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Just Eat launches ‘Waste less’ chip portion trial to reduce food waste

Stuart Mitchell

A new study, the Food Waste Race, undertaken by Just Eat and environmental charity Hubbub and published ahead of Food Waste Action Week, has found that chips are the most wasted takeaway food. With 72% of the study’s participants saying they had leftover chips after eating their takeaway meals, Just Eat is launching a trial with a group of restaurant partners on its platform to give customers the option of a smaller chip portion size. From March, customers buying from a select number of Just Eat restaurants will be able…

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Just Eat launches Christmas Meal Appeal with charity Social Bite to provide up to 200,000 meals for homeless and vulnerable people

Stuart Mitchell

Just Eat and Social Bite have launched a new campaign to provide meals to up to 200,000 homeless and vulnerable people this Christmas. Helen Mirren has made a video appeal to raise money for the appeal and other well-known faces including Rob Brydon and Sir Chris Hoy have posted videos backing the new Christmas Meal Appeal. The appeal comes after reports detail the increasing issue of homelessness in the UK, and the increased pressure and reliance on charities as the nation deals with the economic and social fallout of the…

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Just Eat and Notpla develop world’s first seaweed-lined box for takeaway sector

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its mission to tackle plastic pollution across the takeaway sector, Just Eat has teamed up with Notpla to launch the world’s first seaweed-lined box for the takeaway sector. The box is fully recyclable and can decompose in four weeks in a home compost. It is estimated that 500 million plastic takeaway boxes are used across the UK takeaway industry each year, and even if these plastic boxes get reused multiple times, they often end up in landfill. Just Eat is now testing Notpla’s new seaweed-lined box with…

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Hellmann’s and Just Eat join forces to tackle single-use plastic pollution across takeaway sector

Stuart Mitchell

Hellmann’s and Just Eat have teamed up to roll out a trial of Notpla’s seaweed sauce sachets to continue tackling plastic pollution across the takeaway sector. The trial, supported by the Innovate UK fund, means that Just Eat customers will now be able to enjoy the great taste of Hellmann’s sauces with zero plastic waste and food service operators can satisfy growing demand amongst their customers for more sustainable food packaging solutions. During the trial so far, 65 Just Eat restaurant partners have offered a range of Hellmann’s ketchup, BBQ,…

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Just Eat accelerates drive to reduce plastic waste with expansion of seaweed sachet trial across London

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its commitment to tackle the impact of takeaways on plastic pollution, leading online global marketplace Just Eat has expanded its trial of Ooho! seaweed-based sauce sachets with ten restaurants across London. In March, Just Eat announced a package of measures to reduce excess plastics used in UK takeaway deliveries. As part of this, the business partnered with sustainable packaging start-up Skipping Rocks Lab to invest in the research and development of innovative and practical alternatives for single use plastics.Just Eat first teamed up with Skipping Rocks Lab…

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