We aim to make a difference through our positive involvement in the communities where we live and do business, demonstrating through our actions that we are sensitive to health or environmental issues among others and that we work to be part of finding a sustainable solution.
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”August 2023″]
QBL Recycling Hub
Quality Beverages Limited (QBL), consolide son engagement en faveur de la protection de l’environnement et la planète pour les générations futures. L’entreprise, qui multiplie les actions et les investissements depuis 2014 pour réduire le volume de plastique utilisé dans la production de ses emballages, a procédé, le 9 août, à l’inauguration de son Recycling Hub, situé dans l’enceinte de l’usine.
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”Sport Activations 2022″]
Sport Activations 2022
Quality Beverages Ltd has always promoted a Healthy Lifestyle through sporting activities. For the year 2022, we had more than 20 sports events, touching 21000 people.
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[ts_milestone number=”20″ subject=”+ Events” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”Food Donations 2022″]
Food Donation 2022
Quality Beverages supporting the needy with Food donation through its partners Foodwise, JCI Curepipe and Faucon Flacq cycling club
[ts_milestone number=”36815″ subject=”Meals distributed” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”139″ subject=”Food packs donated” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”Blood Donations 2022″]
Blood Donation 2022
Quality Beverages supporting the society with blood collection through our partner JCI Curepipe.
[ts_milestone number=”459″ subject=”Pints collected” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”Octobre 2022″]
Cyclisme – Tour de Maurice 2022
Le Tour de Maurice, un événement phare du calendrier de la Fédération mauricienne de cyclisme, auquel est associé fièrement Quality Beverages Limited, depuis 2015. La compagnie soutient l’organisation de cette compétition en tant que fournisseur principal en eau de source, Vital et sponsorise également de la casquette du Tour ainsi que le maillot vert, à travers sa marque de margarines, Tara…
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”Octobre 2022″]
Tennis: 23e édition des Championnats Vital
Quality Beverages Ltd (QBL) est ravi de pouvoir apporter une nouvelle fois son soutien, à travers sa marque d’eau de source, Vital, à la Fédération mauricienne de tennis pour l’organisation de la 23e édition des Championnats Vital. Quelques 138 participants (toutes catégories confondues) dont 31 chez les dames ont répondu présent à ce rendez-vous, qui promet en termes de spectacles.
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”July 2022″]
Conservation de la forêt Ebony
Une trentaine d’employés de Quality Beverages Limited (QBL) se sont mobilisés, le 22 juin dernier, pour apporter leur contribution à la conservation de la forêt d’Ebony à Chamarel. Cette action s’insère dans le cadre de la démarche de l’entreprise à protéger et préserver l’environnement et aussi à combattre le changement climatique.
Cette initiative fait partie de la stratégie de développement durable de Currimjee Jeewanjee, qui s’est engagé en 2021 à restaurer et à préserver 0,5 hectare de la forêt d’Ebony pour les trois ans à venir, à travers un accord entre La Fondation Currimjee et Ebony Forest Ltd.
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”June 2022″]
22nd African Championships in Athletics
Quality Beverages Limited (QBL) has proudly partnered with the Mauritius Athletics Association (MAA) and organizing committee as the platinum sponsor for the 22nd edition of the African Senior Athletics Championships. QBL LTD thus reiterates its confidence in the MAA, which it has already supported for two decades, through its Vital brand.
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”November 2021″]
Sustainable Development :
New modern glass bottling line of Quality Beverages Ltd
Quality Beverages Ltd is fully committed to improving the impact of its operations on the environment. The company has invested more than Rs 220 million in a new bottling plant to meet the sustainability development goals. This new plant will help reduce energy consumption, improve bottling efficiency and productivity of the labour force. It also allows for paper labelling.
[ts_milestone number=”220″ subject=”Million rupees investment to meet the sustainability development goals” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”June 2020″]
Let’s clean our Oceans
As part of our environmentally conscious and sustainability initiative, Quality Beverages Ltd is proud to partner with Precious Plastic Mauritius to tackle the problem of plastic pollution on our beaches. Precious Plastic Mauritius is a grassroots initiative that started in Blue Bay and aims to save our Ocean from Plastic Pollution by organizing a series of activities to create life long behavioral changes in regards to plastic pollution
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”August 2019″]
Teaming up in the Eco-Fight
At Quality Beverages we are are environmentally-conscious in the production and
distribution of our products. We believe in the 3 Rs: RECYCLING, REUSING AND REDUCING.
That is why we are committed to educate children in these responsible practices.
To this end, we are proud to be the main sponsor of the Eco-Warriors mobile game
launched in September 2019 under the patronage of UNESCO.
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”July 2019″]
Jeux des îles de l’océan Indien 2019
Quality Beverages Ltd has always promoted a Healthy Lifestyle through sporting activities.
For this reason, we are proud to be the 1st sponsor of Jeux des îles de l’océan Indien (JIOI) 2019.
Through this sponsorship, we are committed to promote sports and make the Island Games a success.
[ts_milestone number=”2000″ subject=”athletes” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”14″ subject=”sports” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”7″ subject=”islands” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”June 2019″]
Planting activity of endemic plants at Ile-Aux-Aigrettes
Quality Beverages Ltd. and Margarine Industries Ltd. conducted their
first-ever planting activity of endemic plants at Ile-Aux-Aigrettes on Monday, 24th June
2019, incorporating the theme “Our drop for a more sustainable future” as part of the
organisations’ Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) that ensures our way of giving back
to the community and to the environment. The activity was attended by over 45 employees
from both companies.
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”November 2018″]
Blood Donation: Every drop counts
Quality Beverages Ltd organized a blood donation drive in collaboration with the Mauritius Blood Donors Association
on Tuesday, 13th November 2018 as part of its community engagement programmes.
The enthusiasm and selflessness of the team was evident through the smiles on all the faces and in particular
first-time donors who were excited to provide this amazing service to mankind.
[ts_milestone number=”15″ subject=”volunteers” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”115″ subject=”blood donors” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”100″ subject=”pints of blood collected” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”October 2018″]
Clean up of the Riviere Seche in Belle Rose
As part of our sustainability initiatives, a river-clean up activity was scheduled on Thursday, 25th October 2018.
This initiative is aimed to endeavor collaborative efforts to engage communities, as well as promoting
and creating ongoing awareness and education on protecting our water resources/ rivers.
This activity enhanced team spirit with a strong sense of duty to keep our surroundings safe and clean.
Moreover, it was wonderful to see that our riverside, had been restored to a site of beauty.
[ts_milestone number=”50″ subject=”volunteers” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”3″ subject=”teams” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”70″ subject=”bags of debris collected” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”March 2018″]
Marketing Impact Team (MIT)
During March 2018, we created a Marketing Impact Team which visited
our clients’ stores across the country with the objective of enhancing
our different products and brand visibility.
This effort was also the perfect opportunity to strengthen relationships
with our clients and bring employees together from different departments.
[ts_milestone number=”120″ subject=”employees involved” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”7″ subject=”departments” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”20″ subject=”routes covered” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”March 2018″]
50 years of independence!
On Friday 9th of March 2018, the employees of Quality Beverages
gathered at the front of the offices of Belle Rose to join in
the celebrations of the 50 years of independence of Mauritius.
The ceremony included the raising of the flag, a speech from the
directors, as well as snacks and beverages for all employees.
[ts_milestone number=”50″ subject=”years of independence” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”60″ subject=”+ years of operation” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”1955″ subject=”year of esablishment” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”December 2017″]
Mwa Mo Kontan Lari Bourbon
We are proud to announce that Pepsi was one of the official partners
of the Porlwi by Nature festival in 2017, bringing you a unique experience
at the Bourbon St with Mwa mo kontan lari Bourbon.
During this event, Porlwi showcased the local talent and creativity of our artists,
the adeptness of our craftsmen and the expertise of our engineers and technicians.
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”Contribution #5″]
SAVING MORE TREES
Quality Beverages has implemented a paper reduction program based on the 3 Rs:
(1) Reducing our paper consumption by limiting the amount of paper purchased,
(2) Reusing scrapped paper by placing trays next to copiers and printers for easy access,
and (3) Recycling paper that has been used and switching to buying recycled paper.
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”Commitment #4″]
ENCOURAGING A HEALTHY ACTIVE LIFESTYLE
At Quality Beverages we believe that what you drink is just as important as what you do
and we acknowledge that the first step towards good health is a healthy and active lifestyle.
For this reason, we have partnered with the Mauritius Sports Council (MSC),
the Mauritius Athletics Association (MAA),
and the Mauritius Tennis Federation (MTF) in order to promote healthy
lifestyle choices through different types of sports (swimming, athletics, football, tennis, etc.).
[ts_milestone number=”180″ subject=”football matches / season” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”60″ subject=”swimming courses” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”5″ subject=”cross country leagues” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”714000″ subject=”A4 Paper across the company” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”15000″ subject=”A4 reduction since Jul 16″ text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”15″ subject=”new recycling bins” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”Commitment #3″]
RECYCLING, REUSING and REDUCING
Quality Beverages aims to minimize pollution and the need for landfills
by (1) Recycling plastic (PET) and Glass bottles through selected partners,
(2) Reducing the amount of plastic used in our PET bottles through light weighting,
(3) Reusing and Reducing the reject rate of Polycarbonate bottles,
and (4) Reducing the disposal of plastic containers and bags.
Other initiatives include working with garden centers and schools
through the transformation of Polycarbonate bottles into flower pots.
[ts_milestone number=”1200000″ subject=”PET bottles recycled / year” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”50″ subject=”% polycarbonate bottles to be reused” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”14″ subject=”% less plastic in water bottles and 96 tons PET saved in 2016″ text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”Commitment #2″]
Reducing our carbon footprint
At Quality Beverages we have implemented a series of environmentally-conscious
initiatives in order to reduce our carbon footprint, which include:
Reducing the furnace oil consumption in our factory
and therefore releasing less gas impurities into the atmosphere.
Shifting to the provision of CO2 manufactured from bioethanol.
Reducing our petrol consumption by optimizing our route planning.
[ts_milestone number=”10″ subject=”% reduction of oil” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”21″ subject=”% less C02 emissions bioethanol” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”14″ subject=”% reduction of petrol” text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_heading style=”style-2″ text=”Commitment #1″]
REDUCING THE WATER CONSUMPTION
Quality Beverages has implemented an initiative which involves storing the backwash water
and allowing it to be reused internally for applications such as washrooms and yard cleaning.
This is an opportunity to reduce water consumption and costs,
with a consequent reduction in waste water volumes.
[ts_milestone number=”21000″ subject=”m³ of water consumption reduced in 2016″ text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”19″ subject=”% reduction in water consumption 2016″ text_color_style=”text-light”]
[ts_milestone number=”6000″ subject=”m³ of water reused / year” text_color_style=”text-light”]
