Articles Tagged with ''waste reduction''

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Kroger, ReFED to create strategy for zero hunger, zero waste

Kroger's partnership with ReFED will help accelerate the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste vision.
January 24, 2018
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, and The Kroger Co. Foundation partnered with ReFED, a multi-stakeholder, non-profit organization committed to reducing food waste in the United States.
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Study: Using surplus food can help tackle hunger, waste problems

The reports offer a look at the amount and kinds of food wasted in Denver, Colo.; Nashville, Tenn.; and New York, providing a detailed look at waste in people’s homes.
October 26, 2017
More than two-thirds of all food discarded in people’s homes in three major U.S. cities was potentially edible, and up to 68 million additional meals annually could potentially be donated to people in need in those cities, according to a pair of new reports released by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), New York, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, also based in New York.
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Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security announces new partner funding

Funding these forward-thinking initiatives, which range from addressing on-campus student hunger to creating a multi-stakeholder food security community of practice, will yield important insights and outcomes.
October 12, 2017
The Maple Leaf Centre for Action on Food Security, Canada, announced investments in four new projects that focus on advancing food security in Canada.
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Study: Consumer foodservice delivery to grow 51% by 2021

Integrated technologies, better menu offerings and the overall “experience more” megatrend are impacting global foodservice.
October 5, 2017
Consumer foodservice is forecasted to reach $3 trillion by 2021, with delivery as the fastest growing channel at 51% from 2016-2021, according to data from Euromonitor International, Chicago.
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Chefs Collaborative announces new initiative to minimize food waste

The new What Waste initiative is said to transform the conversation about food waste from problem to solutions.
September 28, 2017
In partnership with the Whole Crop Harvest program at North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, N.C., Chefs Collaborative will engage in a 2-year research and education project focused on working with farmers and others downstream in the supply chain to combat produce loss on the farm.
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Kroger announces zero hunger, zero waste plan

Kroger is also crowdsourcing for solutions, asking communities, partners and other stakeholders to help provide ideas, feedback and best practices as the effort evolves.
September 20, 2017
The Kroger Co., Cincinnati, announced a national effort aimed at ending hunger in the communities Kroger calls home and eliminating waste company-wide by 2025.
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Researchers explore solutions to food waste with USDA-funded project

The first project will test online marketplaces and mobile apps.
July 20, 2017
Researchers from W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University (ASU), Tempe, Ariz., will explore solutions to food waste through two unique research projects funded by the USDA’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative.
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