Food Waste

Continente Eliminates Plastic Lids From Liquid Yoghurt SKUs

Portuguese retail chain Continente, a part of MC Sonae, has eliminated plastic lids from own-brand liquid yoghurts.

Aldi UK To Replace ‘Use By’ With ‘Best Before’ Dates For Fresh Milk SKUs

Aldi UK will replace ‘use by’ dates with ‘best before’ dates from its fresh milk SKUs, excluding filtered milk, across its stores i...

Brussels Supermarkets Required To Donate Unsold Food

From 2024, all supermarkets in Brussels with a sales area of more than 1,000 square metres will be required to donate unsold food that is still edible.

Lidl Netherlands Expands Food Waste Prevention Campaign To All Stores

Lidl Netherlands has introduced its Verspil Mij Niet groente- en fruittas ('Don't Waste Me' fruit and vegetables) bags to all 440 outlets in the country.

Waste Framework Directive Welcomed By Steel Packaging Industry

The Association of European Producers of Steel for Packaging (APEAL) has welcomed the proposal for a targeted revision of the EU Waste Framework Directive...

How Retailers Can Extend The Shelf Life Of Fresh Produce

ESM caught up with Jenny Du, senior vice president and co-founder of Apeel Sciences, to learn more about the group's innovative natural coating for fruit a...

REWE, Aldi, Lidl, Kaufland Among Those To Sign Pact Against Food Waste

German retailers REWE Group, Lidl, Kaufland and Aldi are among the retailer to sign the Pakt gegen Lebensmitteverschwendung ('Pact against Food Waste'...

Coop Norway Cuts Food Waste By More Than 9% In 2022

Coop Norway reduced food waste by 9.4% year-on-year in 2022 by implementing a price reduction strategy, increasing donations, and changing its ordering rou...