Nov 13, 2020 | General, News, Research, Supermarkets and retail
A recent trial carried out by British supermarket Tesco and environmental charity Hubbub saw a 76% decrease in household food waste with the households also reporting to have saved £16.50 per week by taking part. The ‘No Time For Waste’ Challenge...
Oct 22, 2020 | General, News, Research, Supermarkets and retail, Video & Audio
New research has revealed that over half of the 24 million pumpkins expected to be carved during the Halloween period in the UK, will be wasted. That’s enough to feed everyone in the UK with a bowl of delicious pumpkin soup! ‘Eat Your Pumpkin’...
Jul 13, 2020 | General, News, 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...
Jul 3, 2020 | General, 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...
Jun 22, 2020 | General, Hospitality, News, Producers, Supermarkets and retail
Roompot has entered into a partnership with Too Good To Go, which means that they can save about 20,000 meals annually. Currently, there are 19 different parks from Roompot that offer daily surpluses in the Too Good To Go app. The so-called “Magic Boxes”...
May 5, 2020 | Farmers and gardeners, General, Hospitality, Institutions, News, Producers, Research, Research news, Supermarkets and retail, Tech and development
A new research report shows that we need to change the way we produce and distribute food to ensure better food security in the future. This is concluded by European scientists concerned with the question of how this change should take place. Katrien Termeer,...
