Case Study: Leading Food and Beverage Distributing Company saves money and boosts diversion with Rubicon

Leading Food and Beverage Distributing Company - Customer Case Study

Leading Food and Beverage Distributing Company, a large food and beverage distributor with four divisions and 88 distribution centers across the United States, needed a less expensive and more sustainable way to manage waste. Rubicon was brought in to help address high waste volumes from both its facilities and fleet of trucks, with a focus on reducing costs and improving sustainability across dozens of locations.

Rubicon analyzed each distribution center’s existing processes and equipment and implemented a streamlined waste stream process, including balers, a comprehensive organics program, single-stream recycling, and consolidated reporting with flexible billing. The results included hundreds of dollars in monthly savings at individual centers, 5% total savings across the portfolio, and an overall companywide increase in diversion; one division also achieved a 68% diversion rate without increasing program costs.