All Food waste articles – Page 39
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NewsHolland & Barrett sets out stall to eliminate food waste
The health food retailer is aiming to sell around 370,000 items each year with expired best before dates
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NewsPandemic putting more food ‘at risk of going to landfill’
Retailer range reviews, coupled with unpredictable demand and foodservice closures, are driving high volumes of excess stock, according to the CEO of a new retail chain specialising in clearance
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NewsSupermarkets launch major hunger initiatives for Christmas
Tesco and Asda have both launched huge schemes to support UK food redistribution charities
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NewsSaputo adopts Doy packs for Cathedral City grated variants
It said the new packs also offered “improved functionality and shelf presence”
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NewsFood waste: Government urged to target companies shirking transparency
A new report by Feedback warns that less than 10% of major food businesses have committed to full transparency
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NewsMorrisons saves 100 tonnes of food waste via customer app
Morrisons’ partnership with Too Good to Go has been used to redistribute the equivalent of 100,000 meals in the past 12 months
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Comment & OpinionCould child food poverty inaction be the final straw for Boris Johnson?
Food Strategy author Henry Dimbleby yesterday urged the government to “act immediately” to tackle child hunger
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Comment & OpinionHow sustainable do brands need to be in the eco-conscious era?
Customer expectations are growing, and they’re increasingly influencing purchase decisions, says Harry Walker, industry head of grocery retail at Google
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Comment & OpinionSchool meals shouldn’t be a political football: kids have the right to eat
The government might have thought Marcus Rashford would go away. He won’t
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NewsFareShare renews donations appeal ahead of ‘winter of hunger’
Charity heaped praise on the response of companies such as Asda, Sainsbury’s and XPO Logistics
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NewsWrap to become ‘harder hitting’ with food waste campaigning
Wrap said unlike the war on plastic, the campaign against consumer food waste had failed to properly connect with younger people
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NewsTesco launches new campaign to help consumers slash food waste
Tesco has worked on a waste reduction trial with environment charity Hubbub
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NewsMedia exaggerated panic buying claims government report
The government has denied being unprepared for the impact of the Covid crisis on the food supply chain
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NewsFood waste app launches scratch and sniff ‘smell-by’ labels
Too Good To Go is seeking to educate consumers on when to throw food away, instead of relying on best-before dates
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NewsFood companies join mentoring programme on waste for future industry leaders
Spearheaded by food surplus redistribution organisation Company Shop Group, the Luminary Programme is billed as a first of its kind mentoring scheme for industry leaders
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s happened to food waste in a Covid-19 world?
The pandemic has brought the issue of food waste to a head. So how has the industry adapted, and what is it doing as the government threatens mandatory reporting?
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NewsFareShare urges government not to cut off food surplus funds
So far the funding has provided an additional 29.5 million meals for vulnerable people
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NewsJames Hall adds stores to successful Too Good To Go food waste trial
The Spar wholesaler has sold 459 bags of surplus stock in just two weeks
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NewsTalks on mandatory food waste reporting ‘active’ again after coronavirus pause
Almost 200 companies and trade bodies were represented in talks last week, led by the department and Wrap
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NewsWrap plans Food Waste Action Week for March 2021
Wrap said it also intended to focus on the link between food waste and climate change