Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news!

Subscribe I am already a subscriber

You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker).

As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.
Thanks!

Click here for a guide on disabling your adblocker.

Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news!

Subscribe I am already a subscriber
in collaboration with Urban Crop Solutions (Belgium)

IKEA launches vertical farming pilot at Malmö store

“We are continuously exploring how we can contribute to a better, greener and tastier future. By making healthier and sustainable food more accessible and affordable for many people,” said Sara Segergren, Project portfolio leader at IKEA, Ingka Group Sustainability.

In collaboration with Urban Crop Solutions, the company is growing a variety of greens inside the container farm. The container farm is a product of the Belgium-based company, enabling to grow a wide variety of greens in a CEA space. The pilot takes place at IKEA’s Malmö store in Sweden.


The pilot farm in IKEA's Malmö store 

Through the pilot, IKEA would like to introduce its clients to sustainable growing and supply the greens to its restaurant. This summer, the company will use the freshly grown greens for salads that are served in its restaurant.

“This will not only result in delicious, fresh, locally grown greens that IKEA visitors can enjoy,” notes Aniol Salvador Soy, Project Leader at IKEA, Ingka Group Sustainability. “More importantly, it will also contribute to our ambition to become people and planet positive by 2030.” IKEA aims to achieve this by using fewer natural resources compared to conventional growing methods.

For more information:
Ingka Sustainability, IKEA
www.ingka.com/sustainability 

For more information:
Urban Crop Solutions
Grote Heerweg 67, 8791 Beveren-Leie (Waregem), Belgium
800 Brickell Avenue 1100 Suite, Miami (FL 33131), USA
+32 56 96 03 06
[email protected]
[email protected]
urbancropsolutions.com