Collaboration needed to combat food waste in cool chain

The Cool Chain Association (CCA) has called for closer collaboration with shippers in the fight against global food wastage in the cool chain.

Delegates at the recent CCA Perishables Summit in Barcelona, Spain, agreed to work with shippers and other stakeholders in the supply chain to find collaborative ways of achieving a common goal of reducing waste by at least 10% by the year 2025.

This would represent 250,000 tons of savings, or about $1 billion in value and one million fewer tons of emissions, including CO2 and other greenhouse gasses.

“Food wastage is a major issue and one which we must focus on as an industry,” says Sebastiaan Scholte, CCA chairman and CEO Jan de Rijk Logistics. “Working together, we can find ways to fight back and make a difference, while at the same time adding value to the supply chain.”

Delegates at the CCA summit debated trends affecting the perishables industry, including shifting global buying patterns, environmental pressures and emerging trade routes.