Welcome to Issue 27
All of us at the Fight Food Waste CRC would like to say a big CONGRATULATIONS to our participants recognised in the 2020 WorldStar Packaging Special Awards.
Woolworths Australia was the 2020 Sustainability Special Award silver winner for replacing plastic trays with pulp-based trays nationally into all stores for over 50 of their in-store bakery products.
Congratulations to Planet Protector Packaging for taking out the gold medal award in the highly contested Food Design of the Year category for their lobster protector.
The Bronze winner of the 2020 WPO Presidents Award is Plantic Technologies who are part of the consortium for our Save Food packaging project. This is the first time an ANZ entry has ever won an award in this category.
This global recognition is a significant achievement for the Australia and New Zealand packaging industries and for the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) who have led the annual Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards program which is the exclusive feeder program for the WorldStar Packaging Awards for ANZ.
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 While households and primary production are reportedly responsible for the highest levels of food waste, food loss and waste remains a significant issue for the food retail sector in terms of financial costs, supply chain resilience and environmental corporate social responsibility.
Our new ENGAGE project with Woolworths and QUT aims to understand the barriers and drivers to reducing in-store food loss and waste, and to identify opportunities and practices to support change and ultimately reduce food loss and waste instore. MORE >>
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COVID-19 GrantGuru
Supporting participant Sampano with sister company GrantReady has prepared a list of COVID-19 funding and support programs to help ensure participants in need don’t miss out. Contact Adrian Spencer from Sampano for more details. MORE >> |
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Save money by reducing food waste - spread the news!
We have been using our socials to share lots of ideas on how reducing food waste can help Australian households save money and reduce their trips to the shops during the COVID-19 pandemic. Can you help us share this message across your networks too?   |
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Focusing on reducing food losses in the export banana supply chain
In April 2020, Pacific Coast Produce launched an innovative research project to dramatically and cost-effectively enhance banana quality and reduce waste. Importantly, they want to deliver a more consistent product for their consumers. MORE >> |
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Hot off the press! Latest edition of Food and Drink Business
This edition features our Special Advisor - Food Waste, Mark Barthel. Mark shares his international experiences with food waste and talks about the Australian Government's latest food waste reduction roadmap. MORE >> |
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How to reduce food waste when cooking more in isolation
It seems going into isolation has caused some positive changes to our cooking and eating habits, which has had a knock-on effect on the amount of food we’re wasting. MORE >> |
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World Food Safety Day - 7 June 2020
The second World Food Safety Day will be celebrated to draw attention and inspire action to help prevent, detect and manage foodborne risks, contributing to food security, human health, economic prosperity, agriculture, market access, tourism and sustainable development. MORE >> |
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AIFST Virtual Conference - June and July 2020
Virtual delivery gives great flexibility – no matter where you are, you can participate, ask questions, interact with other participants, and, if you can’t make it for the live sessions, catch up with the recording later. All registrations include attendance at the live event and access to all recordings after the conference is over. MORE >>
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YOUTUBE: Lockdown recipes
Leftover roti recipe, Indian roti tacos, roti pockets and an instant breakfast recipe. MORE >> |
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Online: Zero waste cooking and sustainability
A 7-week online course combines practical cooking demonstrations and explorations into the food system. MORE >> |
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