Cacolac saw its turnover in mass distribution jump by 20% in 2021. The company has also just obtained the PME+ label for its sustainable and responsible commitment..
Supported by the FEEF (Federation of Businesses and Entrepreneurs of France), the PME+ label rewards the sustainable choices made by Cacolac : French and local raw materials, reduction of the environmental footprint of the activity, adoption of 100% recyclable packaging, consumer information with Nutri-Score display, Defense of men parity- women in the company, Continuing education strategy, Improvement of work comfort. In 2022, The company keeps the course, Even if it does not escape the generalized increase in costs linked to raw materials, packaging, at transportation, to energy… Cacolac has notably planned to become a partner of the Too Good To Go platform to reduce food waste. It also plans to invest in a new packaging line to delete logistics plastic surgery.
French manufacturing and balanced recipes
Cacolac produces its recipes in Léognan, next to Bordeaux, in Gironde. Lait, cocoa and sugar : Here are the three main ingredients for Cacolac drinks. Their main raw material, Milk, came from the same cooperative for over 50 years, and collected from local Lot-et-Garonne breeders. Beyond its short ingredient lists, All brand drinks display the Nutri-Score, all benefiting from a note A or B. Cacolac contains more than 90 % milk and less than 1 % fat (rate lower than half skimmed milk). The drink provides a quarter of the recommended daily intakes (Pain) in phosphorus and calcium.
Recyclable packaging
Aluminum cans, glass and cardboard bricks : Cacolac drinks packaging is fully recyclable. Among his latest innovations, The brand has launched a new range "My Premier Cacolac" in a Carbon Trust Biosourced Biosourced Biosourced Brick with a paper straw. Tetra Pak bricks of this new range contain 86 % of vegetable raw material, compared to 70% previously. This new composition reduces the 22 % brick fingerprint compared to standard packaging.
and Label PME+ and
This label is inspired by ISO 26000 standard, with an annual audit made by an independent service provider, ECOCERT Environment. The PME community+ has 178 independent French companies, representing 36,000 products, 21,000 jobs and 310 production sites.
