All Food waste articles – Page 4
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NewsGrowers hunt for buyers following UK Salads collapse
The Grocer understands the vast majority of the crop from UK Salads was intended for Aldi which will now be facing a significant shortfall
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NewsScotmid Co-op extends AI-powered price reduction tech deal
Scotmid has rolled out the technology to 300 stores across Scotland, Northern Ireland and the north of England
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ProfilesMy food & drink job: Liam Byrd, NPD assistant, Higgidy
‘Higgidy was on the other side of the river from where I grew up, and I could smell the delicious food being cooked when I walked my dog’ says NPD assistant Liam for British Pie Week 2024
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NewsSniffers Pet Care scores follow-on funding from PE backer Traditum
Pet treat supplier Sniffers Pet Care has secured an £850k investment to ramp up production at its Yorkshire factory
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Comment & OpinionDéjà vu Defra churns up food waste consultation… again
Will someone please call Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell to tell them the cameras are still rolling? It’s food waste Groundhog Day
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Analysis & FeaturesIs there too much competition among surplus food waste charities?
Food redistribution has ramped up in the UK, but are charities stuck in a competitive mindset and hampering efforts to help people in need?
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NewsDefra consults again with large companies on costs of mandatory food waste reporting
The call for evidence is being jointly carried out with Wrap, which has consistently stressed the need for mandatory reporting to effectively tackle food waste
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Comment & OpinionTimely food waste funding must be put to good use this time around
The funds will give the sector access to the biggest untapped source of food surplus in the sector
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Analysis & FeaturesMinette Batters upstages PM as she bats for farmers one last time
Rishi Sunak insisted government was ‘changing its culture’ around food
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NewsSunak confirms £15m food waste fund, after years of industry campaigning
The move was made as part of a series of announcements by Sunak to try to improve food security in the UK
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NewsCompostable packaging labelling experiment sees proper disposal boom
The experiment – led by Ocado, Recoup and Compostable Coalition UK – saw 120 households receive goods in both compostable and plastic packaging
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NewsBooths joins Too Good To Go to help tackle food waste
Booths was rolling out the service after customers responded well to a short trial
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does Tesco food waste scandal mean for progress?
We tracked down the food waste firm sacked by Tesco, which has found a new partner and says its ambitions remain ‘unchanged’
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NewsRiverford profits drop due to tough year for fresh and cost-cutting
The organic veg box company’s operating profits fell by 51.9% from £5.2m to £2.5m in the 12 months to 29 April 2023
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Comment & OpinionIf the food waste scandal could happen to Tesco, it could happen to anyone
As the shockwaves of the food waste scandal settle, this shouldn’t turn into a Tesco witch-hunt
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NewsAldi hails impact of Too Good To Go partnership after beating food waste goal
The service has helped Aldi meet its long-term food waste reduction target ahead of schedule
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ProfilesMy Alternative CV: FareShare’s Alyson Walsh on Springsteen, Schwarzenegger and Tucci
Food surplus redistribution charity Fareshare’s commercial director Alyson talks about her role
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NewsAmazon funds Felix Project London warehouse as hunger demand soars
Amazon said it had provided more than 10 million meals to The Felix Project since 2020 through its Amazon Fresh stores and depots
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NewsTesco fires contractor as food waste scandal sparks investigation
Tesco told The Grocer it had “terminated” the contract of its food waste processor
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NewsToo Good To Go launches AI-powered platform for grocery retailers
The Too Good To Go platform is being rolled out this month by Spar International across its 14 markets