Food Waste

Dutch Firms Come Together To Provide Clarity On Expiry Dates

A coalition of companies in the Netherlands has come together to address the issue of food waste by providing consumers with clearer information on expiry...

Albert Heijn Adds New Gen AI-Based Feature ‘Scan & Kook’ To Its App

Albert Heijn has added a new Gen AI-based feature Scan & Kook to its app as it seeks to use technology to reduce food waste and offer an improved custo...

Couche-Tard Expands Partnership With Too Good To Go Across North America, Europe

Circle K owner Alimentation Couche-Tard has stepped up its food waste prevention efforts by expanding its partnership with Too Good To Go in North America...

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.