Tag: Food waste

Waitrose launches new food waste campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Waitrose has launched a new campaign to help shoppers waste less food after a new survey commissioned by the retailer found fresh produce is among the top binned products. More than a quarter of people throw away food every day, with an estimated 10% of all groceries binned amounting to £364 a year, according to a poll issued by Waitrose. Salad leaves, bread, fruit and vegetables, as well as leftovers and open jars of sauce were the most discarded in the survey commissioned for the supermarket’s publication, Waitrose Weekend. The findings mark the…

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Tesco Brings community together to help tackle food waste

Stuart Mitchell

On the 14th June Tesco launched the latest in its series of ‘Food Love Stories’ adverts to highlight its ongoing efforts to tackle food waste. For the first time, the ‘Food Love Stories, brought to you by Tesco’ campaign showcases Community Food Connection, the retailer’s surplus food redistribution scheme, and Bo’ness Academy, one of 5,000 charities that benefit from the scheme across the UK. Bo’ness Academy receives surplus food each week from the Tesco Bo’ness store, and turns it into wholesome homemade snacks and cakes for their on-site community café,…

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