Articles Tagged with ''food waste''

Research IDs influencers behind food waste, packaging movement

It’s important for food companies to stay engaged with the environmentally conscious eater.
April 18, 2019
Food waste and packaging is a concern to a growing and more vocal core of consumers who are increasingly worried about the food industry’s impact on the environment, according to new research from The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), Kansas City, Mo.
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Global RIFF venture capital fund created to solve global food crisis

This technology-plus-human process allows Global RIFF to discover, select and invest in companies with the most potential to develop into full-fledged brands.
February 20, 2019
Global RIFF (Revolution in Food Fund), San Francisco, is a new breed of FoodTech venture capital fund looking to transform an unsustainable and unhealthy food system.
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Study: Oldest Americans most focused on reducing food waste

The majority of all Americans (88%) say they take steps to reduce food waste at home. This includes 94% of consumers age 55 and older and 81% of those under 30 years old.
February 15, 2019
The vast majority of Americans are paying attention to reducing food waste with the oldest being the most cognizant, according to a Food Literacy and Engagement Poll conducted by Michigan State University (MSU), East Lansing, Mich.
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Hy-Vee launches waste reduction app pilot program

Through the partnership, Hy-Vee customers can now purchase high-quality food items at a reduced price.
February 5, 2019
Hy-Vee, West Des Moines, Iowa, launched Flashfood, what is said to be the first and only mobile app that partners with grocers to help reduce food waste by allowing shoppers to browse and purchase food items approaching their “best before” date at significantly reduced prices.
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Study shows France to be the world's most food sustainable country

China, the United States and Britain failed to make the Top 20 of 67 nations, which were graded on food waste, sustainable agriculture and health and nutrition.
February 1, 2019
France's aggressive measures to tackle food waste, promote healthy lifestyles and adopt eco-farming techniques helped it rank the world’s most food sustainable country for the second year in a row, according to an index released by the Economist Intelligence Unit, UK, and the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation, Italy.
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DuPont breaks ground on new European HQs for industrial biosciences

The bio-based solutions will help to reduce food waste and the environmental impacts of livestock farming, improve animal health and produce renewable fuels, among other environmental impacts.
January 24, 2019
DuPont Industrial Biosciences, Wilmington, Md., broke ground on a new site at the Leiden Bio Science Park in Oegstgeest, the Netherlands.
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