EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub

EUFIC PAN EU food waste consumer survey

  • Uploaded on Friday 12 of January 2024
  • Author(s) Betty Chang

This survey examined 500 households each in Austria, Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Poland and Slovenia. We found that across the 8 member states, those who reported throwing away more food more frequently tended to be younger adults, males, from larger households, more frequently dining out for dinner, those who would rather buy and prepare too much than just enough food, those who prioritise cosmetically perfect produce, those who are less developed in their food-related planning skills and being able to judge if food is still edible. However, there were some cultural differences between the countries that support the need for nationally-tailored food waste campaigns.

Name of organisation : European Food Information Council (EUFIC)

Contact email: eufic@eufic.org

Further information: https://www.eufic.org

Date of publication: 2024-01-12

Files

EUFIC PAN EU food waste survey
(D4.2 Food waste cross cultural survey.pdf - 899KB)
Download

Gallery

Similar resources

By Shenzhen One Planet Foundation, World Wide Fund for Nature, Rare China Center for Behavior, Rare Europe

Pride on our Plates - Pilot Project Learnings

An overview of the approaches, outcomes, and lessons learned from a pilot program to help 50 restaurants reduce food waste in China.
  • Studies and reports, Hospitality, Food services, NGOs, Trade and business associations, NGOs, Trade and business associations, Non-EU countries, Hospitality, Food services
By David Rogers and Richard Swannell WRAP EU

Delivering the EU's objectives on food waste and textiles by 2030: an event invite

Join us in Brussels on 10 June to discuss the world-leading policies on food waste and textiles the EU is implementing this year, how businesses are responding and to celebrate the launch of WRAP EU.

Event: On Tue, 10th June 2025 from 18:00 to 20:30
  • Event, Food manufacturers, Wholesalers/retailers, Hospitality, Food services, NGOs, Public authorities, Trade and business associations, Multi-stakeholder, NGOs, European Union, International/global, Non-EU countries, Austria, Belgium...more categories
By Rearch assistant Tora Kallestrup, Professor Liisa Lähteenmäki, Department of Management, AU

Influencing consumer behaviour on date marking: insights from research and intervention

Aarhus University conducted a study exploring tools—particularly SMS reminders—to influence consumer understanding and handling of food date marking in order to reduce food waste.
  • Studies and reports, Tool, Public authorities, Educators/Schools, Consumers, Multi-stakeholder, Academia, Denmark, Households