Food Waste

Tesco Lasering Avocados With Product Information In Test To Ditch Stickers

Tesco is using lasers to etch product information on some of its avocados to avoid using barcoded stickers, in a trial it says will reduce plastic waste.

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Improved Refrigeration Could Save 620m Tonnes Of Food Waste, Study Finds

Improvements along the cold chain could help to reduce global food waste by around 620 million metric tonnes each year.

Australian Researchers Turn Morning Coffee Waste Into Greener Concrete

Researchers at Melbourne's RMIT University heated coffee waste without oxygen to create a substance called biochar that can replace up to 15% sand used in...

Ahold Delhaize Announces New Partnership To Support Community-Led Food Banks

Ahold Delhaize has teamed up with the international non-profit organisation The Global FoodBanking Network (GFN) to support community-led food banks throug...

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How To Make Vertical Farming Work For Supermarkets

Hege Berg-Knutsen, CEO of Coop Norge Industri, talks to ESM about the retailer's recent investment in vertical farming, in a joint venture with Avisomo.

SPAR Hungary Sees Turnover Up 15.8% In FY 2023

SPAR Hungary has reported a turnover of HUF 1 trillion in its full financial year 2023, registering an increase of 15.79% compared to the previous year.

S Group Reports Progress In Food Waste Reduction In Grocery Stores

Finnish retailer S Group saw a 29% decline in food waste across its grocery stores in 2023 compared to 2014.

Hellmann’s Launches ‘Meal Reveal’ App To Prevent Food Waste

Sauce and spreads maker Hellmann’s has launched an AI-enabled app that seeks to prevent food waste by suggesting recipes from ingredients in the frid...