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Global food bank network prevents 1.7 million tons of CO2e
A study by the Global FoodBanking Network highlights the importance of redistributing food surplus food to cut damaging carbon emissions.
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New Global Chief Sustainability Officer appointed for JBS
JBS has appointed Jason Weller to its executive team leadership in a newly created role to drive sustainability.
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Where might the future of food be heading?
With the ever-increasing advancements of technological capabilities, the food industry is expecting some exciting changes in the near future. Here’s what New Food learnt at London’s Future-Food Tech event…
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Sainsbury’s opens walk-in freezer to help combat waste
Sainsfreeze, a new walk-in freezer concept store from Sainsbury’s, looks to show customers how to freeze and save surplus food.
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New EU policy forces South Africa to make distribution changes
Copa and Cogeca supports new measure enforcing cold treatments to protect citrus fruits shipped from South African to Europe from false codling moths, but calls for the regulation to be expanded further.
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Promising opportunities for fish by-products
Today, the world discards over 10 million metric tons of perfectly good fish by-product. Thor Sigfússon proffers achievable ways to solve this waste problem by building a more resilient seafood industry through a circular system.
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Asda axes best before dates on fruit and vegetables
Asda has become the latest supermarket to remove best before dates on certain products in a bid to reduce food waste both in store and in consumer homes.
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What to expect at Food Safety Conference 2022
The New Food editorial team guide you through two action-packed days of content at The Food safety Conference 2022.
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How can we solve water scarcity?
As droughts become more frequent, EIT Food’s CEO Andy Zynga uses his second column to examine the possible ways we can respond to water scarcity through food innovation.
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Waitrose joins growing list of UK supermarkets scrapping ‘best befores’
British supermarket Waitrose has announced its intention to remove best before dates on almost 500 products this September in a bid to tackle food waste in the home.
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M&S removes best before dates from fruit and vegetables
M&S says removing the best before dates on certain fruits and vegetables will help the retailer achieve its goal of cutting food waste.
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Africa’s first cultivated chicken
Joalien Katerinic of South African-based Mogale Meat talks about the important milestone the company has achieved with the launch of its lab-grown chicken breast and the benefits this will bring to the continent.
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Three UK food and drink innovators to watch
Following a tech talk which focused on sustainable food and beverage production, Bethan Grylls highlights three UK-based businesses to keep an eye on.
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Ben & Jerry’s joins Pack4Good initiative on World Rainforest Day
Ben & Jerry’s has made a commitment to prioritise paper packaging that takes less of a toll on forests around the globe, which continue to be destroyed at an alarming rate.
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Food miles have much worse impact on climate than first feared
The impact of food transportation on the climate is a lot worse than was previously anticipated, with researchers urging consumers to buy and eat local.
