All Food waste articles
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NewsTesco Lincoln store handed one-star hygiene rating after food waste left rotting
Inspectors from City of Lincoln Council visited the Tesco Extra store on Wragby Road on 15 July after receiving complaints
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Comment & OpinionEnding food waste is within our grasp, with real collaboration
On the International Day of Food Awareness and Loss, Gonzalo Muñoz and Lisa Moon argue a billion-tonne problem is solvable – if governments and businesses act together
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Comment & OpinionPeople are questioning recycling. Now’s the time to show it’s worth it
Wrap’s research shows public trust in recycling is falling, especially among younger audiences. Proof, not just prompts, is what rebuilds confidence, says Lucy Graham, marketing manager at Wrap
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NewsDike & Son sells 92% of reduced stock through Gander in record week
The latest results mark its highest sell-through rate since joining Gander in February, up from around 73%, selling 1,200 of the 1,310 products it had reduced that week
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NewsIceland Foods to use AI to calculate yellow label markdowns and cut food waste
The technology, from Retail Insight, save store staff time and ‘protect margins’ on products, by ensuring that close to expiry lines are identified more quickly
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NewsBooths hopes ‘market-style’ loose produce bays will help cut food waste
By increasing the amount of loose veg it sells, Booths hopes to cut food waste and improve choice
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NewsTesco, Sainsbury’s and M&S launch ‘game-changing’ AI truck collaboration
Collaboration between retailers and suppliers uses spare capacity in delivery trucks
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Louis Hockton de Castañeda, senior partnerships specialist, Too Good To Go
‘Seeing first-hand the impact the app could have on a single bakery gave me a much more tangible understanding of the business’
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NewsTesco’s Olio food waste partnership hits 100 million meals
Tesco began a trial with Olio across 250 stores in 2019, and in 2020 rolled out the partnership nationally
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NewsM&S offering cut-price surplus bakery products on Too Good To Go app
From today, over 350 M&S Food stores will offer Too Good To Go ‘surprise bags’ made up of surplus bakery products for customers to collect at the end of each day
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NewsNeighbourly launches ‘participation badge’ for partner retailers
Shoppers can scan the mark to find information on the food banks and other community causes that benefit from the surplus of retailers including Marks & Spencer, Aldi, Lidl and Sainsbury’s
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NewsAsda creates new cereal product for families in food poverty
The donation is part of Asda’s partnership with the food industry body Alliance Food Sourcing and redistribution charity Felix
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NewsSupermarket bosses unite to make Alliance Food Sourcing poverty appeal
Bosses at Sainsbury’s, Tesco, M&S, Waitrose and Morrisons called for for companies to support the industry’s Alliance Food Sourcing efforts
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NewsGail’s hails waste reduction and charitable impacts of Craft Community network
Craft Community is a network of farmers, growers and producers who have developed more than 50 products while reducing waste, and supporting regenerative and responsible farming practices
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NewsLidl extends work with Olio food sharing app to 200 stores
Lidl said its work so far with Olio had saved around 1,200kg of food from going to waste a week
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NewsSupermarkets ‘overlooking’ essential small charities, report finds
Lidl and Neighbourly surveyed around 900 charities and found 95% thought smaller, less visible causes were being overlooked
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NewsSouthern Co-op expands Gander rollout across Welcome franchise estate
The society began rolling out Gander across the franchise estate in September, with 12 stores now live overall
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NewsSupermarket food poverty campaign smashes record
The collaboration is co-ordinated by the industry’s Alliance Food Sourcing operation
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Comment & OpinionA billion meals go to waste every year – here’s how we fix it
Every year, enough food goes to waste to feed every child in the UK for a month. This group of CEOs from the community redistribution sector believes more needs to be done to rescue it
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NewsRedistribution charities announce ‘historic’ food surplus collaboration
The seven main redistribution organisations have signed a ‘covenant’ that will look to turn their separate organisations into a joined-up network