"EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub newsletter" Newsletter Issues

The business case for reducing food loss and waste: Catering (25/02/2022)

First-of-its-kind research on behalf of Champions 12.3 finds a robust business case for food service providers operating in hospitals, schools, sports arenas, and other facilities to reduce this inefficiency. A review of 86 sites in six countries found that nearly all achieved a positive return, with the average site seeing a 6:1 return on investment from reducing food waste.

Target Agreement on the Reduction of Food Waste in the Away-from-home Catering Sector in Germany (25/02/2022)

The Target Agreement on the Reduction of Food Waste in the Away-from-home Catering Sector in Germany sets out sector specific reduction targets and measures.

How to save food? A guide to reducing food waste in hospitality and catering establishments (25/02/2022)

This guide is intended for entrepreneurs in the field of hospitality and catering, state administrators, non-profits and other stakeholder entities who intend to reduce their food waste and food loss. It summarizes the information from the research project Food waste reduction in hospitality and catering establishments (RedPot), conducted with the support of the ETA program of the Technology Agency of the Czech Republic.

Guide for canteen kitchens and suppliers "Lebensmittelverluste gemeinsam reduzieren" (25/02/2022)

The Institute for Sustainable Nutrition (iSuN) at Münster University of Applied Sciences in Germany has developed a guideline to help kitchen management reduce food waste.

Doggy bags - a good solution to reduce food waste in the hospitality and food services sector? (25/02/2022)

This study carried out in the context of the EU-funded REFRECH project examines whether food services offering doggy bags will lead to higher uptake of such tools, and whether this also translates into less food waste.

KuttMatsvinn2020 - Food waste in the food service industry in Norway 2017-2020 (25/02/2022)

Kuttmatsvinn2020 is a project which aimed to reduce edible food waste in the food service industry in Norway by 20% over the period from 2017 to 2020.

Food loss and waste reduction in the hospitality and food service sector webinar (25/02/2022)

The fourth session of FAO's Regional Impact Webinar Series explored the hands-on solutions and possible types of actions, aimed to tackle food waste in the hospitality and food service sector.

Financial solutions for food loss & waste by Rabobank (25/02/2022)

The SDG 12.3 loan for corporates, with a dedicated annual Key Performance Indicator on SDG 12.3, is a financial proposition specifically for reducing food losses and food waste, based on a Sustainable Linked Loan.

1st meeting of the new EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (25/02/2022)

The first meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste in its new mandate (2022-2026) took place on 17 February. Watch the recording of the meeting.

FareShare UK celebrates companies fighting food waste with new recognition scheme (25/02/2022)

FareShare has launched a new scheme to recognise food businesses in the supply chain which consistently divert their edible surplus food to charities and community groups.

Reducing food waste at local level - Slow Food and Zero Waste Europe guidance for municipalities (25/02/2022)

This guidance for municipalities to reduce food waste within local food systems includes 11 case studies of European municipalities having successfully taken a food systems approach to reduce food waste.

Too Good To Go: Cities against food waste in Germany (25/02/2022)

Too Good To Go launched its Cities Against Food Waste initiative in Germany, with ten major cities: Bochum, Bonn, Essen, Dresden, Frankfurt, Kassel, Kiel, Köln, Mainz, and Saarbrücken

Campaign results and consumer impact: Food Waste Free United 2021 (25/02/2022)

Food Waste Free United in The Netherlands looks back on the campaign results and the impact achieved among consumers in 2021.

FEBA intervened at FAO webinar on 20 January (25/02/2022)

FEBA intervened at FAO's webinar on “Reducing food loss and waste in fruits and vegetables for improving access to healthy diets”, which was a side event of the Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021.

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Check out national actions (04/11/2021)

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New FAO Awards acknowledge progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (28/01/2022)

The Awards are open to individuals, organizations, governments, foundations, academia or private sector across the world with successful stories of agri-food systems transformation and change. Apply now!

100th stakeholder joins Food Waste Free United in the Netherlands (27/01/2022)

Food Waste Free United welcomed its 100th stakeholder: Zwanenberg Food Group. An important milestone for the public-private movement that is committed to SDG 12.3 in The Netherlands.

EIT Food: The FutureFoodMakers addressing Food waste (27/01/2022)

The EIT Food FutureFoodMakers have launched their manifesto for the food system, the Menu for Change. One of their six demands addressed food waste as it was recognized to be an important issue.

1st meeting of the new EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (27/01/2022)

The first meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste in its new mandate (2022-2026) will take place on 17 February, with opening video remarks by European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides.

FEBA: Quantifying the impact of European food banks - From Farm to Fork (27/01/2022)

On 25 November, FEBA organised an online meeting on “Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks – From Farm to Fork” to take stock of the development on data collection and digital transformation.

FEBA Annual forum on food aid and social inclusion 2021 (27/01/2022)

This year FEBA’s Annual forum on food aid and social inclusion took place on 14 December 2021 as the webinar “Fruits and vegetables for human development: let’s take action!”.

Croatia launches two new sectorial manuals for food waste reduction (28/01/2022)

The Croatian Ministry of Agriculture has published two sectorial guides for primary production and the food processing sector, helping food business operators understand the causes of food waste and offering solutions and recommendations to prevent it.

Norway's food waste reduction governance: from industry self-regulation to governmental regulation? (28/01/2022)

The University of Oslo provides an in-depth analysis of the emergence and evolution of Norway's food waste reduction governance.

From surplus food to ready meals, a project report from Oslo (28/01/2022)

Report for the project "Matsentralen kitchen", a collaborative project where single-serving ready meals are prepared from surplus food from selected supermarkets and the food bank in Oslo.

Call for applications open: EU Advisory Group on Sustainability of Food Systems (28/01/2022)

The European Commission launched a call for application for organisations interested to join the new Advisory Group on Sustainability of Food Systems. Apply before 10 February!

Market power and food loss at the producer retailer interface of fruit and vegetable supply chains in Germany (28/01/2022)

Thünen Institute of Market Analysis is conducting a qualitative study on inter-stage drivers of food loss in the upstream supply chain of fruit and vegetables in Germany.

Food waste diary for households by EUFIC (02/12/2021)

This food waste diary template by EUFIC will allow individuals to track what food they waste, how much of it and for what reasons, as well as making notes for how to avoid wasting it in the future.

FAO: Training on tools and methods for measuring, analysing, and reporting on food losses and waste (02/12/2021)

As part of its regional effort to support countries in Europe and Central Asia in taking action to reduce food loss and waste, FAO hosted an online training aimed to improve food loss and waste data availability and quality on 16 November.

Policies and Practices webinar: Exploring food waste reduction potential and return on investment (02/12/2021)

A webinar dedicated to Exploring food waste reduction potential and return on investment with the participation of FAO, IFWC, CSCP will take place on 10 December. After a show-case of practices, a lively debate will be launched.

FAO webinar: Food loss and waste reduction in hospitality and food service sector (02/12/2021)

The fourth session of the Regional Impact Webinar Series with focus on hands-on solutions and possible types of actions aimed to tackle food waste in the hospitality and food service sector will take place on 8 December.

FoodCloud Ireland: Celebrity Chefs vs Charity Chefs battling it out to help the planet! (02/12/2021)

Celebrity chefs are facing charity chefs in FoodCloud's new ‘All Taste Zero Waste’ video series. The project seeks to put food waste back on the agenda by highlighting the importance of saving valuable surplus produce from going to landfill and the positive impact that this will have on the environment.

Informative article series by EUFIC: preventing food waste at home (02/12/2021)

EUFIC has created a series of informative articles for the general public providing actionable information on food safety, food storage and how to avoid food waste at home.

Harvard Law School: Global Food Donation Atlas Project Webinar Series (02/12/2021)

The Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic and Food Systems for the Future organised a webinar on the role of tax law and policy in impacting food waste, food recovery and donation on 1 December.

European food banks and COVID-19 - study by University of Oslo, University of Pisa and Food Banks Norway (02/12/2021)

This paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the functioning of European food banks and how resilient European food banks were in coping with the pandemic in 2020.

International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (14/10/2021)

Learn more about campaigns, exhibitions and other events that took place across the EU and beyond.

Other news (14/10/2021)

Read about the latest initiatives from Croatia, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Serbia, Slovenia and Spain.

11th meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste (03/11/2021)

Save the date! The last meeting of the EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste will take place on 18 November.

Events you might have missed (26/10/2021)

Check out this section to find out what has been going on!

JRC report: Building a balancing system for food waste accounting at national level (05/11/2021)

This report presents a harmonized modelling system that enables the estimation of food waste generated by Member States and to assess the amounts reported by each country.

SirPlus start-up for food redistribution in Germany (05/11/2021)

SirPlus, together with food industry players, is saving large quantities of surplus, non-compliant and out-of-date food, that is perfectly edible, and responsibly returning it to the cycle.

National measurement methods for food losses in Sweden (05/11/2021)

Follow-up measurement methods for eight commodities at national level, focusing primarily on food losses, but may also include food waste in the early stages of the food chain.

Swedish study: Can interventions in supermarkets reduce household food waste? (05/11/2021)

It is a challenge that consumers unintentionally buy more items than they want or need when confronted by quantity discounts in supermarkets. Can this increase the risk of household food waste?

Former foodstuff processing: video by EFFPA (05/11/2021)

EFFPA released a video to explain what former foodstuff processing is about.

News from the EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub (28/09/2021)

The Commission launches the EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub on the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (29 September)!

European Commission (21/07/2021)

EU Consumer Food Waste Forum: Call for expression of interest

European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) (21/07/2021)

The LIFE Call for Proposals 2021 is open

European Commission (21/07/2021)

Platform’s monthly newsletter: new content and structure

FAO (21/07/2021)

Voluntary Code of Conduct for Food Loss and Waste Reduction

Estonia (21/07/2021)

A new study on food losses and waste in the Estonian food supply chain

Ireland (21/07/2021)

A new publication on the nature and extent of food waste in Ireland

Netherlands (21/07/2021)

Dutch bakers and supermarket entrepreneurs test solutions against food waste

European Food Banks Federation (21/07/2021)

Quantifying the Impact of European Food Banks from Farm to Fork: let's go with Year 2!

FoodWIN (21/07/2021)

Results from phase 2 of the Food Winners Brugge campaign & launch of similar campaign in Brussels

Stop Wasting Food Denmark (21/07/2021)

Stop Wasting Food movement and partners launch the Food Waste Spring Rolls

Wageningen University & Research (21/07/2021)

Behavioural insights from food waste initiatives: What do they teach us?

WRAP (21/07/2021)

Food redistribution: new data & guidance; The Courtauld Commitment: renewed ambition

Save the date June 2021 edition (21/07/2021)

upcoming events

EU Code of Conduct on responsible food business and marketing practices (02/07/2021)

Final version published and high-level stakeholder event to be held on 5 July 2021

EU Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste – call for applications from private sector organisations (02/07/2021)

A call for applications for private sector organisations with expertise and proven track record in food waste prevention to re-establish, together with public entities, the European Platform on Food Losses and Food Waste has already opened and will run until 23 July 2021

Food waste measurement webinar for Member States – 9 July 2021 (02/07/2021)

The webinar will focus on concrete examples of national food waste monitoring, while the Commission will also update participants on food waste measurement activities at EU level

Adoption of the Single Market Programme (02/07/2021)

Food waste prevention will be addressed in the context of the work programme implementing the specific objective of contributing to a high level of health for humans, animals and plants along the food chain and in related areas

Adoption of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2021-22 (02/07/2021)

R&I opportunities in the area of food systems, and more specifically for food loss and waste prevention and reduction, are offered through Cluster 6 on ‘Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment’

Germany (02/07/2021)

The 6th ‘Too good for the bin!’ federal award honours outstanding projects reducing food waste

Hungary (02/07/2021)

Nébih’s school programme: new tools in education for sustainability & webinar about food waste prevention for wasteless summer holidays

Spain (02/07/2021)

Latest data on food waste in Spanish households and ‘out-of-home’ consumption & launch of the first institutional campaign against food waste

Sweden (02/07/2021)

A new study on food and drink poured down the drain in Swedish households in 2021

Boroume (02/07/2021)

Boroume saves food even in a difficult year

COPA COGECA (02/07/2021)

Agricultural cooperatives and the food waste fight: innovation and collaboration

Eurocommerce (02/07/2021)

SPAR cooperates with Too Good To Go to further minimize food waste – first results of the initiative

European Dairy Association (02/07/2021)

Fact sheet on food loss and waste prevention in the dairy chain

Stop Wasting Food Denmark (02/07/2021)

Stop Wasting Food movement and partners launch the Food Waste Cheese

European Food Banks Federation (02/07/2021)

European Food Banks Federation for a sustainable future food system

FAO (02/07/2021)

Bridging the information gap on food loss and waste in fish value chains through an online repository

Introductory paragraph May 2021 (02/07/2021)

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G7 (02/07/2021)

G7 Climate and Environment Ministers Communiqué and 'best practice' document on consumer food waste prevention

European Commission (22/04/1999)

Virtual meetings - Platform plenary & fw measurement subgroup

European Commission (22/04/1999)

Published: amendments to Regulation 852/2004 on food hygiene

European Food Safety Authority (22/04/1999)

EFSA scientific opinion - second part: Guidance on food information

United Nations Environment Programme (22/04/1999)

UNEP Food Waste Index Report 2021

Denmark (20/05/2021)

World Food Summit 2021 & Independent Food System Dialogue

Finland (22/04/1999)

Sustainable packaging protects food and reduces waste - sustainability criteria and trade-offs for food packaging in Finland

France (22/04/1999)

France launches work on an ‘anti-food waste’ label

Germany (22/04/1999)

Second National Dialogue Forum on Food Waste Reduction in Germany & Voluntary agreement on the reduction of food waste in out-of-home consumption

Ireland (20/05/2021)

Targeting Stop Food Waste awareness to younger male segment of Irish population

Netherlands (22/04/1999)

Innovative solutions to prevent food waste; Dutch Food Waste Free Week 2021; a zero-waste food chain must take top priority on the climate agenda in the Netherlands

Romania (20/05/2021)

Non legislative, cooperation initiatives

Slovenia (22/04/1999)

First compositional analysis of bio-waste in Slovenia; 'Food, not waste' - a Slovenian targeted research programme; the first Slovenian Day Without Food Waste

Sweden (22/04/1999)

New report and methods for national follow-up on food losses & consumer survey on knowledge and behaviours related to household food waste

Boroume (22/04/1999)

Food saving warriors at Farmers' Markets in Greece

European Food Banks Federation (22/04/1999)

Renewed commitment to fight food waste and foster food redistribution

FoodCloud (22/04/1999)

FoodCloud launches campaign linking food waste and climate change

Independent Retail Europe (22/04/1999)

SPAR agrees global partnerships to reduce food waste with Too Good To Go and Gander

Slow Food (20/05/2021)

World Disco Soup Day 2021: filling bellies instead of bins!

Stop Wasting Food Denmark (22/04/1999)

Launch of the digital FREE FOOD PLATFORM to facilitate food donations

United Nations Environment Programme (20/05/2021)

Launch of Regional Working Groups on Food Waste

WRAP (22/04/1999)

Launch of Mexican food waste voluntary agreement; new guidance to reduce on-farm food loss and waste; discussing food loss and waste in the run-up to the UNFSS 2021; and more

Zero Waste Scotland (22/04/1999)

Using nudge technique to reduce food waste – school dining hall case study offers insights

Save the date March/April 2021 edition (06/05/2021)

upcoming events

Introductory paragraph March/April 2021 (06/05/2021)

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Introduction February 2021 newsletter (15/07/2020)

Members of the Platform’s Food donation and Action & implementation sub-groups met virtually in February 2021 to discuss developments in their work on food loss and waste prevention. This edition of the newsletter includes information on the development of sectorial guidance, organisation of conferences and webinars, the launch of new awareness campaigns, new sectorial food waste data, and many more. For food waste prevention entrepreneurs, please note that the deadline to apply to the EIT Food flagship Entrepreneurship programs is fast approaching: 10.04.2021. We wish you a pleasant reading!

European Commission (24/03/2021)

Virtual meetings of the EU Platform’s Food donation and Action & implementation sub-groups

Croatia (24/03/2021)

Launch of two sectorial guidelines for food waste reduction

Germany (24/03/2021)

The first results of the wholesale and retail dialogue forum are published

Hungary (24/03/2021)

Final conference of the Wasteless Project

Ireland (24/03/2021)

Meet Ireland’s food waste population segments

Romania (24/03/2021)

Specific inter-institutional actions to prevent food waste

EuroCommerce (24/03/2021)

Awareness campaign ‘No food waste. Together we can’ launched by Federdistribuzione on the Italian food waste prevention day

Eurocoop (24/03/2021)

National day against food waste: Coop Italy’s commitment to the 'Buon Fine' project

European Food Banks Federation (24/03/2021)

First release of the online Observatory on Food Donation; FEBA joins forces with ‘The Vegetarian Butcher’; Banco Alimentare Italy and Alitalia partner to ensure recovery and redistribution of safe surplus food

Health Care Without Harm Europe (24/03/2021)

A circular economy of food in healthcare: results of the MECAHF project & webinar ‘From Data to Action: How to Reduce Food Waste in European Healthcare’

Hungarian Food Bank Association (24/03/2021)

Hungarian Food Bank Association and Munch enter a strategic partnership

SMEunited & the EU LIFE Programme, EASME (24/03/2021)

Green Perspectives in Food Production

WRAP (24/03/2021)

Interventions at events and meetings, new blogpost and news from international partners

FAO (24/03/2021)

FAO, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Turkey and Metro Turkey to tackle food waste in the food services and hospitality sector

EIT Food (24/03/2021)

Applications are open for the EIT Food flagship Entrepreneurship programs: Seedbed, EIT FAN and RisingFoodStars

Stop Wasting Food Denmark (15/07/2020)

Stop Wasting Food movement featured in VOGUE Germany