All Food waste articles – Page 5
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News
‘Rebel retailer’ Hisbe pauses trading after ‘painful’ four years
Hisbe ‘had a disappointing Christmas trading period and our recovery funding hasn’t come through’ the chain told customers
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Comment & Opinion
Food redistribution needs collaboration, not rivalry
We should combine our resources and individual strengths to create a step change in the amount of food that gets redistributed, says Fareshare CEO George Wright
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News
FareShare boss calls for greater co-operation among charities in fight against hunger
Former Marks & Spencer director of food and ex-Tesco veteran George Wright said he already begun talks with fellow food redistribution charities
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News
Aldi hits 2030 food waste target early
The discounter has now revised its target and is aiming to reduce food waste by 90% by 2030
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Georgie Cella, partnerships manager, Fairtrade
Partnership manager Georgie gives insight on her role connecting brands with Fairtrade and her past working to fight food waste
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News
Aldi extends collection windows of Too Good To Go food surplus service
It follows the launch of the service at Aldi stores nationwide earlier this year
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News
Wall’s Pastry owner has net zero targets approved by SBTi
Compleat Food Group is aiming to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions from its own operations by 50% by 2030
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News
M&S surplus food donations hit 70 million meal mark
This year has seen the retailer donate surplus food from stores equivalent to 13 million meals, the highest figure to date
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News
UN sets out roadmap to end world hunger amid climate crisis
The Food and Agriculture Organization published the first net zero roadmap for food systems at COP28
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Comment & Opinion
Your community can help your brand act when action is needed
When the news first broke that food waste requirements were being abandoned, a group of us decided to take the fight to the government
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News
Waitrose pledges to continue food redistribution partnership with FareShare
Waitrose has donated over 18 million meals to more than 10,500 charities and community groups since it began working with FareShare in 2017
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News
Holland & Barrett to redistribute surplus food through partnership with Olio
Dealing with the challenge presented by increased levels of wastage was one of the concerns highlighted by retail experts following the launch of H&B’s new food offer
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Interviews
IGD CEO Sarah Bradbury on eco-labels and lobbying
Sarah Bradbury has been armed with a mandate to help the industry change. So how does the IGD’s ambitious and driven new CEO plan to go about it?
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News
Lab grown fat business partners with Roberts Bakery on ‘circular ecosystem’
The initial focus of the partnership will involve utilising surplus bread as feedstock for yeast fermentation
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News
Ex-Tesco boss Dave Lewis: supermarkets must slash environmental impacts
The former Tesco boss and now-WWF chair said there had not been enough environmental progress across the industry
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Analysis & Features
Inside DP World's state-of-the-art sustainable logistics hub
DP World’s state-of-the-art logistics park, London Gateway, wants to become the logistics epicentre of the UK food industry
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News
Food charities benefit from 20,000 tonnes of supermarket food
According to an analysis by the BRC and FareShare, more than 8,000 charities benefited from the scheme, helping almost one million people in 2022
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Analysis & Features
What is holding up progress on selling fruit & veg loose?
With targets now likely to be missed, Wrap is set to call for a ban
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News
Tesco backs call for ban on fresh fruit and veg plastic
Tesco said it would welcome “effective government intervention on produce packaging removal”
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Comment & Opinion
CGF food waste report shows why transparency is critical
The disclosure of these food waste figures marks an important commitment to transparency and accountability, says Sharon Bligh, The Consumer Goods Forum’s director of sustainability and health