Manufacturers reduce food waste by 30% within a decade

The food and drink manufacturing sector delivered a reduction in food waste of over 30% on a per capita basis since 2011, according to its latest annual progress report for its Ambition 2025 environmental targets.

This represents a significant contribution to a reduction in food waste of 13.4% across the supply chain during the same time period, as first published in the recent Courtauld 2025 milestone report for 2015-2018.

In 2019, FDF signed up to the UK Government’s Step up to the Plate initiative, which aims to halve the UK’s total food waste by 2030. FDF and member companies are also supporters of WRAP’s Food Waste Reduction Roadmap. This initiative is helping food businesses to take targeted action to reduce waste in their own operations, their supply chain and in the home.

The latest progress report also shows that FDF members have halved their CO2 emissions since 1990, having reduced total emissions by 53.2%. As a result, FDF members are well on their way to achieving the ambition to reduce CO2 emissions by 55% by 2025.

FDF members have also delivered a 38.5% reduction in water consumption between 2007 and 2018. The amount of water consumed per tonne of product was reduced by 39.6% over the same period.

Helen Munday, chief scientific officer, Food and Drink Federation, said: “Our members have taken truly impressive steps to reduce food waste. Food and drink manufacturers have continued to make significant contributions to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goal target of halving per capita global food waste by 2030.

“The way we do business still needs to be transformed. Over the coming year the Food and Drink Federation will be undertaking a major mid-term review of Ambition 2025 to ensure it reflects our vision for a thriving, responsible and sustainable food and drink industry. We look forward to embracing this opportunity with our members.”

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