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Articles Tagged with ''food loss and waste''

Nestle joins global food waste reduction initiative SAVE FOOD

The initiative now includes 100 industrial companies, associations and media working across the food value chain.
Shane O'Halloran
December 10, 2013
The initiative now includes 100 industrial companies, associations and media working across the food value chain.
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Editor's Note

Industry moves in the right direction to help those in need

PROCESS EXPO included several initiatives designed to reduce food loss and improve food waste.
Joyce Fassl
December 5, 2013

 FPSA foundation also supported food-insecure communities through the DEFEAT HUNGER initiative. 


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TECH FLASH

Food waste reduction, trust building top trends for 2014

Consumers expect manufacturers to take steps to reduce food waste, and they’re also going back to basics.
Shane O'Halloran
November 25, 2013

Small innovators should be well positioned to capitalize on products with trend potential.


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TECH FLASH

Expiration dates cause up to 90 percent of Americans to waste food

An estimated $900 million worth of expired foods is removed from grocery shelves each year.
Shane O'Halloran
October 15, 2013
NRDC recommends standardized dating systems and making sell by dates invisible to consumers.
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TECH FLASH

Benchmarking food waste in the manufacturing, retail and wholesale sectors

While the manufacturing sector creates more waste, it also diverts more of it from landfills.
Shane O'Halloran
September 25, 2013

Only 8.5 percent of the food waste generated in the US in 2011 went to landfills and incinerators.


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Nearly 20 percent of Chinese grain wasted from farm to fork

The problem is acute in China, with 21 percent of the world's population but only 9 percent of its arable land.
Shane O'Halloran
September 4, 2013

The problem is acute in China, with 21 percent of the world's population but only 9 percent of its arable land.


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Food retailers and manufacturers seek to benchmark food waste

Manufacturers benefit from economies of scale, making food recycling easier.
Shane O'Halloran
June 24, 2013
Manufacturers benefit from economies of scale, making food recycling easier.
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NYC Mayor Bloomberg proposes mandatory composting

By cutting down food waste, New Yorkers stand to save around $100 million each year.
Shane O'Halloran
June 18, 2013
By cutting down food waste, New Yorkers stand to save around $100https://admin-foodengineeringmag.epublishing.com/admin/article/general/xml# million each year.
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Maersk Container Industry teams up with UN to fight global food waste

The UN's SAVE FOOD initiative will allow for expertise sharing aimed at reducing inefficiency in food logistics.
Shane O'Halloran
June 13, 2013
The UN's SAVE FOOD initiative will allow for expertise sharing aimed at reducing inefficiency in food logistics.
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General Mills joins US Food Waste Challenge as founding partner

The initiative will seek to reduce food loss by encouraging recovery for human consumption, animal feed, compost or energy generation.
Shane O'Halloran
June 5, 2013

The initiative will seek to reduce food loss by encouraging recovery for human consumption, animal feed, compost or energy generation.


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