The expanded collaboration brings the surplus grocery app to over 100 stores across four states, offering shoppers deep discounts on fresh food while diverting waste from landfills... Read More
New research reveals that grocery retailers can increase profits by 6% and slash food waste by over 21% by simply optimizing shelf placement and discount timing for perishable goods... Read More
National retailers like Whole Foods Market and local businesses like Pemberton Farms in Boston are turning potential losses into profit and sustainability wins through collaborative platforms and systemic supply chain shifts... Read More
General Produce and Divert, Inc. are transforming food waste from Sacramento-area distribution centers into renewable natural gas and nutrient-rich soil amendments through a strategic partnership focused on advanced anaerobic digestion and real-time sustainability data tracking... Read More
A UC Riverside team is developing a small-scale black soldier fly system that converts food scraps into livestock feed and frass that could boost soil health and prime specialty crops, making the technology especially promising for urban and small-scale growers... Read More
The retailer is partnering with Mill and Amazon to deploy on-site, AI-driven technology that converts produce department scraps into chicken feed, aiming to reduce operational costs and halve food waste by 2030... Read More
Divert’s retail-focused approach to managing unsold produce has helped grocers like Safeway boost food donations by 20% in three months, while giving produce teams clearer visibility and control over waste... Read More
The U.S. Food Waste Pact is uniting growers, retailers and supply-chain partners through data-driven collaboration to reduce on-farm losses and retail shrink — exemplified by the strawberry whole-chain pilot that turned unharvested, out-of-spec fruit into profitable new markets... Read More
With 320 million pounds of food estimated to be wasted this Thanksgiving, ReFED shares tips to help consumers plan smarter, store better and cut waste during the season of gratitude... Read More
An IGA and Flashfood webinar emphasized that tackling food waste can not only reduce shrink but also drive customer loyalty and profitability through smarter, earlier markdowns and digital engagement... Read More
By highlighting the beauty of imperfection, the company says it is turning misshapen potatoes into a symbol of smarter, more sustainable shopping to help eliminate food waste... Read More
While shrink are always a concern, some expert projections about the percentage of waste conflict with the reality of working in the produce aisle, says columnist Armand Lobato... Read More
As part of a series on food waste, The Packer sat down with Jeff Yorzyk, senior director of sustainability for HelloFresh North America, to discuss the company’s strategies to reduce food waste and its milestone achievement of donating 10 million meals through the Meals with Meaning program... Read More
A new Columbia Business School study, “From People to Produce: How Appearance Bias Fuels Food Waste,” reveals how consumer preference for cosmetically perfect fruits and vegetables contributes to billions of pounds of food waste — meanwhile, companies like Misfits Market are working to change perceptions and reduce waste... Read More
Denali is transforming grocery retail food waste by making recycling simple, repurposing unsold produce into animal feed, fertilizer and fuel, and creating circular solutions that return value back to stores and communities... Read More
With billions of pounds of food wasted in U.S. grocery stores each year, apps like Too Good To Go, Flashfood and Careit — alongside retail partners — are harnessing technology to curb waste and recover value... Read More
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