All Food waste articles – Page 46
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Comment & OpinionWill ditching the dates help Tesco hit its food waste targets?
It’s the latest in a series of initiatives by the supermarket to cut food waste, which has also seen the launch of its Perfectly Imperfect range of wonky veg, and donating surplus food to charity via Community Food Connection
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NewsCo-op Food Share will donate fresher food to charities
Co-op said it had decided to take products off sale earlier to allow food to get to charities in time for them to cook or freeze
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Comment & OpinionMorrisons announcement should prove a tipping point on food waste
Morrisons’ move is another, potentially big, step in the right direction, but there is still much to be done to get the industry fully working together on food waste
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NewsMorrisons publishes food waste figures for the first time
The retailer has announced that just over 11,000 tonnes of food was wasted across its store network in 2017/18
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NewsMorrisons donates £45k to boost Community Fridge Network
More than 30 tonnes of food per month will be saved from waste by November
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Comment & OpinionTesco should be applauded for its food waste transparency
The fact that Tesco has fallen short of its aim is of course disappointing. But it is also a sign of how challenging the issue is
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Comment & OpinionTesco’s missed food waste targets: an honourable failure, at worst
Surely Tesco‘s failure, if you could call it that, is at the very least a transparent one, and we are still waiting for its rivals to take the next step and start reporting their food waste figures
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NewsSainsbury's ends £10m Waste Less, Save More campaign
Sainsbury’s insisted that helping its customers reduce the amount of food they waste “is still an important issue”
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NewsTesco achieves 64% of food waste elimination target
Tesco was the first UK retailer to publish food waste data and said it was proud of its record
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NewsM&S launches beers and ales made from surplus sandwich bread
The Used Our Loaf range aims to counteract the 24 million slices of bread reportedly wasted in Britain every day
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Comment & OpinionWe should all sign up to make food & drink more sustainable
Ultimately we need the whole sector, supported by the government, to collectively make the food system more sustainable
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Comment & OpinionGrocery companies need to take action on food poverty
We’ve all heard about the increase in food bank usage and the rising reliance on food donations across the UK
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Comment & OpinionPlastic: the industry must come together to find solutions
It’s brilliant news that nearly 50 of the UK’s biggest grocery players have signed up to the Plastic Pact
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Comment & OpinionOur petition has passed 10,000 signatures – let’s keep food waste on the agenda
Let’s not stop there. Quite rightly the plastic plague on our oceans has now shot up the political agenda, but food waste remains an issue in urgent need of attention, too
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NewsAct now and sign the Grocer's food waste petition 'and help feed people first'
● Sign our petition and help fund the cost of redistributing more edible surplus food to charity
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NewsWaitrose to extend use of FareShare Go app across its estate
Waitrose started using the app at three stores in January 2017 before rolling it out to 25 outlets
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NewsEast of England Co-op to sell fresh goods beyond sell-by date
The retailer may include frozen food in future
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Analysis & FeaturesFeed People First campaign: what you need to know
Here’s what you need to know about the Feed People First campaign by FareShare and The Grocer
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NewsPlastic packaging increases food waste, study shows
A 40%-50% increase in plastic packaging between 2004 and 2014 was ‘mirrored by a doubling in food waste’
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NewsCity Harvest London delivers two millionth recycled meal
Charity says its adaptability and team were key to achievement