Our Elisenlebkuchen – sustainably packaged

The classic Elisenlebkuchen can hardly be improved, but the packaging needed an update:

Bye-bye, plastic!

Our gingerbread is packaged in a compostable foil made from renewable raw materials (cellulose and corn starch), which keeps it fresh for at least 4 months.

Why we decided on a film made from renewable raw materials instead of cheaper plastic? Should the foil ever leave the recycling cycle and accidentally end up in the environment, it will also decompose over time, but end up as soil and no animal will die from eating the foil.

Contemporary design

You can always gift Lebkuchen from Nuremberg, but it's even better if they're packaged unique and reusable. Our exclusively illustrated paper tin is a year-round eye-catcher.

Designed in collaboration with international illustrators, their lovingly drawn characters bring our vision of a colorful, sustainable world to life - the perfect gift to literally turn the heads of friends, relatives or customers.

Instead of the traditional tinplate box, we opted for a decorative box made of paper. Both materials are recyclable, but for every kilogram of packaging weight, paper emits 0.53 kg and tinplate 3.11 kg of CO2 emissions.

Our packaging is

Plastikfrei, PLA-frei

CO2-compensated whenever possible

Recyclable & reusable

Recycled paper first, whenever possible

95% manufactured in Germany

Illustrated by fairly paid international artists

Every week, starting in October our original Elisenlebkuchen are produced by our family bakery in Burgebrach, 45 minutes away from Nuremberg. We only use the best ingredients and enjoy the craftsmanship – and you can taste it. The Lebkuchen are packaged as sustainably as currently possible in organic film made from renewable raw materials.

Yes, all of our Lebkuchen are vegan. Unlike conventional Elisenlebkuchen, we do not use eggs or honey for our vegan Lebkuchen.

Our mission is to offer Lebkuchen in modern and sustainable packaging, which is why we use a compostable foil made from renewable materials and an illustrated, recyclable cardboard tin. This generates significantly fewer CO2 emissions during production than a tin can. While plenty of traditional ones are already available – we like it fresh and chic!

All the foils used for wrapping our Pfeffer & Frost products is 100% certified biodegradable.

We’re currently using two different types of foil: The older version is not suitable for home composting, as it will only decompose at higher temperatures. The newer version of Pfeffer & Frost foil can be composted at home. Check the label on your Lebkuchen to find out which is the case.

Otherwise, the foil needs to go in the general househould waste, as the food waste system in Germany is not yet set up to process modern bioplastics.

You could reuse the tin as a gift box. Other creative uses we’ve heard of: storage for spices, teabags, sweets and other small items – or even a hiding place for condoms! ;D Some upcycling ideas we have already collected for you.

If you really don't need it any more or if it got damaged over time just put it in the paper bin.

Auch wenn unsere Folien kompostierbar und dementsprechend zertifiziert sind, müssen laut Umweltbundesamt alle Verpackungen aus Kunststoff in der gelben Tonne beziehungsweise in dem gelben Sack entsorgt werden. Das gilt auch für biobasierte Kunststoffverpackungen. Sie dürfen keinesfalls in die Biotonne gegeben werden.

Quelle: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/biobasierte-biologisch-abbaubare-kunststoffe#haufig-gestellte-fragen-faq

Our product packaging, such as the jewelry box, the banderol and the gingerbread letter, as well as our shipping packaging including the parcel adhesive strip are made of paper. They can all be disposed of via the waste paper collection (container, blue bin, etc.).

Source: https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/abfall-projekte/produktverponsung-in-der-abfallwirtschaft/ Verpackungen/fragen- Answeren- Verpackungen- Verpackungsabfaelle#23-elektronische-marktplatze-und-fulfilment-unternehmen-was-ist-zu-beachten