Waste Reduction, Valorisation

The Consumer Goods Forum Launches Food Waste Coalition of Action

September 03, 2020

Food Waste Coalition of Action of the Consumer Goods Forum includes many familiar names

The Consumer Goods Forum (CGF) has recently launched a CEO-led Coalition of Action on Food Waste, bringing together 14 of the world's largest retailers and manufacturers with the goal of halving per capita global food loss at the retailer and consumer levels.

July 16, 2020

Lamb Weston pulls back curtain with first-ever sustainability report

The region’s largest potato processor sheds new light on french fry-making in its first-ever corporate sustainability report.

May 26, 2020

Starch Europe Welcomes the Publication of the EU Farm to Fork Strategy

Starch Europe today welcomed the much-anticipated publication of the European Commission’s EU Farm to Fork Strategy. Starch Europe and its members strongly support the Commission’s climate neutrality ambition and the important role a more sustainable food system plays to achieve that objective.

May 25, 2020

Europatat welcomes the Farm to Fork strategy and calls on the Commission to ensure a coherent and realistic approach

Europatat welcomes the Farm to Fork Strategy published today by the European Commission. There is a need to secure a fair, healthy, and environmentally-friendly food system, a message that the potato sector fully endorses.

March 06, 2020

Transforming potato waste into a new industry for Australia

Four of the largest potato producers in Australia want to convert 100% of their potato waste into commercial benefit through their partnership with the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).

March 03, 2020

Strong Roots Takes on the Global Food Waste Crisis One Pound at a Time

Strong Roots returns to Natural Product Expo West, after winning the 2019 NEXTY Award, with its innovative and sustainable line of frozen plant-based foods including cauliflower hash browns, vegetable burgers, mixed root vegetable fries and more.

February 24, 2020

Time for change - Guus Treuen hands leadership Marcelissen to the next generation

For the past 70 years, Marcelissen Venlo BV has been a family business where tradition, craftsmanship and innovation went hand in hand. Guus Treuen has been employed at Marcelissen since 1976.

Vanmark Adds New Solutions to Address Peeler Water Usage and Treatment

February 18, 2020

Vanmark Adds New Solutions to Address Potato Peeler Water Usage and Treatment

Vanmark, an industrial potato and produce processing equipment manufacturer, has introduced two new machines that significantly reduce water treatment costs and usage from our line of abrasive peelers.

January 09, 2020

How Digitalization of the Supply Chain will Reduce Global Food Waste

The scale of the global food waste problem is staggering. According to reports, 1.6 billion tons of food are lost or wasted every year, equating to a total value of $1.2 trillion being wiped from the supply chain.

December 03, 2019

The European Parliament declares climate emergency

EU should commit to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 at the UN Conference, says Parliament.

November 25, 2019

Making The Future Of Food Sustainable

Nicolai Prytz, sustainability and strategy director at TOMRA, has looked at how businesses, consumers and policymakers can help make the future of food sustainable.

November 20, 2019

Tom Brooijmans New Business Manager at Novidon

Earlier this year, Tom Brooijmans started working as New Business Manager at Novidon. In this new role Tom will work on new business development projects and new innovative products.

Artist impression of new production site for Mydibel (Chilled French Fries)

October 01, 2019

New production site for Mydibel for the production of chilled french fries

The Service Public de Wallonie has granted a building permit for 'Mydibel Fresh', a new plant in Mouscron for the production of chilled french fries. The construction of Mydibel Fresh is part of the company’s strategy of sustainable development.

September 23, 2019

Why the issue of food waste is more important than ever

The world is currently wasting 1.3 billion tonnes of the food produced
for human consumption every year, which amounts to a third of all food produced for that purpose.

September 20, 2019

New Zealand consumers prefer locally grown potatoes

New Zealand supermarket chain Countdown says its biggest selling potatoes are white washed potatoes. Customers also prefer that their potatoes are locally grown

September 17, 2019

WELTEC builds biogas plant for Potato Chips Manufacturer ALTHO in France

Recently, biogas plant builder WELTEC BIOPOWER completed a biomethane plant for ALTHO, a French manufacturer of potato chips in St. Gérand, Brittany.

The 'best before' dates for Calbee Inc.'s bagged potato chip products will be extended by two months starting October.

June 03, 2019

Calbee to extend 'best before' dates for potato chip products by two months

Major Japanese snack-maker Calbee Inc. said Thursday that it will extend the 'best before' date for its potato chip products by two months.

One way that supermarkets of the future can tackle the scandal of food waste

April 25, 2019

Supermarket of the Future: tackling food waste

Supermarkets of the near-future will have their business models radically re-shaped by innovations instore, online, and in the food industry supply chain.

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