The company said the CHEP Pallet Pooling System generates significantly less solid waste, uses less energy and creates fewer greenhouse gas emissions than other common shipping options, according to a recent Life-Cycle Inventory (LCI) Analysis conducted by Franklin Associates.
Smithfield said it is now using CHEP pallets to transport product from more than 40 Smithfield Specialty Foods, John Morrell & Co., Farmland Foods, Smithfield Beef and Butterball facilities around the country to supermarkets, wholesale distributors, club stores and foodservice distributors across the United States and Canada.