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UK named ‘exemplar’ as Food Waste Reduction Roadmap membership passes 210

UK named ‘exemplar’ as Food Waste Reduction Roadmap membership passes 210

The annual progress report for the UK’s Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, published today by WRAP and IGD, shows growing adoption of the Target-Measure-Act approach to food waste prevention with more than 70 new organisations committing to the Roadmap in the

24/09/2020 | Food waste, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More
“Too Good to Waste” fruit and veg boxes rolled out across all Lidl UK stores

“Too Good to Waste” fruit and veg boxes rolled out across all Lidl UK stores

Lidl has announced that it is rolling out its ‘Too Good To Waste’ fruit and vegetable boxes across all of its stores in England, Scotland and Wales, following a successful, industry-first trial.

27/03/2019 | Food waste, Retail News, Retailer News, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More
One in five consumers would like technology to help them tackle food waste, IGD reports

One in five consumers would like technology to help them tackle food waste, IGD reports

While shopper use of tech for discounts, coupons and offers has been on the increase as technology has evolved in recent years, new research from IGD highlights it is not just saving money that shoppers are interested in when it

21/03/2017 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Iceland launches interactive Facebook Live campaign to highlight UK’s waste problem

Iceland launches interactive Facebook Live campaign to highlight UK’s waste problem

Iceland is launching an interactive Facebook Live campaign devised by independent media agency the7stars and social distribution company Jungle Creations, to highlight the money that can be saved if you go frozen. The social media campaign has been created to

19/01/2017 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More
Morrisons to give away 200,000 wonky carrots for Rudolph to help reduce farm waste

Morrisons to give away 200,000 wonky carrots for Rudolph to help reduce farm waste

Morrisons supermarkets across the UK will be giving away 200,000 wonky carrots in an effort to support the Christmas tradition of leaving out refreshments for Father Christmas and his trusty reindeers on Christmas Eve. The move aims to introduce kids to

18/12/2016 | Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

European food banks and business organisations join forces to promote food donation

FEBA (European Federation of Food Banks), FoodDrinkEurope and EuroCommerce have launched a new guide to encourage and make it easier for food manufacturers and retailers to donate their food surpluses to food banks. With around 100m tonnes of food wasted annually

30/06/2016 | Manufacturer news, Retail News, Retailer News | Read More

Neighbourly Food launches to help retailers tackle UK’s £5bn food waste problem

Neighbourly.com – the social platform that connects local community projects with companies that want to make a difference – has launched Neighbourly Food, a new service designed to fix the logistical problem of re-distributing surplus food, especially local fresh food. The

10/12/2015 | Retail News, Retailer News, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More
New BRC report shows drop in food waste across retail industry

New BRC report shows drop in food waste across retail industry

A group of leading UK retailers have for the second time published a combined food waste figure, in line with a commitment to increase transparency and report on progress annually in this area. A British Retail Consortium (BRC) report, which

29/10/2015 | Food waste, Retail News, Retailer News, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More

Last chance for London food businesses to face up to food waste

Small and medium-sized London food businesses have only a month left to take advantage of the largest ever programme to help the capital’s food businesses reduce food waste and save money. The Mayor of London’s FoodSave programme, which is delivered

23/01/2015 | Food waste, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More
Unilever UK advertises corporate brand on TV for first time as part of global campaign

Unilever UK advertises corporate brand on TV for first time as part of global campaign

For the first time in its more-than 125 year history, during a prime time X Factor advertising slot, Unilever UK  advertised its corporate umbrella brand on TV, as part of a global ‘Project Sunlight’ campaign, launching in five leading markets around

10/11/2014 | Manufacturer news | Read More
Freezers left out in the cold as younger shoppers shun food ‘graveyards’, reports IGD

Freezers left out in the cold as younger shoppers shun food ‘graveyards’, reports IGD

Freezers across the UK are ‘neglected’, ‘under-used’ and ‘under-appreciated’, with younger shoppers dubbing them ‘graveyards’ for food that is soon to go off, according to the latest consumer research from IGD ShopperVista. Eighteen to 34-year-olds are twice as likely to agree

20/10/2014 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Universities around the world form global partnership designed to reduce food waste

Universities around the world form global partnership designed to reduce food waste

Cranfield is one of six universities across the world joining to form The World Food Preservation Centre, a partnership that seeks to combat food loss and hunger through the innovation of sustainable, low cost methods of reducing food waste. One

07/07/2014 | Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More
Sainsbury’s ties with Google to help families cut waste food and save money

Sainsbury’s ties with Google to help families cut waste food and save money

Sainsbury’s has launched an interactive mobile and online tool in partnership with Google to give people practical help and inspiration on using up ingredients that can often lay forgotten at the back of the fridge or cupboard. Sainsbury’s Food Rescue aims to

06/06/2014 | Retail News | Read More
Food wastage among retailers is ultimately leaving a bad taste in the mouth, says Crimson & Co

Food wastage among retailers is ultimately leaving a bad taste in the mouth, says Crimson & Co

Addressing issues across the supply chain including farming, production, retail and consumer education are central to supermarkets tackling food wastage, according to Nick Miller, head of FMCG at Crimson & Co. A recent report published by the Waste and Resources

27/05/2014 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
Supermarket Aldi makes electricity from waste food using Dolav plastic pallet boxes

Supermarket Aldi makes electricity from waste food using Dolav plastic pallet boxes

Food waste is unavoidable. Aldi has more than five-hundred UK stores, which like all others, must manage waste food disposal. Wherever possible, Aldi donates food still suitable for human consumption to the FareShare charity. Inevitably there is some food that

14/03/2014 | Food waste, Retail News, Retailer News, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More

UK retailers sign up to new targets for reducing environmental impact

The UK retail industry is today (29 January 2014) signing up to a range of targets for reducing its impact on the environment, having beaten the previous set across all areas. Commitments to be announced at today’s A Better Retailing Climate launch

29/01/2014 | Carbon footprint, Ethical sourcing, Food waste, Packaging, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More
LINPAC Packaging helps retailers extend shelf life and reduce food waste with vacuum skin packaging (VSP)

LINPAC Packaging helps retailers extend shelf life and reduce food waste with vacuum skin packaging (VSP)

Food packaging company, LINPAC Packaging, claims it is leading the way with its vacuum skin packaging (VSP) offer to customers looking to extend shelf life and reduce food waste in the supply chain. Europe’s leading multi-material packaging manufacturer says it

09/01/2014 | Packaging, Retail equipment, Services Time, Supply chain, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More

New research group launched at University of Lincoln aims to improve food production

Safer food, less waste, more efficient food production and better use of natural resources are just some of the goals inspiring the work of a new research group at the University of Lincoln, UK.   The Agri-Food Technology Research Group

28/11/2013 | Data Time, Research | Read More

Engage: Tesco’s charity meals move should prompt brands to tap ethical consumers

Tesco’s announcement it is to provide the equivalent of 7m meals a year to more than 1,000 charities across the UK could tap into consumers’ growing support for ethical brands and retailers, according to customer insight agency Engage Research. It says

04/11/2013 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More
In my opinion: conveniently fresh thinking from LINPAC Packaging can reduce waste

In my opinion: conveniently fresh thinking from LINPAC Packaging can reduce waste

Alan Davey, director of innovation at LINPAC Packaging, on food waste and why retailers, manufacturers and the packaging industry should work together to cut wastage across the supply chain Only a few years ago, if you had asked the average

01/11/2013 | In my opinion | Read More

Frozen can cut food waste, claims British Frozen Food Federation

Figures from Defra showing UK households through away 17% of all food bought could be slashed if they opted for frozen equivalents instead, claims the British Frozen Food Federation (BFFF). Commenting on the Department’s findings, Brian Young, director general of

16/01/2012 | Comment, Data Time, Food waste, Opinion Time, Research, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More
Unilever lifts lid on consumer waste in food service

Unilever lifts lid on consumer waste in food service

Unilever’s food service division, Unilever Food Solutions, has released research about consumer attitudes to food waste when going out for a meal.  The study found, when it comes to leaving food on their plate when eating out, people from Belfast

07/09/2011 | Data Time, Research | Read More
Packaging is key in solving food waste problem, claims supplier

Packaging is key in solving food waste problem, claims supplier

The removal of multi-buy promotions won’t solve the food waste problem, argues Andrew Copson, managing director at packaging manufacturer Sharpak There has been much debate surrounding recent local government calculations, which suggest households are wasting £520 every year on food

27/06/2011 | Comment, Opinion Time | Read More

Midlands Co-op: first to achieve zero waste to landfill from food stores

The Midlands Co-operative Society is claiming an industry first by diverting all food waste and packaging at its 172 food stores from landfill.  The retailer piloted a landfill-free total waste solution at six Midlands Co-operative stores in April 2010, using

21/06/2011 | Carbon footprint, Convenience and independent retailers, Food waste, Packaging, Retail News, Retailer News, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More
Greenergy to produce biofuel from waste crisps and pies

Greenergy to produce biofuel from waste crisps and pies

Greenergy, a privately-owned company supplying one fifth of Britain’s road fuel, has started producing biodiesel from food waste. In partnership with Brocklesby, a specialist in recycling edible oils; unsaleable food products such as crisps and pies, which would previously have

06/05/2011 | Food waste, Sustainability Time, Waste | Read More
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