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Written by: Clara Olave Sobrón From: CNTA Last year, the WASTELESS project focused on testing innovative tools and methodologies developed designed to tackle key challenges in the food industry. In previous articles, we explored, how Apincampo implemented tools to measure food loss and waste in their farm, how Salumificio Mottolini Srl applied blockchain technology within […]

Written by: Andrea Adelmo Della Penna From: WIISE The WASTELESS case studies are over, but we would like to present the opinions of some of the companies that participated in the testing of the digital tools and innovative methodologies developed by the project to measure and monitor the generation of food waste throughout the supply

Written by: Tamás Szallabek From: VIMOSZ Last year VIMOSZ spent most of its time testing the WASTELESS tools and methodologies in different environments along the food supply chain. Previously we wrote about our work in the food industry sector testing the WASTELESS Blockchain technology in Italy. In the following article in the series VIMOSZ’s experience will be

December 11th, 2024 Summary by: Carole Liechti and Jeanine Ammann From: Agroscope In 2022, around 1.05 billion tons of food were wasted globally at consumer level, despite the fact that food waste is preventable (United Nations Environment Programme, 2024). Therefore, it is crucial to implement effective measures to tackle food waste at the consumer level and

Written by: Ylva Haglund From: Scottish Wholesale Association The title of this blog could also be ‘Scottish wholesaler cuts food waste by 33%’, because that is what happened when Mark Murphy Dole, a leading fresh produce wholesaler, worked with the Scottish Wholesale Association and Zero Waste Scotland, Scotland’s circular economy public body, to tackle food

Written by: Zhuang Qian, Wu Chen From: SDU Life Cycle Engineering, Department of Green Technology, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark Food Loss and Waste (FLW) challenges the global commitment to sustainably transforming food systems (EU, 2020; FAO, 2019). As a major inefficiency within food supply chain, FLW remains insufficiently understood, making it difficult

Written by: Tamás Szallabek From: VIMOSZ The International Food Waste Coalition (IFWC) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to addressing food waste in the European contract catering sector. Formed with a vision aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12.3—to halve global food waste by 2030—the coalition brings together major players mostly from the contract catering sector

By: Andrea Adelmo Della Penna (WIISE) and Celestina Coccia (Federalimentare) The first experiments have begun in Italy related to the use of WASTELESS Blockchain, designed and implemented by a project partner WIISE. The tool, which aims to facilitate the measurement and monitoring of food waste in sector companies and to report data based on current

Written by: Dr. Ítala Marx Department of Analytical Chemistry, University of Cordoba, Spain Chemistry Institute for Energy and Environment, University of Cordoba, Spain Email: itala.gouveia.marx@uco.es Food waste is one of the most pressing environmental and social issues today. Approximately 33% of food produced for human consumption (FAO, 2011) is wasted. In the EU, over 58

Summary by: Alexandra Esteves, Carlos Ribeiro, Kamila Soares, Miguel Castro Food waste (FW) in restaurants is a significant issue in the food service sector. Various factors contribute to this waste, including purchasing, preparation, cooking, storage, and service processes. In particular, waste from plate scraps and leftovers is a notable concern, especially in restaurants offering buffet