All Food waste articles – Page 23
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NewsNearly 90% of consumers would eat wonky fruit and veg, according to new survey
Despite these findings, up to 40% of fruit and veg grown globally is going to waste, with misshapen products are often rejected
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NewsWaitrose to remove best before dates on 500 products to tackle food waste
From September, the supermarket will remove dates on produce such as root vegetables, grapes, citrus and apples, as well as indoor plants
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Comment & OpinionHow wonky fruit & veg could solve the UK’s food waste problem
Dash got into hot water with Transport for London this month for our #lovewonky campaign
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NewsInquiry to expose ‘shambolic’ handling of food sector during pandemic
The first stage of Hallett’s inquiry will focus on how well prepared the government was for the crisis
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NewsScottish Wholesale Association appoints Ylva Haglund as head of sustainability & engagement
She joins SWA after most recently holding the position of campaigns manager at Zero Waste Scotland
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NewsSupply chain crisis leads to 60% increase in food waste in just six months
According to a new study by Sodexo, more than a third of businesses admitted to deprioritising food waste due to the ongoing challenges in the supply chain
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NewsFood redistribution app sees demand soar as cost of living crisis bites
Since January, the anti-waste app has seen more than 100% growth each month in demand for bags of surplus groceries
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NewsWrap CEO Marcus Gover to stand down after six years
Gover said the environmental challenges facing the industry had “never been greater”
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NewsM&S ditches best before dates on fruit & veg
The retailer is removing best before dates from the labels of over 300 fresh produce items and replacing them with a code system
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Comment & OpinionWasting food during a cost of living crisis is a black mark on our retail industry
Two million UK adults claim to have gone without food for a whole day because they couldn’t afford to eat, says Tessa Clarke, co-founder and CEO of Olio
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NewsFood industry saved 250 million meals from going to waste in 2021
From 2020 to 2021, the increase of 14,500 tonnes was equal to food worth over £45m, or enough to provide 34 million meals
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NewsFood charity organisations ‘hamstrung’ by soaring fuel and energy costs
Rampant fuel and energy prices are hindering food distribution networks’ operations
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NewsIceland partners with sharing app Olio to redistribute surplus food from 1,000 stores
Olio users can use the app now to get Iceland food products nearing the end of their shelf life for free
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Comment & OpinionWhy it’s important to maintain your brand values in a global market
It was an honour to take home Exporter of the Year, but it also got me thinking about the responsibilities – and challenges – for brands like ours who sell outside the UK
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NewsFareShare partners with KFC to distribute millions of meals
Move follows a successful eight-month trial at 20 KFC restaurants in the Midlands, the north east and Essex
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NewsGrocer Gold Awards 2022: Waste Not Want Not award
A fruitful new partnership has scooped the prize for food redistribution charity The Bread & Butter Thing
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NewsMüller’s Milk & More partners with zero-waste supermarket Good Club
The tie-up will see the service sell 10 breakfast-focused Good Club products
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NewsEG Group stops one million meals from going to waste in UK with Too Good To Go
The forecourt giant said the milestone highlighted its ongoing commitment to reducing food waste
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NewsLidl strives to increase nutritional variety of donations as more people turn to food banks
The discounter has selected 30 long-life food lines, modelled using the NHS Eatwell Guide to a balanced diet, and signposted them as ‘Good to Give’
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NewsUK’s ‘rigid’ border policy fuelling inflation, industry warns
Fresh produce is being particularly affected by congestion at ports