Tag: Food waste

U.S. Food Waste Pact Report Shows Less Food Being Wasted In Retail and Foodservice Sectors

Stuart Mitchell

A new report from the U.S. Food Waste Pact (Pact), a collaborative initiative of 30 food businesses across the country led by nonprofits ReFED and World Wildlife Fund, shows reductions in the amount of food being wasted nationwide by grocery retail and foodservice companies in 2024 compared to 2023. The results are good news for the food system, as it tries to address its 60-million-ton food waste problem. This is the second year that Pact signatories have reported these data, with 2023 results serving as the inaugural benchmark for food…

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Sainsbury’s transforms food waste into fuel for 30 trucks at its Bristol distribution centre

Stuart Mitchell

Sainsbury’s is set to revolutionise its logistics by transforming food waste into fuel for a number of its HGV trucks. From next month, the pioneering initiative will see biofuel produced directly from Sainsbury’s food waste power 30 trucks at its Emerald Park distribution centre in Bristol, half the site’s fleet. This will save over 3,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually, equivalent to the yearly electricity consumption of 1,950 households*. Waste processor RenECO currently works with Sainsbury’s to turn food waste that can’t be donated or used for animal feed into biogas…

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Aldi slashes food waste by almost 60% and sets new 2030 target

Stuart Mitchell

Aldi has announced a 57% reduction in its food waste*, meaning it has hit its 2030 target eight years early. The UK’s fourth-largest supermarket announced this latest milestone as it published its inaugural sustainability report, which offers insights into the work Aldi is doing that contributes to society and the planet, while maintaining its commitment to quality and affordability. The business had committed to reduce food waste by 20% by 2025 (relative to a 2017 baseline) and to halve food waste by 2030, in line with the Courtauld 2030 and…

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Hitachi Digital Services and OneThird Fight Supermarket Food Waste With First-of-its-Kind Digital Solution

Stuart Mitchell

Hitachi Digital Services, the digital consultancy and technology services subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd., is supporting food waste prevention specialists OneThird in the development of a breakthrough solution tackling the global food waste crisis. OneThird selected Digital Services from Hitachi Vantara, now a new entity known as Hitachi Digital Services, to combine its Azure cloud and application expertise with their in-depth understanding of sensing and AI technology and together they created a real-time data insights platform to enable a smarter and more flexible food supply chain. The solution enables fresh produce…

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U.S. Food Waste Pact Engages Businesses Across The Country To Target, Measure, And Act To Reduce Food Waste

Stuart Mitchell

Building on the success of the Pacific Coast Food Waste Commitment (PCFWC), nonprofit partners ReFED and World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently announced the formation of the U.S. Food Waste Pact – a national voluntary agreement enabling pre-competitive collaboration and data-driven action to reach national and international food waste reduction targets, including United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12.3. The U.S. Food Waste Pact is designed to go beyond commitment setting to drive meaningful progress on food waste reduction, as well as serve as a connective fabric to support other national and…

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