SGK Anthem, Vrijdag Premium Printing, Generous Minds, Neurensics, Kurz and Merck have joined forces under the name ‘Packadore Collective’ to design and implement both desirable and sustainable packaging solutions. Their DeXel innovation is a flexible connected packaging solution to change consumer behaviour and reduce waste.
The climate crisis remains one of the most critical challenges facing humanity and food waste is a significant contributor. Wasted food contributes a whopping 8-10% of total man-made greenhouse gas emissions and approximately one-third of food produced around the world is wasted each year. We all have a responsibility to play our part in addressing […]
OLIO, the free sharing app and creative agency HELL YEAH! have today launched an integrated campaign ‘It Feels Good to Share’, connecting millions of people to share unwanted food to combat food waste. OLIO | It Feels Good to Share | 30s TVC from Hell Yeah! on Vimeo. Created by HELL YEAH! the campaign will […]
A report carried out by The Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) shows that UK households are wasting 4.5m tonnes of food that could be eaten every single year. This waste is having a detrimental effect on the environment and entrepreneurs, James Simpson and Paul Barthorpe, are on a mission to combat this global issue […]
Independent behaviour change agency, 23red, has worked with sustainability experts WRAP, to develop and launch Stand Up For Food month; – a dedicated month of action within the Guardians of Grub campaign to help reduce the amount of food wasted within the UK hospitality sector. Throughout September, the UK’s busiest bars, pubs, restaurants, hotels, cafes, […]
Beer made from stale bread … now, doesn’t that sound refreshing? Charitable group Second Harvest recently brewed 500 cases of the stuff to raise funds and call attention to its food-rescue efforts throughout Canada. Retailing for $2.95, the beer, called Been a Slice, will be sold in select stores, bars and restaurants around Toronto. […]
Hotpoint are teaming up with celebrity chef Jamie Oliver to challenge the UK to think differently about the Forgotten Food within their homes and are asking them to submit their own Forgotten Food recipe to Hotpoint to be in with a chance to win a place at the launch of the Fresh Thinking Pop […]
Every year, the world wastes an incredible amount of food — 2.9 trillion pounds to be exact, according to figures published by the United Nations. Here, Miguel Campos, export sales manager at food packaging manufacturer Advanta, examines whether it is time to rethink use-by dates and explains the latest shelf-life extension techniques, which are helping […]
Nestlé leave no Kit Kat uneaten. If quality assurance deems that a certain Kit Kat not up to standards, it will simply go in the reject pile, ready to be crushed and used to fill other Kit Kats. Other food manufacturers may have simply discarded these flawed products, adding to the 1.7 million tonnes of food that […]
Spare Fruit, a new sustainable snack brand, is tackling food waste head on by rescuing fruit from British farms and transforming it into healthy fruit crisps. It is celebrating its latest key listings in Planet Organic and Selfridges. Following in the footsteps of Toast Ale and Rubies in the Rubble that repurpose food waste and […]
To celebrate National Toast Day, the UK’s first bread to beer ale launched a Crowdfunder to allow them to add to their range of eco-friendly beer. Toast Ale uses unsold, surplus fresh bread, otherwise thrown away by bakeries and sandwich makers to create its popular taste. The innovative craft beer company – founded by Tristram […]
