28th September | Sir David Attenborough to premiere new feature film: A Life On Our Planet

Aug 28, 2020 | Calendar, On the agenda, Video & Audio, Video & Audio

This autumn Sir David Attenborough, famous for Planet Earth and Our Planet, will release a new feature film, David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet. The film will be shown in cinemas globally and delves deeper into exploring the planet and protecting it for future...

PBL: Use influencers to change consumer food consumption

Aug 12, 2020 | News

Consumers are not only able to eat more sustainably and healthily, according to a new study carried out by the PBL (Planning Bureau for the Environment in the Netherlands). The advisory body recommends, among other things, to use influencers to entice consumers to...

29th of September | International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

Aug 11, 2020 | Calendar

On September 29th it is International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste. This day will be centered around food loss and waste. The day was organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It is the intention that this day will reflect on...

AI rubbish bin reduces food waste

Jul 22, 2020 | Hospitality, Tech and development, Video & Audio

A Swiss start-up is helping companies measure their food waste. After all, we have to measure things often to be able to improve them. The Kitro company has designed an AI rubbish bin that measures how much food is thrown away. In this way, companies gain insight into...

British retailer Iceland reduces food waste by 2.500 tons

Jul 13, 2020 | Supermarkets and retail

A UK-based retailer has saved around 2.500 tons of food over the past two years. Retailer Iceland explains they have reduced their food waste by nearly a quarter since the beginning of 2018. By using proven methods for reducing food waste they managed to get to this...

Less food waste in the Netherlands during the corona crisis

Jul 3, 2020 | General, General, General, General, General, General, News, News, News, News, Research, Research news, Supermarkets and retail

A new study by Wageningen Food & Biobased Research has shown that a quarter of Dutch households waste less food during the corona crisis compared to before. They conducted this research in collaboration with the Dutch center for nutrition, het Voedingscentrum. The...