All Food waste articles
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Comment & OpinionOn the BFFF’s 75th anniversary, frozen food is more important than ever
On 15 June, the BFFF will celebrate this milestone anniversary at the annual Frozen Food Awards, says Rupert Ashby, CEO of the British Frozen Food Federation
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Broccoli packaging revamped to reduce supply chain waste
A Spanish export company has changed the way it transports broccoli to the UK so it arrives in prime condition
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Lidl introduces vacuum-packed packaging across beef mince lines
The packaging will be on shelf early next year
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Müller filtered milk rebranded Good Stuff Fresher for Longer
The revamp will be followed by a wider rollout of the Müller Good Stuff brand across other variants over the coming months
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Whole Foods Market extends partnership with food waste app Olio
The Amazon-owned grocer will roll Olio out across its seven London stores following a pilot at its Kensington site
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Iceland Foods smashes through food redistribution target
Nearly 1.5 million meals were redistributed through the grocer’s partnership with food redistribution platform Olio
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Ellie Goulding’s drinks brand Served adds RTD cocktails
The drinks are sweetened with surplus fruit instead of sugar to reduce food waste and provide an ‘authentic and refreshing flavour profile’
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Defra urged to take action on food waste reporting
Only a tiny fraction of companies have publicly report food waste figures
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Tesco sending almost 90% of surplus food to charity
Tesco said partnerships with food waste organisations FareShare and Olio had been fundamental in reaching the target
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Government slammed for failing to use surplus to fight food poverty
New research found the 50,000 tonnes of surplus food redistributed to more than a million people across the UK every year by the charity saved almost £118m
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UK cucumber growers forced to bin crops as retailers choose imports
The Lea Valley Growers Association has said many growers are choosing to ‘dump’ produce instead of sending it to market
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Rubies in the Rubble launches crowdfunding campaign
Rubies aims to use the crowdfunding round as a springboard for a larger institutional round in 2024
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Danone launches partnership with food poverty charity
The partnership with the charity, which uses surplus food to feed communities, will save 88 tonnes of surplus food from going to waste
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Tesco provides 730,000 meals to Trussell Trust as demand soars
The emergency support comes on top of the retailer’s food donation scheme Community Food Connection in support of FareShare
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Category Report
How can canned brands stand up to price inflation? Canned and ambient category report 2023
Branded volumes have fallen 18% as cheaper own label lines gain ground. How can they avoid crashing further?
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Food bank charity The Trussell Trust reports record demand
The charity provided three million emergency food parcels to people facing hardship between April 2022 and March 2023
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Tesco to ditch use-by dates on 30 key own label yoghurt lines
The move to best-before dates would help reduce food waste, Tesco said
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Comment & Opinion
Why sustainability-led brands should still put flavour first
For sustainable brands to win and gain market share, they must communicate and address the consumer’s primary need, not just their mission
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Supermarkets sign up to ‘unprecedented’ collaboration on climate change
It comes with estimates that food and drink consumed in the UK is responsible for around 35% of the country’s emissions
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Earth & Wheat to distribute wider range of surplus food
Start-up founded on redistribution of ’wonky’ bread has announced plans to offer a broader grocery range
