food waste
Waste costs are no joke for hospitality industry
THE HOSPITALITY sector is set to spend an extra £32 million pounds this year sending food waste to landfill, according to the UK ’s leading food waste recycler, ReFood. Landfill tax increased by £8 per tonne on 1st April 2014,… Read More
World Bank estimates third of food is wasted
THE WORLD BANK has estimated that the world wastes one-quarter to one-third of all food produced for human consumption in its most recent Food Price Watch report. The report states… Read More
Bin barrier to waste recycling
SOME COMPANIES are getting a raw deal from collection contracts which offer little incentive to prevent food from ending up in landfill. The profit sector is getting a much better deal… Read More
1.3 billion Tonnes of food lost to supply chain inefficiency
A NEW REPORT has been published revealing that supply chain inefficiency contributes significantly to the 1.3 billion tonnes of food that is lost each year. The report has been published by the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Bain… Read More
Success for airport food waste recycling scheme
MITIE HAS successfully set up a permanent food waste recycling scheme in partnership with Birmingham Airport. Over 70 tonnes of food waste has been segregated onsite and recycled, while producing renewable energy off site. Birmingham Airport, the UK’s… Read More
The ugly truth
FOOD WASTE is costing the retail grocery sector £6.9bn, with complex supply chains creating a pricemeal approach to waste prevention. Manufacturers and retailers need to refocus their efforts. Retailer standards can result in 40% of edible produce being rejected,… Read More
Food inflation rates to continue to beat Consumer Price Index
CHICKEN AND pork prices expected to drop, but food inflation rates are to continue to beat CPI rates as it eases slightly from 4.4% to 3.8% in 2014. Prestige Purchasing, procurement specialist… Read More
More than 1.3 billion meals wasted annually in UK’s hospitality and foodservice sector
THE UK’s hospitality and food service sector is facing an annual bill in excess of £2.5 billion for food waste, a new WRAP report revealed today. The report, ‘Overview of waste in the UK Hospitality and Food Service (HaFS) sector’,… Read More
London Mayor launches food waste scheme for small businesses
BORIS JOHNSON, the Mayor of London, has launched ‘FoodSave’ a new scheme to help small food businesses reduce their waste. Food waste is a huge issue in the UK. The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) estimate that around… Read More