Articles Tagged with ''food waste''

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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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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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Study: Companies commit to simplify food date labels worldwide by 2020

The Call to Action recommends companies partner with non-profit organizations and government agencies to educate consumers about how to interpret date labels.
September 20, 2017
The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF), a Silver Spring, Md.-based network of consumer goods companies across 70 countries, along with Champions 12.3 approved a Call to Action to standardize food date labels worldwide by 2020.
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Champions 12.3 launches food loss, waste report

Governments and organizations across Europe, Africa and the United States have taken a number of notable steps over the past year, but more is needed worldwide.
September 20, 2017
A new report assesses the world’s progress toward Target 12.3 of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), which calls on all nations to halve food waste and reduce food loss by 2030.
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Global Cold Chain Alliance helps to maximize crop utilization, edible food recovery

While it’s estimated that less food is lost on farms, the lack of data quantifying this loss in different crops makes it difficult to validate estimates, identify drivers and define cost-effective solutions.
August 8, 2017
World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Washington, D.C., the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research (FFAR), Washington, D.C., and the Walmart Foundation, Bensenville, Ark., announced a research program to maximize crop utilization and edible food recovery.
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