Nestlé, 7-Eleven collaborate for Hot Chockee recyclable cups

Nestlé Professional teamed up with 7-Eleven to create the Hot Chockee recyclable cups. It has invested $2.5 million into its Smithtown factory in New South Wales to support collaborative product development while also strengthening local manufacturing.

Nestlé and 7-Eleven forged a partnership deal for the said recyclable cup. They will be creating this, including the label and foil seal. With the new eco-friendly cups, they are expecting to save up to 95 tonnes of waste and prevent these from ending up in landfill every year.

In a report, Nestlé Professional Oceania’s general manager, Kristina Czepl, further explained that the company’s latest investment into the Smithtown factory allowed them to work jointly with other firms to come up with new packaging solutions like the Hot Chockee cup with 7-Eleven.

7-Eleven’s head of sustainability, Fiona Baxter, also shared that the Hot Chockee cup still has the same delicious taste. They were manufactured and packed in Australia, where 68% of the ingredients were said to have been sourced locally.

“The Hot Chockee cup is a great example of working with like-minded partners to pioneer alternative materials to facilitate better recycling,” Kristina Czepl said in a press release. “The cup is now recyclable via kerbside recycling services. All elements of the cup can be placed in kerbside mixed recycling. This innovation helps both Nestlé and 7-Eleven to continue to work together towards our packaging sustainability targets.”

Fiona Baxter added, “We are incredibly proud to continue our partnership with Nestlé Professional and invest in innovative packaging solutions.”

Meanwhile, Nestlé Professional and 7-Eleven said that the investment in recyclable cups would allow the factory to make up to 4.7 million cups of Hot Chockee recyclables over the next 12 months. The companies did not say if they would be extending their partnership and produce more cups beyond the period covered in the agreement.