Reducing food industry waste is a major challenge, but innovative new approaches designed to tackle the issue are already making a difference. Learn more about the steps being taken and why smarter working practices are key.

1. Why Innovation is
Key to Food Waste
Reduction in the
Supply Chain
Pressure to reduce food industry waste is transforming
the way companies operate. Here, we take a look
at how innovative technology and integrated
management systems can support ambitious goals.
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2. Around
88 million tonnes
of food is thrown away in Europe every year – part
of a global wastage of 1.3bn tonnes.

3. It accounts for 20% of all
food produced and costs
an estimated €143 billion

4. In the UK alone,
10 million tonnes
of food waste is estimated to be
generated annually – valued at over
£17 billion.

5. This post farmgate total (by weight) comes from:
Households Manufacturing Hospitality and
foodservice
Retail
70% 17% 9% 2%

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Progress has been made.
But much more needs
to be done. Collaboration
between stakeholders is
key. And the food industry
is on a mission to tackle
the issue.

7. Take a look at just a few of the
companies inspiring change.

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Paris-based Confiture
ReBelle is turning unsold
fruit and vegetables into
preserves.
In partnership with
French retailer Monoprix,
the start-up creates local
jobs and produces high
quality products.

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Surplus produce is being
redirected from supermarkets
to charities via a new technology
platform – FoodCloud.

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This digital service
facilitates the
re-distribution of
meals to charities and
community groups.

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So far, over
200 million meals
have been delivered in the UK and Ireland.

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Intelligent food labels can
now be found on own-brand
cooked ham at Sainsbury’s
supermarkets.

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The ‘Smart Fresh’ label
changes from yellow
to purple the longer
a pack is open, so
consumers know when
it is about to expire.

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It aims to reduce the estimated
1.9 million
slices of ham wasted in the UK every day.

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A smart meter is
helping restaurants
cut food waste by
50%.

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The Winnow system
connects to waste bins
and weighs each item.
Staff log everything they
throw away.

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Kitchens can then track the source of most of
the waste and make changes. The innovation
has already saved customers £2m.

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With so much
attention focused on
reducing food waste,
improving visibility
across the supply
chain has never been
more important.

19. Takeaways
Traceability best
practice will identify
where food waste is
happening in the
supply chain.
Investing in methods to
reduce food waste can
save you money.
Technology is
transforming the way
businesses monitor and
manage food waste.
Integrated Quality
Management and
EHS Systems will help
prevent unnecessary
food industry waste.

20. About EtQ
EtQ is the leading Quality, EHS, Operational Risk and Compliance management software provider for identifying, mitigating and preventing
high-risk events through integration, automation and collaboration. At the core of EtQ’s framework is a compliance management platform that
enables organizations to implement best-in-class compliance processes configured to meet their existing processes, create new compliance
processes and automate and control their compliance ecosystem. EtQ’s product lineup includes Reliance™ for enterprise organizations and
Verse Solutions™ for small to medium sized businesses. EtQ was founded in 1992 and has main offices located in the U.S. and Europe. To
learn more about EtQ and its various product offerings, visit www.etq.com or blog.etq.com.
To find out how to improve visibility and tackle food waste
across your supply chain, download
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