noted that utilizing food waste could enable Fazer’s bakeries to sustain full trailer combination routes for a year entirely on biofuel.
Ville Pesonen, Vice President of Industry and Traffic at Gasum, highlighted the partnership as an example of the company’s commitment to helping customers reduce emissions. He stressed that collaboration is essential for effectively lowering emissions in industry and logistics.
Looking ahead, Fazer plans to introduce e-methane which Gasum will market starting in 2027. Fazer Bakery is interested in piloting e-methane for zero-emission transport solutions.
