What’s Going On Here? 720 million eggs were wasted in 2018 in the UK alone, over out-of-date fears and people failing to conduct the ‘water test’. What Does This Mean? Figures hatched by the British Egg Industry Council shows egg sales in the UK rose by 4% last year which translates to a whopping 7.2bn eggs. However, despite this growth in eggy appetite,…
What’s Going On Here? Last year we wrote about Winnow Solutions, the food waste innovators developing digital tools to help chefs run more sustainable kitchens. This week they’ve announced the release of a new tool which means restaurant food waste can be monitored and quantified without kitchen staff doing as much as lifting a finger. What Does This Mean? Winnow’s AI-enabled food bin is…
What’s Going On Here? Our good friends: Global Action Plan (GAP) Youth Panel have launched a faaantastic new campaign that is aiming to help us all reduce take-away waste from our lives! #LongLiveTheLunchBox What Is Long Live The Lunchbox? The new initiative asking restaurants and cafes of the UK to inform customers that they accept their containers. Just as we have seen…
What’s Going On Here? A blockchain start-up, INS Ecosystem, has announced its ambitious intentions to reinvent the food industry. It aims to decentralise the grocery market by connecting producers directly to consumers using blockchain technology. What Does This Mean? One problem is waste. Supermarkets are built around avoiding stock shortages, not avoiding waste. This means that in countries like the UK retailers oversupply and waste…
