Average American wastes half a kilogram of food a day
19 April 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Approximately 30 million acres of cropland (7 per cent of annual cropland acreage) were used to produce wasted food.
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Food waste programmes could be a sound investment for hotels
17 April 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
For every US$1 hotels invested in programmes to reduce kitchen food waste, they saved an average of $7 according to a new report.
Food waste: The biggest loss could be what you choose to eat
28 March 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
New analysis from the Weizmann Institute using the concept of opportunity costs suggests hundreds of millions more could eat from the same resources if we switched to plant-based diets.
Online supermarket reveals near-zero food waste figures
26 March 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
With 7.3 million tonnes of food and drink wasted in the UK every year, supermarkets are occasionally hesitant to reveal their food waste figures, but Ocado's business model has meant that it stands out from the crowd.
Winemaking waste gets afterlife preserving foods
22 March 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
The process of making wine wastes around a quarter of the grape, discarding stalks, seeds and skins to landfill. Now researchers have found a way to repurpose that once useless residue.
US Government grants agri-food research projects $2.6 million
16 March 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded grants worth a total of US$2.6 million to support the initial development of 27 agriculture and food production university projects.
Innovative solutions to day-to-day food industry problems secure £50,000 funding
9 March 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Tackling food waste with natural composters beneath Glasgow city centre, using grains from breweries to boost milk production and improving packaging for pickled eggs are among the latest ideas to be awarded grant funding at industry event celebrating innovation.
Bioelectronic ‘nose’ to sniff out rotting food
4 January 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Scientists have used a receptor found in zebrafish to detect the scent of a compound given off by rotting meat.
With relish: consumers happily eat food made from waste ingredients
13 December 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
Food waste is a global problem. Every year, humans throw away 1.3 billion tonnes, a third of our production. One solution may have emerged – feeding it back to us.
Supermarket chain fights against waste by selling food after best before
4 December 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
Food waste is an ever-growing concern throughout the world. Today, the East of England Co-op has announced it will roll out an initiative across its stores that it estimates could save at least two metric tonnes from being wasted every year.
Little blue fridge part of guidelines to slash Britain’s food waste
1 December 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
More than two million tonnes of food are thrown out every year in the UK. A third of this waste is triggered because of how shoppers interpret existing date labels. Now a new labelling system hopes to change that.
Waste product turned into alcoholic beverage in world first
28 November 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
A food production waste product has been turned into an alcoholic drink which scientists described as surprisingly tasty.
‘Shadow food economy’ means British consumer pays twice
22 November 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
A new report by the Sustainable Food Trust has found that UK citizens pay twice as much for food than they realise due to hidden externalities of production.
Whitepaper: Global food integrity issues and emerging risks
20 November 2017 | By Fera Science Limited
How safe is your food? When they expect the world...
Waste and Sustainability In-Depth Focus
1 November 2017 | By New Food
In this In-Depth Focus: the enormous quantity of food that is wasted around the globe and how the United Nations is proposing a worldwide commitment to zero tolerance for food loss and waste.
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