Articles Tagged with ''food loss and waste''

Food Waste

Curbing food waste in industrial food production

Examining waste in packaging and production can offer solutions to decreasing overall waste in the plant

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor

October 22, 2018

As World Food Day has just recently passed, we consider the issues of food waste and look at areas where waste can be decreased.

Sustainability

Better processing to reduce food waste streams

Processors can uncover hidden value in recovering waste

Dvijal Patel

August 13, 2018

The world faces a food waste epidemic. Approximately one-third of the food supply produced for human consumption worldwide is lost or wasted.

Innovation

Citrosuco, Green Cell Technologies sign global license agreement

Agreement allows Brazilian orange juice and ingredients producer to use Green Cell’s Disruptor technology to create new orange-related specialty ingredients

Wayne Labs

August 9, 2018

Citrosuco has signed an exclusive global licensing agreement with Green Cell Technologies (GCT) where the Brazilian orange juice and ingredient producer will use GCT’s proprietary Disruptor technology, intellectual property and applicable trademarks to create new orange-based specialty ingredients.

Manufacturing News

Food waste in the supply chain

The environmental and socioeconomic impacts of food waste across the food supply chain are significant

May 11, 2018

In North America, approximately 168 million tonnes of food are wasted every year, according to a new study from The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) in Montréal.

Packaging

Packaging solution extends shelf life of grapes

Expandable Polystyrene increases the shelf life to 120 days, compared to less than 10 days without it.

Crystal Lindell

May 7, 2018

When it comes to grapes, the challenge is that they begin to deteriorate as soon as they are picked. So extending grape shelf life is critical to helping grocery stores save money and to also address the food waste issue.

Study: 'Healthy' diets lead to more food waste

Research published in Plos One shows that those who eat more fruits and vegetables tend to cause more food waste.

Crystal Lindell

April 22, 2018

The research showed that people who eat more fruits and vegetables tend to cause more food waste because the produce usually spoils sooner.

Food Waste

'Use by…,' 'Best before…,' confusion causes 10% of food waste in the EU

The problem of date stamps in the EU is just as much of a problem as in the US, even though there are only two date stamp choices in the EU.

Wayne Labs

February 11, 2018

A recent study on date stamping shows that confusion over date marking and other food label information contributes to as much as 10 percent of the annual 88 million tonnes (97 US tons) of food waste in the European Union.

5 packaging trends Mintel expects to see in 2018

Limiting food waste, e-commerce, and minimalism all expected to be important in the coming year.

Crystal Lindell

December 14, 2017

In the coming year, packaging will likely be more succinct, focused on reducing food waste and designed for e-commerce.

Best If Used By

USDA revises date labeling guidance to reduce food waste

Government updates 'best if used' by guidelines.

January 29, 2017

The USDA is encouraging food manufacturers and retailers to use a “Best if used by” date label.

Engineering R&D

New technology uses typically discarded produce to cut waste

Making tomato soup or pumpkin puree? Why not throw in the whole vegetable and have no waste?

Wayne Labs

December 14, 2016

Green Cell Technologies co-founder set out to design a food processing machine that uses every part of a fruit or vegetable.

On Demand Kelley Rodriguez, Editor in Chief of Refrigerated & Frozen Foods, will be joined in this 60-minute webinar by industry experts to help unpack the latest research.

On Demand Driven by climate goals, business risk, client interest, and resilience considerations, food and beverage companies are increasingly turning their attention to decarbonizing their production processes.