Faerch

What Faerch does

Faerch A/S is a Holstebro, Denmark-based designer, manufacturer and recycler of rigid food-grade plastic packaging, founded circa 1969-70 and operating with a privately held ownership structure (founder-name, no detected PE or public-market listing). The company runs 25+ manufacturing sites across Europe and North America and serves customers in 85+ countries through a direct enterprise field-sales model with local representatives and a registered Product Search 2.0 customer portal.

Name

Faerch

Legal name

Faerch A/S

Website

https://faerch.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Faerch A/S is a Denmark-based designer, manufacturer and recycler of rigid food-grade plastic packaging operating 25+ manufacturing sites across Europe and North America and serving food producers, retailers and foodservice customers in 85+ countries with integrated tray-to-tray recycling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rigid Food Packaging

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

Miscellaneous Plastics Products (3080)

akta.pro primary industry

Thermoformed Packaging (Food, Beverage & Consumer Goods) (IMANAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Recycled-Content Plastic Packaging (rPET, rHDPE, rPP) (IMALAMAC), Rigid Food Containers (Cups, Trays, Clamshells) (IMALAAAD)

Keywords

• Rigid food packaging
• Recycled PET trays
• Circular food containers
• Food-grade plastic packaging
• Thermoformed packaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Holstebro

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices22 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food Packaging Products: B2B manufacturer and converter of rigid food packaging solutions including trays, cups, pots, and containers. Revenue generated from product sales to food producers, retailers, and foodservice companies. Products sold directly through sales representatives and account managers.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Faerch designs and manufactures rigid, food-grade plastic packaging — including trays, cups, pots, and containers — using recycled and recyclable materials such as PET, CPET, PP and PS/XPS. Through its integrated Cirrec recycling operations and 25+ manufacturing sites, the company produces circular packaging for food producers, retailers and foodservice companies, with tray-to-tray closed-loop recycling as a core capability.

Product overview

Faerch is a leading plastic manufacturer and recycler offering integrated, circular food packaging solutions. The portfolio centers on six core materials (CIRPET+™, CPET, PET, PP, PS/XPS, and Evolve by Faerch™) supported by three manufacturing technologies (Extrusion, Thermoforming, Injection Moulding) and five decoration technologies (In-Mould Labelling, Laser Engraving, Paper Sleeving/Enrobing, Shrink Sleeving, Printing). The product line includes branded features such as Built-in Absorber, DuoSmart™, RecycleDuo™, Ultra Low Stacking, MAPET II, and others, serving markets including Dairy, Fresh Meat/Protein, Foodservice/QSR, Food to Go, Produce, Ready Meals, and Shelf-Stable Food. The company operates as a fully integrated recycler with its Cirrec subsidiary, enabling true tray-to-tray circularity through mechanical recycling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CIRPET+™: Faerch's advanced mechanically recycled PET solution developed to help brands move from linear packaging to tray-to-tray circularity. Produced from recycled pots, tubs and trays and designed for new food packaging applications.
• CPET
• Evolve by Faerch™
• RecycleDuo™
• DuoSmart™
• MAPET II
• WRAPET
• Ultra Low Stacking
• Snap Packs
• Safe-T-Fresh/Tamper evident

Products and services

• CIRPET+™ Faerch's advanced mechanically recycled PET material developed for tray-to-tray circularity. Produced from recycled pots, tubs and trays and designed for closed-loop recycling into new food packaging, delivering 82-86% lower CO2e than virgin PET and 32-50% lower CO2e than bottle-based rPET. Sold to food producers, retailers and foodservice companies.
• CPET (Crystalline PET) Crystalline PET food-grade material designed for freezer-to-oven performance from -40°C to 220°C, used for ready meal trays, chilled ready meals and frozen ready meals with strong sealing performance and excellent barrier properties.
• Evolve by Faerch™ Packaging made from post-consumer recycled content that can be recycled into new food packaging after use. Features naturally fluctuating tones reflecting the recycled content and is designed to be detected by sorting technologies. Used for trays supplied to retailers such as Danish Crown (90%+ recycled content meat trays).
• PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) Versatile food-safe rigid packaging material offering strong barriers against oxygen, moisture and contamination. Widely collected and recycled, enabling closed-loop circular potential for food packaging trays, containers and clamshells.
• PP (Polypropylene) Recyclable rigid packaging solution made from 100% virgin material with strong recovery rates. Used for yoghurt pots, microwaveable trays, DuoSmart glass-replacement packaging and other dairy and preserved food applications.
• PS/XPS (Polystyrene) Lightweight rigid packaging materials valued for cushioning properties, thermal insulation and cost efficiency. Offered selectively in market segments where their functional benefits remain relevant.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across full value chain since 2022
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Royal UnibrewcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Smukfest circular cup initiative where Royal Unibrew (beverage company) collaborated with Faerch to enable collection and recycling of festival cups. Royal Unibrew supplied beverages in the cups, Faerch provided circular cup manufacturing, and the initiative achieved 95% collection rate.
• Dansk RetursystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership in Smukfest circular cup initiative where Dansk Retursystem (Danish deposit return system) provided the collection and return infrastructure for festival cups, enabling 95% collection rate and subsequent recycling.
• SpheracoreTechnology or IntegrationSphera is the global database provider that validated and published Faerch's CIRPET+ emission factor (0.452 kg CO₂e/kg) as the first tray-to-tray rPET factor in the Sphera database. Sphera provides independent LCA data used in EcoInvent and MLC databases.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Berry Global: Large US-listed plastics packaging conglomerate with broad rigid and flexible food packaging exposure. Serves similar food producers and retailers at much larger scale than Faerch.
• Sonoco: Diversified global packaging manufacturer with rigid paper, plastic, and metal food containers. Comparable customer base with broader portfolio spanning consumer and industrial packaging.
• Sealed Air: Global food packaging company known for protective and food-grade packaging. Overlaps with Faerch in protein and ready meal packaging with broader portfolio across protective solutions.
• Amcor: Global packaging giant with significant rigid and flexible food packaging operations. Comparable customer base (food producers, retailers) and increasing focus on recyclable and recycled-content solutions.

Direct peers

• Sabert: US-based manufacturer of sustainable food packaging including rigid trays, clamshells, and containers. Direct comparable in product category and foodservice customer base, though smaller scale.
• Genpak: North American rigid food packaging manufacturer producing trays, clamshells, and containers for foodservice and retail. Closely comparable product portfolio focused on protein and dairy applications.
• Constantia Flexibles: European leader in flexible and rigid plastic food packaging serving dairy, ready meals, and confectionery. Comparable in customer base, sustainability focus, and European manufacturing footprint.
• Pactiv Evergreen: North American foodservice and food packaging specialist with rigid containers and foodservice product lines. Comparable in product mix and food-grade focus, primarily serving US market.
• Huhtamäki: Finland-headquartered global rigid and moulded fibre food packaging manufacturer serving foodservice, retail, and dairy. Closest direct comparable in scale, geography, and product mix to Faerch's tray and cup business.

Emerging players

• Graphic Packaging: US paperboard packaging specialist expanding into food-grade rigid applications. Increasingly competitive in foodservice and ready meal segments as fibre-based substitution gains traction.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/faerchgroup

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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