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Sustainable packaging by means of laser technology

Sustainable packaging by means of laser technology

Apr 13, 2020 | General, Institutions, News, Producers, Supermarkets and retail, Tech and development

PerfoTec has an innovative way of packaging called the Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP). With the use of new techniques, the company tries to package food in a safer, cheaper and more sustainable way. The goal is to reduce waste and costs because the productivity...
Dutch supermarkets provide insight in food waste

Dutch supermarkets provide insight in food waste

Mar 12, 2020 | General, News, Supermarkets and retail

On average, 98.3% of all food offered by supermarkets in the Netherlands is sold. 1.7% of the food, in kilograms, does not reach the consumer. This shows research carried out by supermarkets, the Central Food Trade Agency (CBL), Wageningen University & Research...
Using the Internet of Things to combat food waste in the ‘fresh’ industry

Using the Internet of Things to combat food waste in the ‘fresh’ industry

Jan 27, 2020 | General, Institutions, News, Research news, Supermarkets and retail, Tech and development

The way in which we manage the conditions during the transport of fresh products causes big losses in value. Fruit transport alone, for example, involves a value loss of 5-8%. TNO and Wageningen Food & Biobased Research are responsible for a new study in which...
Reducing food waste by using the right packaging

Reducing food waste by using the right packaging

Jan 17, 2020 | General, News, Producers, Supermarkets and retail

Pere Fullana i Palmer participated in the round table conference on the circular economy of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. Fullana i Palmer is a UN observer at the climate summit in Madrid, in addition to being the director of the UNESCO Chair...
British research about tackling food waste in supermarkets

British research about tackling food waste in supermarkets

Nov 13, 2019 | General, Institutions, News, Research, Research news, Supermarkets and retail

A recent research from the British WRAP (Waste & Resource Action Programme) shows that supermarkets in the UK can reduce a large share of consumer food waste by taking measures. One of the points is a reduction of €4.7 bln in food that’s thrown away. This...
$400 billion on worldwide food waste per year

$400 billion on worldwide food waste per year

Nov 8, 2019 | Farmers and gardeners, General, Hospitality, Institutions, News, Producers, Supermarkets and retail

Before the products even arrive in store there is already almost $400 billion lost in food waste worldwide. This was shown by research by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) from the United Nations. Every year no less than 14% of all food is lost, the report...
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