Many of our customers that are interested in the MyGo Containers™ are motivated by the three : Reduce – Reuse – Recycle. Changing out to a reusable carry out container immediately reduces your use of disposable to-go packaging by implementing a reusable solution in its place. And in the current foodservice environment created by the pandemic, many commercial and institutional foodservice operations had to quickly pivot to deliver carryout foods because indoor dining was shut down.
With this quick change, the focus was on meeting demand and now that customers are getting their meals, the focus is dealing with the aftermath from the changes. The most challenging of issue is the significant amount of non-food waste an all carry-out food service operation can create. Reusable containers can address this issue, especially for applications like college and university campuses that operate like their own complete ‘eco-system’ and have had find ways to deal with the increase in trash.
With these two challenges at the forefront, making the switch to reusable to-go carry out containers is usually not driven by the benefit of saving money. And yet, saving money will happen. We’ve modeled two different scenarios of use to demonstrate just how quickly you can see a positive return on investment(ROI) when changing to reusable.
First, here are the assumptions we used in our model:
• We choose the MyGo-1001, the large three compartment reusable to-go container. The price on this container is $4.65 each. All MyGo Containers™ are sold by the case, and ship 24/case.
• The price on a disposable 3-compartment styrofoam container, when bought in bulk is estimated at just $0.10, that is based on a $20/case price for a case of $200. This is a lower price than we found on one of the most competitive restaurant supply websites available so our comparison would accurately represent a competitively bid, large bulk purchase.
• Comparing the figures above, you see that for the price of (100) MyGo Containers™, you could purchase (465) Foam Containers. To simplify the math, we use single unit pricing: for the price of (1) MyGo Containers™, you could purchase (46-1/2) Foam Containers. On your 47th use of the MyGo Container™, you start saving money
The first model is aggressive; this is for a residential application where customers are being served three meals a day, seven days a week. In this application, a MyGo Container™ would be used 3 times a day and you would reach your 47th use with your second meal on the 16th day. In this model, you would start seeing a positive ROI in less than 3 weeks.
The second model is for moderate use; this would be a program where customers are provided two meals a day, five days a week. In this application, a MyGo Container™ would be used only 10 times weekly. And yet, even with moderate use, you would start to see a positive ROI in the beginning of the 5th week.
How quickly will you start saving money by switching to reusable to-go containers?
Even with moderate use, you would begin saving money within a month of switching from MyGo Containers™. For the sake of our model, you just can’t start in February since it’s a short month, but you get the idea. Reuse has a positive ROI on the bottom line as well as on the environment. MyGo Containers™ offer you sustainability without sacrifices for a greener tomorrow.
