EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub

The Commission is proposing to set food waste reduction targets to be achieved by Member States by 2030.

The call aims to support stakeholders in taking actions to address consumer food waste such as behavioural change interventions, awareness raising campaigns, education and training, and development of new business models.

14 wholesalers and retailers in Germany have pledged - in a new pact with the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture - to reduce food waste by 30 % by 2025 and by 50 % by 2030.

Project Wasteless is launching a drawing contest to raise children’s’ and young students’ awareness about preventing food waste and food safety with the theme of lessons learned from grandparents.

In a collaboration with Live Nation Entertainment, FEBA members have recovered and redistributed surplus meals from Depeche Mode’s European tour catering.

The European Consumer Food Waste Forum has just published a compendium of tools, best practices and recommendations to help key players engage in actions to prevent consumer food waste.

FOODRUS has created the Food Loop App, a tool to help consumers and HORECA employees quantify food waste generated at home, in restaurants and food service establishments.

IFWC has published a food waste report compiled from data from members in the European hospitality and food service sectors in 2022, showing an impressive 23% reduction in food waste since 2019.

Enroll now in the new FOODRUS e-learning course with 8 modules giving insights and practical strategies to tackle food waste! Free of charge, the course provides resources to empower individuals and communities to combat food loss and waste.

The Waste Prevention Conference 2023 took place in the Slovak Republic this May, focusing on possible solutions for food waste prevention including awareness raising, enforced cooperation and leveraging related economic benefits.