Accelerating solutions to reduce and prevent food loss & waste
Current food systems are inefficient, with more than a third of all food produced being either lost or wasted1. Food loss is mainly caused by inefficient production and processing practices with food being grown but not preserved.
Efficient food processing technologies and packaging solutions have an important role in improving food supply chains and building resilience into food systems. Aseptic processing solutions protect perishable foods, extending their shelf life.
Meanwhile, aseptic paper-based carton packages help prevent food waste by protecting food and beverages from physical damage, heat, light, and microorganisms. We continue to deliver high performance food processing technology and packaging solutions that help to reduce food loss and waste.
We offer solutions that create value by turning currently wasted low-value side streams from food production into added-value ingredients, and making the most of raw materials.
Our targets towards 2030
We have set measurable targets tied to our pathways, that iterate our role in food systems transformation to accelerate change.
How can reducing food loss and waste advance the food systems transition?
We have collaborated with EY-Parthenon on a series of white papers that explore the opportunities, key enablers and critical success factors for a preferred future by 2040, and outline global focus areas and collective actions to accelerate the transition
References
1WWF 2022 https://www.saveonethird.org
2Compared to a conventional setup where the entire product stream is pasteurized
3Definition: Sustainable dairy is defined as a dairy industry that emits less greenhouse emissions by introducing technologies, equipment and best practices in production and processing to safeguard nutrition security and sustain a billion livelihoods for tomorrow, while helping secure a future for us all. Read more at Global Dairy platform
4New food sources is a term broadly referring to any food ingredient that lacks an established history of human consumption, or ingredients made from innovative new processes. Also referred to as “novel foods”. Precise legal definitions vary from region to region.
5Sustainable food packaging is defined as a packaging that achieves its functional requirements with minimal environmental impact, that is made from responsibly sourced renewable or recycled materials, is recyclable, and has low carbon footprint in regards to manufacturing, production, shipping, and recycling.