Oct 12, 2019 | Calendar, General, News
The UN World Food Organisation announced that 16th October will be World Food Day. This day takes on worldwide challenges in the area of food. This should encourage people to think about a more sustainable and healthier eating pattern to keep the planet inhabitable....
Oct 11, 2019 | General, News, Tech and development, Video & Audio
By using a 3D printer, 2 industrial design students at the Technical University Eindhoven are re-using food that would otherwise be thrown away. Their company Upprinting Food is focused on printing decorative and edible components for dishes. Elzelinde van Doleweerd,...
Oct 3, 2019 | General, Hospitality, News
Here is one fact that is difficult to digest – roughly one-third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year gets lost or wasted. That is approximately 1.3 billion tonnes of food waste per year. Every time food is wasted, everything that...
Sep 28, 2019 | General, News, Supermarkets and retail
Ahold Delhaize, the mother company of Albert Heijn, eagerly wants to do more to counteract food waste. There’s a reduction of 50% by 2030 on the agenda. This is a big change compared to their earlier target of a decrease of 20% by 2020. The UN Climate Summit in...
Sep 27, 2019 | General, News, Tech and development
Poland has adopted a new legislation requiring stores to pass on any unsold food to charities free of charge. Retailers that throw away food, receive a fine. This was reported by the polish press agency PAP. According to the new law, stores larger than 250 metres...
Sep 27, 2019 | General, News, Supermarkets and retail
To combat food waste, no less than nine hundred shops of the Finnish chain S-Markets have set up a campaign in which products are sold at a lower price. Products that are close to their expiration date are then offered at a 30 percent discount. When the products are...
