food

The number of hungry people in the world has been growing, reaching 821m last year – that’s one in every nine people

The chain has already donated the equivalent of 4,000 meals to FareShare

Around 95% of countries have included the agricultural sector in their national climate action plans under the Paris Agreement

These firms, worth a total of $152 billion, include Chinese firm Fujian Sunner and Indian firm Venky’s

British dishes could become more expensive or have to use alternative ingredients as global warming increases

Aldi has committed to halving food waste in its business by 2030. The supermarket chain made the announcement as it joined the Champions 12.3 network, which aims to reduce food waste in line with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. It will also work with the Waste and Resources Action Programme (WRAP) to better engage its […]

A Welsh water firm has acquired a food waste recycling plant in Cardiff. Welsh Water Infrastructure, a part of the not-for-profit Glas Cymru group, hopes to use the anaerobic digestion (AD) and composting plant as part of its plans to further develop its clean energy business. The facility is located within the company’s Cardiff Wastewater […]

The UK throws away at least 10 million tonnes of food every year, of which six million tonnes is avoidable. That’s according to a new government report, which suggests every £1 spent on influencing consumers to throw away less could result in public benefits of up to £6.50. It says global food production is responsible […]

A sustainability charity has published new food-labelling guidance to help producers and supermarkets reduce waste. WRAP says insufficient and inaccurate descriptions on packaging are to blame for two million tonnes of food thrown away in the UK each year. It suggests only applying ‘Use By’ dates in cases when safety requires it and says using […]

Almost a third of UK adults expect to go without gas or power at some point this winter in order to be able to afford their energy bills. That’s according to a new survey from npower, which reveals 46% aim to reduce their heating use while around 4% are planning to make savings by cutting […]