SATS Ltd. (SATS) announced it has, through its subsidiary, Country Foods Pte. Ltd. (Country Foods), teamed up with Hilton Food Group PLC (Hilton Foods) to redesign Country Foods' protein processing capability in Singapore to boost its sustainability efforts.

SATS seeks to halve food waste intensity in its Singapore operations from the 2021 baseline by 2028 and introduce 100% sustainable packaging by 2030, aligning with the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals to promote responsible consumption and production and acting on climate change.

SATS said the collaboration would leverage Country Foods' local market expertise and wide distribution network and Hilton Foods' known expertise in sustainable protein processing and production.

The partnership is expected to enhance Country Foods' operational efficiency and sustainable packaging capability to offer its food service and retail customers better quality products that are sustainably packaged.

"Increasingly, customers are demanding packaging solutions that are sustainable. Hilton Foods is the best-in-class partner with the know-how and technology to drive scale and productivity in large-scale protein processing. They have the capability to produce packaging that does not require the separation of materials for recycling and packaging for chilled proteins that do not need soaker pads. That eliminates a lot of packaging waste,"  said Stanley Goh, chief executive officer of Food Solutions at SATS.

"We believe this partnership will help SATS and Country Foods advance our sustainability goals," it added.

Hilton Foods is an international multi-protein producer with headquarters in the United Kingdom. The Group owns 24 processing facilities globally and supplies to 19 countries in Europe and Australasia. 

Hilton Food’s customer base includes retailers across Europe and Asia Pacific.