Commercial, Energy Efficiency, GHG Emissions  -  December 3, 2021

SpartanNash Eliminates 10% of Fleet Mileage, Lowering GHG in 2022

Food solutions company SpartanNash is reducing the company’s carbon footprint in 2022 through an annual fleet mileage decrease in excess of seven million miles, representing 10% of total fleet mileage. 

This network optimization is intended to eliminate nearly 10,000 metric tons of GHG emissions and provide faster, fresher, and more cost-effective deliveries for SpartanNash’s food retailer customers.

“Network optimization is a key component of our supply chain transformation initiative as well as an opportunity to make significant progress with regard to our ESG (environmental, social and governance) journey,” said David Petko, senior vice president and chief supply chain officer of SpartanNash in a statement. “When food is traveling fewer miles, everyone wins – our customers, our consumers and our planet.”

SpartanNash is forming strategic alliances with logistics partners to improve efficiency and service for its growing network of customers. These partnerships drive supply chain efficiencies, saving an estimated one million gallons of diesel annually and representing the equivalent of more than 100 tankers of gasoline, energy for more than 1,000 homes for one year, or more than 20,000 barrels of oil.