NATURE“ Our factory in Arras brings together all the core ingredients for Häagen-Dazs’ s recipe for success – manufacturing, innovation and sustainability. Our site sends zero waste to landfill and is almost entirely energy self-sufficient.”
Decarbonising the Häagen-Dazs plant“ Our decarbonisation strategy covers energy efficiency, energy infrastructure and action across the wider dairy supply chain,” Nicolas explains. Between 2023 and 2025, the company invested € 7m( US $ 8.2m) in infrastructure.
The team have halved this site’ s natural gas needs by optimising its cleaning facilities and installing high-temperature heat pumps. These both recover energy and heat buildings. The site’ s existing methaniser was also optimised alongside the installation of a dual-energy boiler.
More than 90 % of the site’ s gas consumption now comes from its own biogas production and the teams’ ambition is to raise this to be as selfsufficient as possible.
The recipe for premium ice cream Häagen-Dazs ice cream is known for being high quality, and this was certainly proved in the tasting session they treated us to. After raw materials are mixed, pasteurised and homogenised, the base is sent to the freezer. Batches are churned slowly to minimise the amount of air whipped in, giving it a dense texture.
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