Oryx Desert Salt has a vision: to be the world’s leading supplier of ethical, locally produced, pure, unprocessed, health-giving Desert salt from the Kalahari; and to harvest and package the salt in an ecologically-aligned way.
‘We’re always looking for ways to reduce the ecological impact of our packaging,’ says Samantha Skyring, CEO. ‘Which is why we’re super-excited to launch our brand new biodegradable packaging for three of our product ranges, all printed with certified toxic-free ink.’
Their mini Travel Salt and Pepper shakers are popular and occupy an important niche in their range; nevertheless, it troubled the Oryx Desert Salt team that these were made of plastic. The 10g salt shaker and 5g pepper shaker are now available in attractive mini paper-tubes. ‘Not only are they eco-friendly,’ smiles Sam, ‘they’re also incredibly cute and practical!’
The Oryx Braai Salt with its glass bottle and plastic shaker top, has also had a packaging and name revamp and is now available in a sleek, red 200g paper-tube with a revolving shaker top and renamed BBQ for our international customers. Similarly, the Oryx FINE Salt shaker finds its place on the shelf in a stylish 350g white paper-tube, with a cardboard shaker top.
The new biodegradable paper-tube packaging is in line with Oryx Desert Salt’s #RefillNotLandfill philosophy; they sell smart refill boxes alongside their reusable glass grinders with long-lasting ceramic grinder heads. Oryx has also decided not to use lamination, to support their minimalist ‘paper, not plastic’ approach for their shaker product range.
Oryx Desert Salt is a well-established South African brand, known for producing natural, pollution-free salt sourced from the pristine Kalahari Desert. Deep within the desert, lies a remote saltpan where crystal salt is harvested from underground streams running through ancient Dwyka rock formations tested to be 280-300 million years old, and then sun-dried under the hot Kalahari sun. The result is a 100% pure, naturally organic, nutritious salt.
Oryx Desert Salt is sustainable, coming from an ever-renewable and self-replenishing source in the Kalahari. Refillable, stylish, glass bottles with long-lasting ceramic grinder heads (so no plastic particles are ground into food!) encourage customers to refill their grinders over and over by buying value-for-money refill boxes.
Spot the iconic Oryx horns on restaurant tables and in retail stores nationwide in South African and planned to launch in the UK in 2024.
