All Food waste articles – Page 25
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Comment & OpinionDefunding food waste efforts is disastrous for society and climate
FareShare is concerned over the future of the annual £5m Food Waste Fund, which government has yet to commit to for another year
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NewsFood waste app Olio raises $43m to boost global growth
As well as targeting key Latin American, Northern European and Asian markets, the money will be used to rapidly accelerate the rollout of Olio’s Food Waste Heroes programme in the UK
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NewsWrap report: Better on-farm food waste data could significantly boost profits
The sustainability charity found data collection and measurement of food waste was ’negligible’ at farm level
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NewsFareShare urges government to extend Food Waste Fund with new campaign
The food redistribution charity said that without the government’s continued financial support, around 53 million meals worth of food a year would be wasted
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NewsBooker teams up with FareShare and Olio to redistribute surplus food
Booker launched a trial in 11 cash & carry depots and two distribution centres in Januar
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NewsJolly Hog moves into ham with FareShare tie-up
The launch includes a commitment by The Jolly Hog to donate 50,000 packs of the ham to FareShare every year
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NewsHousehold food waste on rise as pandemic restrictions ease
Food waste in July 2021 was on par with pre-pandemic levels at 19.7%
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NewsTesco and Olio partnership saved over five million meals in a year
Tesco says the impact of the partnership has ‘exceeded all our expectations’
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NewsCentral England Co-op to save 230,000 meals a year with Too Good To Go
The rollout of Too Good To Go follows a six-week trial earlier this year
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NewsDash Water and Beavertown join forces to launch new hard seltzer
Beavertown was “really interested in creating the spirit that could be the basis of the hard seltzer, then drawing on us for the fruit extracts and flavouring”, said Dash co-founder Jack Scott
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NewsGousto to reroute undeliverable meal kits to the vulnerable through FareShare
Meal kits that cannot be delivered to customers will instead be taken by Gousto’s courier partner DPD to a FareShare warehouse
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NewsShell rescues 38 tonnes of food with Too Good To Go partnership
Shell expects to have saved 120 tonnes of food by the end of the year.
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NewsJohn Lewis and Waitrose to donate four million healthy snacks to families across the UK
Source: Waitrose JLP will be working with charity network FareShare and Waitrose farmers and suppliers The John Lewis Partnership is donating four million healthy meals to children and families in need over the summer. The group will be working with charity network FareShare and two key fruit ...
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NewsPrinces commits to global carbon neutrality by 2030
The target was set as part of its ‘2030 Green Goals’ initiative, which will focus on reducing carbon emissions and food waste
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NewsAngus Soft Fruits claims ‘UK first’ with 100% rPET punnets
The Scottish company has made the innovation with its packaging supplier Waddington Europe
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Analysis & FeaturesThe real food system changes we’re likely to see in the wake of the National Food Strategy
Supermarkets have backed Dimbleby’s call for transparent reporting, but there are signs it may put them on a collision course with suppliers
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NewsBerry growers fear empty shelves could end summer promotional activity
During the summer, retailers often run larger pack sizes and promotional activity when crops suddenly become available in large quantities
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NewsDimbleby’s fruit & veg plan risks 600,000 tonnes of extra food waste, claims Wrap
Source: Tesco Henry’s Dimbleby’s plan to boost fresh fruit & veg intake risks increasing food waste by 600,000 tonnes a year, according to experts at Wrap. The organisation told The Grocer that while it backed Dimbleby’s move for healthier and more sustainable food, as well as greater ...
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Comment & OpinionAre Wrap’s new climate change pledges enough to rally industry and make meaningful change?
Wrap’s report is set to point to huge changes in transport, energy, food waste policies and land use
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NewsFood waste one billion tonnes higher than thought, claims WWF/Tesco report
The report, Driven to Waste, claims an estimated 2.5 billion tonnes of food goes uneaten around the world