All Food waste articles – Page 7
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NewsRecycling firm launches to diffuse ‘global recycling timebomb’ of vapes
The company’s first machine can handle 10 tonnes of vapes per week (around 400,000 vapes), but it plans to expand and “scale at pace” across Europe
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NewsIceland to extend ‘mystery bags’ food surplus trial with Olio
The £2 ‘lucky dip’ mystery bags contain a selection of close to sell-by date Iceland groceries, equivalent to £10
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NewsCentral Co-op renews tie-up with Retail Insight to tackle food waste
The society will work with the software provider for a further three years, having first adopted Retail Insight’s WasteInsight platform in 2021
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NewsAppleby Westward trials Too Good To Go’s AI-powered platform to optimise markdowns
The AI-powered software allows stores to streamline food waste management processes and optimise markdown decisions
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NewsFilco scraps refill stations after finding them ‘waste of time and money’
Director Matthew Hunt told The Grocer he had dedicated six metres of room to position the stations in each store, with installation costing around £10,000
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NewsAsda extends Too Good To Go partnership to nearly 1,000 stores
Asda’s rollout covers its supermarkets and Asda Express stores, as well as the foodservice sites located in Asda stores such as Leon, Greggs, Sbarro and Subway
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Comment & OpinionThe UK is the poor relation in global surplus food efforts
In countries like Australia, Singapore and Mexico, significant advances in policy and technology have supercharged surplus redistribution efforts, says George Wright, FareShare CEO
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NewsCharities tackling food waste fear £15m fund ‘in limbo’ due to budget black hole
The fund is now in doubt as new environment secretary Steve Reed considers if it will form a part of his circular economy strategy
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NewsOwen McLellan to step down as MD of Company Shop Group
McLellan has run the surplus food redistribution company since January 2023 and overseen a turnaround in its fortunes
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NewsFermtech hits crowdfunding target to scale up production of fermented protein source
Fermtech makes clean-label protein by growing fungi from food waste, using spent grains from a local brewery in a patent-pending system
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NewsThe Felix Project launches new tool for companies in London’s war on food waste
Felix Connect is a streamlined service that reduces the time and investment needed to redistribute the food
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Comment & OpinionUnfinished Beef: Netflix hot dog eating contest is a spectacle of excess
The contestants proved surprisingly interesting… but competitive eating is gross
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Comment & OpinionPut yourself in your customers’ shoes… and solve their problems!
If you want to change the world, you have to throw a better party than those destroying it, says Jenny Costa of Rubies in the Rubble
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NewsOrganic sector ‘desperate for clarity’ on costly post-Brexit import requirements
Organic goods importers claim they have not been given proper guidance regarding post-Brexit requirements
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NewsCalls to ‘turbocharge’ food redistribution as families struggle to afford fruit
FareShare said it was calling on the new Labour government to “turbocharge” the redistribution of surplus food, especially fresh fruit & vegetables
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NewsMorrisons extends food waste partnership with Too Good To Go
The move follows a trial in locations across north England, the Midlands and Wales, which saw over 40,000 Surprise Bags redistributed
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Comment & OpinionFind the right business partner to take your company to the next level
We knew our manufacturer was a great fit from the start. They actively introduced us to local producers with potential pipelines of surplus
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NewsIceland rolls out vacuum packed mince range
The retailer said the move would increase the shelf life of beef mince by almost 50%
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Comment & OpinionWhy supermarkets must scale up refillables at ‘frightening’ speed
Somebody had better tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves not to read the latest report by Wrap on the industry’s war on plastic