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Promising results from Tesco’s ‘No Time For Waste’ challenge

Promising results from Tesco’s ‘No Time For Waste’ challenge

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...
12.8 million wasted pumpkins: the scary truth about Halloween

12.8 million wasted pumpkins: the scary truth about Halloween

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’...
Less food waste in the Netherlands during the corona crisis

Less food waste in the Netherlands during the corona crisis

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...
We have to move towards a more sustainable food system

We have to move towards a more sustainable food system

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,...
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...
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...
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