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Creating
Snacks
Responsibly
Second Edition
Responsible Snacking
Contents Our Mission
Commitment
‘We strive to continuously
reduce our impact on the
OUR MISSION 3 environment. Our goal is to
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promote Corporate Social
OUR CORE VALUES WORKING TOGETHER FOR A
BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR ALL Responsibility throughout
OUR BRANDS 5
At Tayto Snacks we recognise the
our organisation. Our
2023 TARGETS 6 importance of Corporate Social approach is integrated into
Responsibility in our everyday business
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 7 practices. We have a responsibility to our
every function of our
employees, our consumers, to society and organisation, from
8 the environment to operate our business
Consumer Responsibility
in an accountable manner.
promoting the development
Employer Responsibility 12 of our employees to
Environmental Responsibility 16 minimising waste.’
Social Responsibility 28
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OUR CORE VALUES Our Brands
Thinking Responsibly
We take responsibility for all our actions - whether they relate to our
consumers, our environment, our business partners or our employees. For us
integrity, accountability and proper risk management are essential elements of
this responsibility. We can only be successful if we operate our business from a
sustainable, long term perspective and implement an effective CSR policy.
Acting Entrepreneurially
Our independence is based on a strong customer orientation that drives our
business. We strive for leadership in our market. We seek to achieve
operational excellence in all areas. In acting entrepreneurially, we live out our
corporate social responsibility in our working environment and our local
community.
Growing Together
Our ambition is to grow Tayto Snacks. To do this we rely on the diversity of our
portfolio and the experience and talents of our people. We sincerely believe in
the importance of trust, transparency, open communication and multidisciplinary
decision-making. By pulling together as a team we can be successful as a
company as well as in our CSR policy.
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Our four pillars
2023 TARGETS of Corporate
Social
Responsibility
100% 100% 100%
Consumer Employer
Our CSR policy consists of four key RESPONSIBILITY RESPONSIBILITY
pillars:
Consumer responsibility
of our products of our products of our products Employer responsibility
Environmental responsibility
will be free from will comply with will contain only Social responsibility
Focusing on these pillars allows us to
MSG and taste FSA salt targets natural flavours ensure the quality and safety of our
products, reduce our environmental
enhancers impact, promote the well-being of
our workforce and work together to
forge more ethical and sustainable Environmental Social
relationships with our suppliers.
RESPONSIBILITY RESPONSIBILITY
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Consumer Through Quality Management Systems
and various quality accreditations, we
PALM OIL
strive for continuous improvement in all Our aim is to become a palm oil free
Responsibility areas of production and ensure that under
no circumstances will we compromise
company and we are eliminating
unnecessary Palm oil from our formulations.
on the safety or quality of our products. Where there is no option we choose to only
Tayto Snacks ensures that food safety use sustainable Palm Oil sources as audited
procedures are identified, implemented, by RSPO and we hold RSPO certification for
Tayto Snacks, as a maintained and reviewed on the basis of this reduction.
the principles of a HACCP-based food
manufacturer of high safety plan.
quality crisp and snack NUT FREE SITE
products, is committed to PRODUCT REFORMULATION At Tayto Snacks, we are committed to
providing consumers and ensuring the safety and quality of our
We are currently re-formulating our crisps products and our factory is designated as
customers with products of and snacks product range to minimise the a nut free site. This ensures there is no risk
the highest quality, with an use of ingredients such as monosodium
glutamate (MSG), artificial sweeteners,
of any contamination of nut allergens in our
range.
emphasis on manufacturing additives, allergens and non-natural
flavours.
safe and legal products.
Our Existing Range:
• Our entire range is free from trans fats.
• All our fried products are cooked using
High Oleic Sunflower Oil which has
lowered the saturated fat levels.
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FDII/Crème Global BY 2023: OUR POLICY FOR NEW PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT STIPULATES:
Reformulation Project Tayto Snacks is proud to participate in
100% of our products will be free from MSG
•
•
No MSG or taste enhancers
Only natural flavours
the Crème Global Reformulation Project,
and taste enhancers. • No palm oil
supporting efforts to deliver products with
• No artificial colours
improved formulations to consumers.
•
100%
No artificial sweeteners
• No chemically modified starches
Reformulation has been a priority for our of our products will comply with FSA
• No mono and diglycerides of fatty acids
business for over 20 years during which Salt Targets.
• No preservatives
time we have worked collaboratively with
key suppliers to significantly enhance our • Allergens will only be used when
100%
absolutely necessary
achievements in this area.
of our products will contain only • Salt levels will be compliant with FSA
guidelines
In the past 5 years alone we have invested
over €10 million in the adaptation and
natural flavours.
• All our products are and will continue to
refinement of our processing technology be suitable for vegetarians
to enable sugar and sodium reduction As we work on continuous improvements
efforts underway since 2005 to be for our range, in the coming years recipes
enhanced and to deliver consistent will be updated to reduce salt levels and
product quality across our range. improve the health credentials of our
products to achieve our ambitious targets.
We are committed to maintaining this
momentum into the future, investing in
resource, capability and ingredients which
will help us to achieve our challenging
targets to improve the credentials of our Progress Targets 2020 2021 2023
entire portfolio of crisps and snack brands.
MSG Free 29% 60% 100%
FSA Salt Targets 41% 63% 100%
Only Natural Flavours 29% 60% 100%
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Employer It is our role to make sure we are
supporting each and every colleague,
department and team through our core
YOUR VOICE MATTERS IMPLEMENTING IWS
It is really important to us that each Tayto Snacks has been implementing
Responsibility values and providing best in class
initiatives to ensure Tayto Snacks is more
than just a place to work.
colleague has the opportunity to participate
in company surveys and focus groups. Our
IWS (Intersnack Working Systems)
since 2018. IWS is a tried and tested
colleagues have the platform to provide structured system which aims to deliver
feedback at different stages throughout the results by building on the skills of our
Tayto Snacks aims to be the COLLEAGUE HEALTH & WELL-BEING
year. colleagues and permanently eradicating
losses by implementing root causing
most responsible employer STRATEGY YOUR countermeasures in a standard way every
by providing a safe, healthy single day.
Tayto Snacks is committed to providing a VOICE
and enjoyable place to workplace that promotes colleague health As we continue to apply the tools
and well-being. This strategy is in place to MATTERS throughout the plant the key focus is to
work for our colleagues. plan for and promote realistic and practical eliminate losses across the whole business
We strive to provide an activities to support the health and welfare with safety being the priority, invest in the
of our colleagues. GREAT PLACE TO WORK skills of our colleagues through Equipment
atmosphere where our Ownership and continue to build a culture
colleagues can develop Our three-year plan centres around two We were officially certified as a Great Place of strong team cohesion, loss elimination
practical aspects where we believe we can to Work in October 2020. This certification and ownership while staying true to the
both professionally and make the strongest impact: wouldn’t have been possible without the company core values.
personally.
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feedback from our colleagues.
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can flourish and therefore raise our where to focus our attention and it helped us OR
engagement levels and productivity. put in place initiatives that would make a real
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Strategically planned health and
well-being events are held annually. We are extremely proud of our great team
of people who are not only dedicated and
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making Tayto Snacks an even better place to
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COLLEAGUE DEVELOPMENT
Our Colleague Contribution programme is a
performance management initiative that has
been exclusively designed for every colleague
at Tayto Snacks. The objective is that each and
every colleague is given the opportunity to
have regular dedicated coaching discussions.
Their managers will support their personal and
professional development plans and career
aspirations.
COLLEAGUE COMMUNICATIONS
It is important that the communication channels
within Tayto Snacks are working to build a
culture of openness, trust and honesty. A
number of communication methods are utilised.
• Bamboo - Each of our colleagues has
access to our self-service HR information
system. Colleagues can update their own
information, receive updates through the
easy to use app and can complete their
colleague contribution process online.
• News Reel - Our news reel provides
colleagues with real time information on
Health & Safety, Well-being initiatives,
Company benefits and much more.
• Newsletter - Our bi-annual newsletter keeps
colleagues informed on recent programs,
marketing information, colleagues’ social
events and upcoming matters.
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Environmental WORKING WITH SUPPLIERS
The Tayto Snacks Potato Supply Manager
attends bi-annual European Agriculture
Responsibility Team Meetings. Industry news and best
practice updates are shared and then
communicated to our Irish supply base.
At Tayto Snacks we In 2017, Tayto Snacks conducted its very own
Tayto Snacks, Co. Meath
understand the importance Agronomy and Storage workshops for our
potato suppliers which received
of environmental
sustainability to our
100% engagement
from invited suppliers. 1. Stamullen, Co. Meath
business.
2. Navan, Co. Meath
3. Balrath, Navan, Co Meath
We ensure that our
1, 2, 3,
sourcing of materials is
Tayto Snacks
4. Kilbrew, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
4, 5
compliant with the highest 5. Coolfore, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
industry standards. Our Suppliers
focus is on continuously 6. Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
6, 7
minimising our 8
7. Curracloe, Co. Wexford
environmental footprint.
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Tayto Snacks operates 8. Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
to Global Environmental
Standards ISO14001 and 9. Fermoy, Co. Cork
ISO50001.
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PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE POTATO • Crop protection and nutrition SITE IMPROVEMENTS Through the implements of IWS, waste
GROWING • Farming systems and energy use on key lines has been
• Reducing food waste In recent years, Tayto Snacks has invested reduced through improvements in running
We work collaboratively with our suppliers, • Plant pathology research heavily in multiple projects which will efficiencies of up to 15%.
to ensure a more sustainable potato supply
for the future. Our supply arrangements have
• Soils and cultivation minimise the environmental impact of the
company. A new Energy Management System
allowed for investment in the reduction of MESSDAS was installed July 2019, which
energy usage and a decrease in potato weight ELECTRICAL GENERATION AND HEAT Significant investment has been put into has enabled us to monitor the entire plant
loss which will increase yield per tonne. RECOVERY upgrading the Waste Water Treatment Plant in terms of Energy usage. CO2 levels are
which features best in class technology to now measured, monitored and reported on a
Tayto Snacks purchases 10% of the Irish Our CHP (Combined Heat and Power) plant is ensure it can service the needs of the site weekly basis.
potato crop. Tayto Snacks leads by example in defined as a co-generation plant. 70% of the and is compliant with all current regulations.
areas of ethical sourcing and continuously electrical demand in our production process is A Certified Water Steward is also on site
improving the growing practices of its delivered by our CHP. The excess heat that is The site has also recently installed two to monitor water consumption and identify
suppliers. Our agronomy team are members of produced is re-used for cleaning and heating modern boreholes which supplies all water ways to lower water consumption and
NIAB, a pioneering plant science organisation water. Utilising this excess heat reduces our for the factory. This means that the public reduce operating costs while protecting the
based in Cambridge University. We promote CO2 emissions. mains potable water supply is not affected environment.
this resource to our suppliers and work by production.
collaboratively to share knowledge on All of our electricity sourced from the grid is At Tayto Snacks, a CSR Team has been
subjects such as: from 100% renewable sources. Since Q2 2020, 98% of our plant is now established which is led by the CSR
operating using LED energy efficient Ambassador to achieve a sustainable
lighting which has played a big part in solution on all aspects of our CSR agenda.
driving down CO2 emission levels, delivering
more reliability on site and requiring less
maintenance.
18 19REPAK MEMBERSHIP ELECTRIC VEHICLES
Repak subsidises the recovery and recycling Tayto Snacks has installed 4 Electric Vehicle
of packaging waste. As a result of our Charging Points on site to facilitate the use of
membership, we now have zero direct landfill Electric Vehicles for staff and visitors to site.
waste. By careful segregation, all our waste is The units will facilitate fast-charge for vehicles
now reused, recycled or incinerated. to offer convenient solutions which will be
suitable for use with all leading EV brands.
OUR RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS
SEGREGATION AT SOURCE As part of the Tayto Snacks sustainability
strategy, we are updating the company fleet
There are 34 separate waste streams managed to electric vehicles. By the end of Q1 2021,
on site. We operate a principle of ownership Tayto Snacks will have 15 Electric Vehicles on
at source- segregation and monitoring take the road which will further reduce our CO2
place on the factory floor. This allows us to emissions.
track waste generation quickly and
accurately, avoiding unnecessary losses.
Waste is also placed into the appropriate
18% 30%
system to maximise reuse or recycling. For
9% 35%
example starch is released by our cooking
processes. This is captured and then reused
in the adhesive industry while potato waste is
REDUCTION in REDUCTION REDUCTION REDUCTION used as animal feed.
the total waste per in KWhrs per ton* in CO2 per ton* in water per ton*
ton of production
20 21INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION ISO MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS GLOBAL REPORTING INITIATION
A business critical measure of success for ISO International Standards ensure that Tayto Snacks are part of the Global
Tayto Snacks is the achievement and retention products and services are safe, reliable and Reporting Initiative (GRI) community, a
of industry certification. of good quality. Our business has gained not-for-profit and independent framework
certifications across a number of ISO that helps businesses, governments
categories. In January 2019 Tayto Snacks and other organisations worldwide to
GLOBAL GAP INFORMATION passed the ISO45001 audit, making our communicate their environmental impacts on
business one of the first to adopt and issues such as climate change, human rights
Tayto Snacks’ suppliers are GAP certified. GAP achieve this new Global standard. and corruption.
refers to Global Agriculture Policy, its mission
is: ISO14001 is an Environmental Management
System (EMS) - a systematic framework
to manage the immediate and long term
‘Globally connecting farmers environmental impacts of an organisation’s
products, services and processes. It
and brand owners in the encompasses our waste and energy
production and marketing consumptions.
of safe food to provide ISO50001 is an Energy Management
reassurance for consumers. System, providing a framework for
We lay the foundation for the establishing energy management best
protection of scarce resources practices to help organisations to improve
their energy efficiency. It focuses on
by the implementation of Good understanding in detail how and why
Agricultural Practices with a energy is consumed, and identifying
promise for a sustainable future’ opportunities to reduce use.
22 23POTATOES
WE BUY OUR POTATOES
WE RECYCLE 98% FROM LOCAL SUPPLIERS.
OF OUR WASTE. Starch waste from washed Less distance = less diesel = less
potatoes can be used to emissions.
make wallpaper paste.
Packaging waste can be We source all of our water
used to make garden furniture. supply from 2
Almost 10% of boreholes on site.
all potatoes grown
in Ireland are used by Tayto
Snacks to produce crisps.
We are updating the company
fleet to ELECTRIC Vehicles
and have installed
Charging Points on site.
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All of our electricity comes from renewable sources.TAYTO SNACKS PLEDGES In order to achieve our ambition we depend We actively engage in stakeholder
on and will contribute where possible to: alliances, public-private partnerships and
Tayto Snacks supports the EU circular cross-industry initiatives to support the
economy approach and is committed to • The development and availability of development of innovative solutions. In the
working on the prevention, reduction and recyclable foils by the packaging industry meantime we will continue to assure and
recyclability of our packaging materials. • A further development & improvement safeguard the quality of our products and
of waste collection, sorting and recycling the functionality of our packaging material
infrastructure across Europe to prevent unnecessary food waste.
• Consistent implementation of legislation
By 2022 By 2025
and government incentives across Europe
• Correct disposal of packaging by
consumers
We aim to reduce 10% We strive for 100%
2020 PACKAGING DEVELOPMENTS
As part of our commitment to sustainability and packaging waste reduction we are currently
updating the packaging across the Tayto Snacks portfolio.
of our packaging mate- of our plastic consumer In 2021, we will launch new packaging materials across our core brands to reduce the amount
rial by exploring further packaging to be of plastic packaging and minimise waste by approx 27mt annually.
optimisation of and more recyclable. Hunky Dorys Impulse Bags: -7%
Sharing Bags: -20%
efficient material use in Multi-pack: -5%
our existing packaging O’Donnells Impulse & Sharing Bags: -22%
portfolio. Tayto Occasions Impulse & Sharing Bags: -22%
Tayto Sharing Bags: -23%
26 27Social CARE IN THE COMMUNITY
Our Care in the Community committee was
SPONSORSHIP
At Tayto Snacks we aim to promote Healthy
Responsibility established in 2017. The aim of the
committee is to benefit our community by
engaging in meaningful and worthwhile
Active Lifestyles through our sports
sponsorships.
initiatives. Over the years, Hunky Dorys has built up
associations with Irish rugby and the
We understand the ‘6 Nations’ competition is a key focus for the
importance of engaging CHARITY ENGAGEMENT brand’s promotional campaigns. Hunky Dorys
sponsors a local rugby team to support the
with our community. We In December 2019, Tayto Snacks development of the sport in the locality.
do this through a number announced its charitable partnership with
Aoibheann’s pink tie. Hula Hoops is a proud supporter of
of initiatives. Basketball Ireland and sponsors the National
The Care in the Community committee Cup Tournament the most high profile event
will help raise much needed funds for the in Ireland for Irish Basketball.
charity. Aoibheann’s Pink Tie will help and
offer practical support to the families of
children diagnosed with cancer
28 29TAYTO SNACKS POTATO PALS CHARTER
The Potato Pals initiative was developed by
the Care in the Community committee. The
aim of this initiative is to educate students
on the Life Cycle of the potato and to
provide a programme that is interactive and
fun. We encourage students to be curious
and ask questions whilst our volunteers
promote active engagement throughout
TAYTO SNACKS IMPACT REPORT
the programme.
Globally, 30% of food is wasted, resulting in 8% of greenhouse gas emissions. In Ireland, over
1 million tonnes of food is wasted annually. Through working with FoodCloud, Tayto Snacks is
actively reducing the environmental impact of its food waste and supporting charities who are
working with local communities around Ireland. Tayto Snacks has made the following impact up
to September 2020 and will continue to support this important social enterprise into the future:
Impact to date Approximate Approximate Approximate
(Tonnes): number donations: tonnes CO2-eq value of
avoided: donations:
7.3 17,381 23.4 €21,900
30 31Printed on 100% recycled paper.
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TAYTO SNACKS
KILBREW
ASHBOURNE
CO. MEATH
T (01) 835 0611
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