Awards and Recognition

Here's Just A Few Of Our Accomplishments And Proudest PURPOD100® Moments

“Club Coffee is the first manufacturer to earn BPI certification for single serve pods. Diverting products associated with food residuals away from disposal is complicated, and BPI certification is a critical piece of the process, ensuring that items will break down in a timely manner in the appropriate composting environment, and not have a negative impact on the quality of the finished compost.”

Rhodes Yepsen, Executive Director – bpiworld.org

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Designed with the environment in mind, PURPOD100® is certified commercially compostable†.

March 28, 2019

PURPOD100® Featured in the The San Francisco Chronicle

We are excited to be amongst the industry leaders featured in Mediaplanet’s ‘Coffee Culture in America’ campaign, available now in The San Francisco Chronicle!

Highlighting the far-reaching impact coffee has on our society and environment, this campaign explores how influencers, private companies, individuals and even the NBA are using coffee to develop stronger connections to their communities and help make a positive difference in the world.

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June 14, 2018

PURPOD100® Featured in May 2018 Edition of Coffee Talk Magazine

Single serve coffee is under fire for its part in contaminating plastics and paper recycling across North America. Compostable single serve pods are emerging as an answer for recyclers and the taxpayers and consumers who pay for many recycling programs.

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April 3, 2018

PURPOD100® and Club Coffee Sponsors Specialty Coffee Expo’s Sustainability Initiatives

Over 10,000 specialty coffee professionals and enthusiasts travel to this event each year. That can amount to a lot of waste if sustainable options are not offered and encouraged. PURPOD100®, the world’s first certified compostable single serve coffee pod, is sponsoring the sustainability initiatives at this event this year.

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March 16, 2018

Club Coffee’s PURPOD100® Featured in Clean Innovation Stories by the Smart Prosperity Leaders’ Initiative

Smart Prosperity Leaders’ Initiative has selected PURPOD100® as one of their Clean Innovation Success Stories. PURPOD100® has brought Canadian clean innovation to the global doorstep within the coffee industry. PURPOD100®, the world’s first certified compostable coffee pod, marks a commitment by Club Coffee to continually innovate to accelerate Canada’s clean growth initiative.

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March 2, 2018

PURPOD100® Featured in Special PAC Connect Insert in Canadian Packaging Magazine

The Canadian Packaging Magazine recently focused on packaging innovations that are helping to address the environmental concerns over the use of single-serve coffee pods. A number of single serve coffee manufacturers were invited to contribute to the piece, including compostable and recyclable eco-options.

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May 4, 2017

PURPOD100® receives Gold in Sustainable Packaging Category at the PAC Canadian Leadership Awards 2017

Make more space on that trophy shelf, Club Coffee. PURPOD100® has earned yet another major award for Club Coffee – a Gold in the Sustainable Packaging category at the PAC Canadian Leadership Awards on May 2nd.

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April 24, 2017

Club Coffee’s PURPOD100® Finalist in PwC’s Vision to Reality Innovator of the Year Award

PwC Canada announced the list of finalists for the 2017 Vision to Reality (V2R): Innovator of the Year Award. This year’s award program was open to organizations of all sizes, industries and sectors whose innovative ideas have added value to people, business or society.

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April 1, 2017

Canada’s National Zero Waste Council Features PURPOD100®

Club Coffee’s PURPOD100® added to the National Zero Waste Council’s Featured Products List About the National Zero Waste Council Product Features The National Zero Waste Council has created a portfolio of Canadian products which take the entire lifecycle into account during design. These products are moving us towards a circular economy by minimizing waste.

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March 22, 2017

PURPOD100® Top 10 Most Innovative Products on B.C Shelves – Vancouver Sun

At last weekend’s Grocery & Specialty Food West exhibition at Vancouver Convention Centre, a panel of local food experts announced the Top 10 Most Innovative Products on B.C. the shelves of B.C. grocery stories. Ethical Bean was top of list featuring PURPOD100®.

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January 26, 2017

PURPOD100® – 2017 PAC Global Leadership Award Winner

PURPOD100® awarded two PAC Global Leadership Awards On January 25, 2017, PAC, Packaging Consortium held its Global Leadership Awards Gala at the Package Design Matters Conference in Bonita Springs, Florida. PAC partnered with Package Design Magazine to showcase leadership in new brand packages, brand revitalization, and packaging innovation.

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“Our network of compost facility owners appreciate that extra steps have been taken to field test the disintegration of the PurPod100TM in various composting processes, as spent coffee is a highly valued input for making great soils amendments."

Susan Thoman, Principal and Managing Director - compostmanufacturingalliance.com

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Designed with the environment in mind, PURPOD100® is certified commercially compostable†.

About PURPOD100®

Learn More About The World Of PURPOD100® Designed with the environment in mind, PURPOD100® is certified as commercially compostable†.

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Our Journey

A look into the thorough, multistep certification process of PURPOD100®.

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Sustainable Innovation

A commercially compostable† solution to traditional plastic and the partners who helped make it happen

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Innovating The Future

Today, you can enjoy PURPOD100® certified commercially compostable† coffee pods thanks to years of hard work and innovation. “What’s next on the horizon” you ask? Join us on our journey of sustainable discovery.

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