Reimagining farms in an urbanizing world.
01We’re taking a deep dive into the origins and outlook of our favorite dairy product.
02Fast fashion is out. Adventurous, sustainable, waste-based design is in.
03Ellen Callaway’s Recycled Beauty series shows the world just how beautiful recycling can be.
04It’s what's inside the wine bottle that counts. So what happens when you get rid of bottles and turn to boxes?
05One movement is teaching the world that it’s what’s on the inside that’s delicious.
06Reimagining farms in an urbanizing world.
07We’re taking a deep dive into the origins and outlook of our favorite dairy product.
08Fast fashion is out. Adventurous, sustainable, waste-based design is in.
09Ellen Callaway’s Recycled Beauty series shows the world just how beautiful recycling can be.
010It’s what's inside the wine bottle that counts. So what happens when you get rid of bottles and turn to boxes?
011One movement is teaching the world that it’s what’s on the inside that’s delicious.
012From dehydration to salting, smoking, and now aseptic packaging, the human quest to preserve food is still evolving today.
01Researchers have found that spinach is not only good for your heart, it could also one day be your heart.
02Behind every great innovation is a series of trials and errors that takes time and effort.
03Set to be the world’s first fully subterranean park, the Lowline is adding a whole new dimension to urban revitalization.
04A San Francisco startup has found a way to transform almost any two-acre plot into fertile farmland.
05From growing their own food to producing their own renewable energy, these communities are paving the way toward sustainable living.
06How community-focused infrastructure is helping rural dairy farmers and their local economies flourish.
07As a solution to end world hunger, one scientist’s science-fictionesque vision may soon become a reality.
08The engineering marvel you grew up with (and didn’t
even know it).
How a humble paper carton was able to replace glass milk bottles for good.
010For the growing number of people with food allergies, a new kind of device is making life a little easier.
011From dehydration to salting, smoking, and now aseptic packaging, the human quest to preserve food is still evolving today.
012Researchers have found that spinach is not only good for your heart, it could also one day be your heart.
013Behind every great innovation is a series of trials and errors that takes time and effort.
014Set to be the world’s first fully subterranean park, the Lowline is adding a whole new dimension to urban revitalization.
015A San Francisco startup has found a way to transform almost any two-acre plot into fertile farmland.
016From growing their own food to producing their own renewable energy, these communities are paving the way toward sustainable living.
017How community-focused infrastructure is helping rural dairy farmers and their local economies flourish.
018As a solution to end world hunger, one scientist’s science-fictionesque vision may soon become a reality.
019The engineering marvel you grew up with (and didn’t
even know it).
How a humble paper carton was able to replace glass milk bottles for good.
021For the growing number of people with food allergies, a new kind of device is making life a little easier.
022Changing the way we drink.
01Chefs, entrepreneurs, and others are helping us eat our way out of a food waste crisis.
02As rainfall becomes less predictable, these Lazarus-like plants offer hope in a drying world.
03Between overpopulation and overconsumption, resource scarcity is a global issue. So what can we do about it?
04A global trust is storing seeds in an underground vault to ensure their survival—and it’s already paying off.
05How climate change, our eating habits, and other factors are pushing foods toward extinction–and what we can do about it.
06Changing the way we drink.
07Chefs, entrepreneurs, and others are helping us eat our way out of a food waste crisis.
08As rainfall becomes less predictable, these Lazarus-like plants offer hope in a drying world.
09Between overpopulation and overconsumption, resource scarcity is a global issue. So what can we do about it?
010A global trust is storing seeds in an underground vault to ensure their survival—and it’s already paying off.
011How climate change, our eating habits, and other factors are pushing foods toward extinction–and what we can do about it.
012It all started in the 1940s, with the search for a better way to package milk.
Something that could protect what was inside—and the people who drank it—by keeping it safe and stable, even when refrigeration wasn’t available. Something efficient, with a minimized impact on the environment.
“Doing something that nobody else had done before is actually quite hard.”
What we set out to do had never been done, and it took a decade of development to create the first paper-based package that could do what we had in mind. Even the way we planned to fill it (and keep it safe, healthy, and free of bacteria in the process) presented a puzzle that eventually became one of our hallmarks.
Our aseptic cartons were considered one of the most important food innovations of the 20th century.
It was an enormous challenge. But it’s how we created the first Tetra Pak carton package, the distinctive tetrahedron-shaped packaging that inspired our name with its simple, efficient design.
For over half a century, we’ve been creating carton packaging that can safely and sustainably hold liquid food—including milk, of course—to meet the needs of hundreds of millions of people every day.
Today, we’re able to get food to people everywhere, protecting them by protecting what’s inside, with only minimal impact on our environment.
At Tetra Pak, we protect what’s good.
We still abide by our founding philosophy, the idea that packaging should save more—food and resources—than it costs. It's a way of thought that matters even more today than when we started
out—and one which will matter even more tomorrow.
All over the world, people are hard at work in small ways on the things that matter to all of us most, from the environment around us to the food that fuels us.
They’re changing how we raise, consume, and think about food, how we care for ourselves and our resources, and they’re sharing the kind of ideas that will change our future for the better.
They’re doing it at the grassroots, quietly and without fanfare.
We’re sharing their stories.
At Groundwork, we’re giving them the attention they deserve: yours. We’re sharing their stories so you can, too.
It’s just one small way you can make an impact. Because when it comes to innovation, inspiration, and changing the world, sometimes one good idea, shared, is all it takes.
Spread the word.
Know someone who’s doing their part to change our world from the ground up?
When Dr. Ruben Rausing invented a new way to package milk, he probably didn’t realize he’d just changed the world.
It didn’t take long to figure out that these cartons were perfect for packaging more than milk. Today, airtight, shelf-stable Tetra Pak® cartons are used around the world to keep juice, water, soup, olive oil, nutritional shakes, vegetables, and more safe and sound.
Tetra Pak cartons use multiple layers of materials to ensure nothing gets in or out of the package. The cartons are made mostly of paperboard, with thin layers of plastic and aluminum working together to keep light, oxygen, and bacteria out, meaning no contamination and no preservatives needed. Ever.
By protecting the integrity of the product, the carton preserves both the taste of the food and all the essential nutrients stored inside.
In fact, Tetra Pak cartons have a better package-to-product ratio than an egg. By using just the right amount of material, Tetra Pak can ensure maximum product protection while using minimal resources.
Protecting our environment, our food sources, and our natural resources is an essential part of preserving our shared future. That’s why Tetra Pak is committed to using renewable materials—natural resources that replenish over time—and meeting environmentally friendly manufacturing standards.
100% of the paperboard in Tetra Pak cartons is Forest Stewardship Council Chain of Custody certified, meaning all of it can be traced back to responsibly managed forests.
And after they’ve been recycled, the cartons can be turned into tissue, paper products, and green building materials.
All over the world, people are working in ways big and small on the things that matter most, from the environment around us to the food that fuels us.
With Groundwork, we're sharing those stories, and we're making it easy for you to do the same.