Since 2019, Lutsk Foods and Vetropack have been working together to bring natural Ukrainian products to markets across Europe, the USA, Japan and beyond.
When Vetropack’s plant in Hostomel resumed operations in 2023, direct deliveries to Lutsk Foods also restarted, strengthening local supply chains and supporting Ukrainian industry.
Today, 90 percent of their products are filled in glass, with distribution spanning global export markets. Vetropack currently supplies colourless glass jars for 16 different Lutsk Foods products. They include a wide range of special tomato-based sauces, a ketchup for children, and a mayonnaise preparation. These ready-to-consume products contain valuable vitamins and micronutrients, and they are simple to use in cooking. The glass packaging is exceptionally environment-friendly, but that’s not all. It also enables thermal treatment, which allows the required sterilisation and completely eliminates the need for any preservatives.
“Vetropack is the right partner for us, and they also help us to move forward in terms of sustainability,” said Anna Polishchuk, Chief Operating Officer at Lutsk Food. “Thanks to Vetropack’s advanced technology and optimised processes, we save huge amounts of CO2 throughout the entire value chain.
“That’s because we sell our products directly as well as indirectly, and we also serve the hospitality industry and various export markets. Our marketing specialists keep a close watch on the Ukrainian and global markets and, when the time is right, they collaborate with the food technologists to prepare new products, for which we’ll be considering more glass packaging products from Vetropack. The situation continues to be challenging, but both our companies are highly quality-conscious, and we are already working on joint plans for the future.”
This is what long-term collaboration looks like: shared quality standards, local sourcing and forward-looking sustainability goals, even under difficult conditions.