Vertical start-up accelerator Rockstart is collaborating with transport and logistics company A.P. Moller-Maersk to launch FoodTrack, a programme targeting food loss in the value chain.
Britvic, Danone, Coca-Cola, Nestlé and PepsiCo are among more than 40 businesses that have pledged to reduce plastic packaging waste in the UK by 2025.
Bühler Group is working with Microsoft to unveil what it describes as a range of “ground breaking” digital technologies that aim to address issues such as food safety, waste and product quality.
Food waste reduction efforts were high on the agenda this week as the Dutch government, the Weizmann Institute of Science and Ocado, continued united efforts to minimise food loss.
Proponents of blockchain say it can make our food system more sustainable from farm to fork. But when Bitcoin alone is said to use more energy than Ireland annually, is there a fundamental chink in its armour?
The retail sector is accused of driving food overproduction and waste on UK farms that threatens to undermine supermarket initiatives that aim to cut down on surplus produce.
Seven types of fruit and vegetable account for almost 50% of food waste costs, not just in economic terms but also quantity and climate impact, says a team looking into Swedish retail practices.
Food makers need to scrutinise what is fed to the livestock used in their products in order to develop a more sustainable production system that will be able to feed the world’s growing population, forecast to reach 9bn people by 2040, a new report by...
Small changes to the recipe - such as cutting out the lettuce or using less meat - could reduce the carbon footprint of the humble packaged sandwich, researchers say.
