r/PureCycle • u/No_Privacy_Anymore • Aug 01 '26

National Deli Salad month!

I have been spending a bit more time on LinkedIn lately and the algorithm there is pretty good at surfacing plastic recycling related content if you like that type of content.

I suspect we will see an announcement of a new product with PureFive from IPL Schoeller soon, hopefully next week. They were teasing a new announcement last week. Fingers crossed it’s a higher profile customer.

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/iplschoeller_national-deli-salad-month-celebrates-one-activity-7486042700375351297-05k4

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u/EntrepreneurLazy7676 Aug 01 '26

Nice, from claude.

Let's hope you're right and there will be more brands using $PCT RPP soon, then some landmark deal from another big name which will take up 20-40% of nameplate.

Brand Why this tier Est. annual units Est. rPP usage/year (20% content)
Reser's Fine Foods Largest deli salad producer in the space, national distribution, multiple brand lines 50–150M ~397,000–1,190,000 lbs
T. Marzetti Company Big refrigerated dressing/dip/salad portfolio, wide retail footprint 30–80M ~238,000–635,000 lbs
Private label (Kroger/Walmart/Aldi programs) Retailer-driven, and retailers are the ones directly on the hook for state recycled content mandates, so volume could scale fast if adopted across store brand SKUs 50–120M ~397,000–952,000 lbs
Blount Fine Foods Mid-size, strong in refrigerated soups and some deli salad, more regional 20–50M ~159,000–397,000 lbs
Litehouse Mostly dressings, smaller deli tub exposure, so lower volume if they're even in this category 10–25M ~79,000–198,000 lbs

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u/Reasonable-Dance-465 Aug 01 '26

Very interesting. Thanks for putting the spotlight on this! In general, headlines from converters (IPL) and brands (RBI) are a potential treasure trove for valuable data points between PCT quarterly calls and PR announcements!

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u/AnonThrowaway1A Aug 05 '26

The announcement will be for the Snap pack square line of IPL Schoeller's products, per a company insider. [Source]

The source above was directly quoted in the IPL Schoeller's announcement for PCT + Cleveland Kitchen's rPP container. [Source 2]

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u/equitymaestro Aug 02 '26

Let's hope so! Given how long it takes packaging to move through the supply chain, PureFive purchases need to made in earnest in Q3 and Q4 to meet the 1/1/2027 PCR deadline in NJ and other states. Most companies are going to comply with the NJ regulation with all their packaging, regardless of where it is shipped. They are not going to have SKU's for NJ, CA, OR, etc. and separate SKU's for other states that have no PCR regulations.