All Food waste articles – Page 14
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NewsSupermarkets go cold on Little Blue Fridge food waste logo
Backed by the FSA and Defra the logo was intended to save tens of millions of pounds-worth of household food going to waste every year
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NewsFareShare strikes deal with Premier Foods amid rising food poverty concerns
The five-year deal will see Premier donate surplus food to the redistribution network
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Jack Simpkin, operations manager, The Cookaway
Jack wants to use his language skills and passion to take his brand global
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Comment & OpinionTransforming the global food system is key to tackling climate change
As a result of discussions at COP27, I am hopeful more countries and businesses will prioritise work on food waste reduction and food system change, says Richard Swannell, acting CEO at Wrap
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NewsLindsay Boswell to step down as CEO at food redistribution charity FareShare
Boswell this week announced he would step down from the helm of FareShare, a role he has held since 2010
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Comment & OpinionFood is finally taking centre stage at COP27 – and waste is high on the agenda
We cannot reach net zero without transforming the way we produce, distribute and consume food, says Ignacio Gavilan, director of sustainability at Consumer Goods Forum and Viktoria de Bourbon de Parme, food & agriculture transformation lead at World Benchmarking Alliance
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NewsTesco gives shoppers advice about reducing unnecessary food purchases
A YouGov survey found 92% of shoppers don’t know what they have in their kitchens before they venture to a supermarket
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NewsBumper brassica crops ‘won’t stop growing’ after mild autumn weather
According to Riverford Organic Farmers, crops have become so confused by the weather in the south west that they’ve grown too fast and too quickly
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Analysis & FeaturesWonka or Plonka? The risks of cost-saving food reformulation
As the cost of living crisis intensifies, suppliers are increasingly reformulating their products to contain cheaper ingredients. However, the tactic risks pushing away loyal shoppers
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NewsOne in 10 low-income Londoners has under £3 a day to spend on food
Four in 10 parents to children of ages 18 or under in London with an income of under £20,000 said they had skipped meals or not bought food for themselves
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NewsTesco and WWF call for government to act on farm food waste scandal
The report comes amid fears the UK’s plans to tackle food waste are being slowed down by the economic situation
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Comment & OpinionOnly innovative challengers can help retailers hit sustainability targets
Resetting our relationship with consumption is vital if we’re to avoid the impending climate crisis, says Tim Keaveney, co-founder at Homethings
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Comment & OpinionWhy Abel & Cole is ditching ‘compostable’ plastics
Research has shown compostable plastic can only break down under very specific conditions, says Hugo Lynch, sustainability project manager at Abel & Cole
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NewsFood price crisis plunges millions into hunger for first time
A survey of 9,500 charities found 90% had seen a rise in demand for their services, with almost 30% seeing it double
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NewsPrinces survey shows shoppers planning to buy more canned goods
Those planning to buy more canned goods cited lower prices and longer shelf lives as key motivations for doing so, found a survey of over 1,000 consumers by Princes
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NewsIRI links with FareShare to boost food redistribution efforts
The business will share its capabilities in big data, analytics and insights with FareShare to ‘drive new efficiencies in its business’
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Comment & OpinionTough times are ahead, but brands shouldn’t waste a good crisis
Founders and CEOs have to strike a delicate balancing act between driving forward the business and sticking to the values that made them
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NewsCentral England Co-op saves over 100,000 meals with Too Good To Go
The amount saved equates to 250,000 kg of CO2 emissions, the equivalent of CO2 emitted from 49 flights around the world
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NewsCity Harvest appoints Sarah Calcutt as CEO
Calcutt replaces outgoing CEO David Carter, who took over from co-founder Laura Winningham last year
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NewsFood banks warn government they are ‘overstretched and exhausted’
Donations from supermarket customers and the levels of surplus going to redistribution charities have also been hit by the economic situation