Resources
One of the world's leading food companies, General Mills operates in more than 100 countries and markets more than 100 consumer brands, including Cheerios, Haagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Pillsbury, Old El Paso, Progresso, Yoplait, Cascadian Farm, Annie's, Muir Glen, and Yoki.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Ambient foods sector
- UN SDG 12.3
- Manufacturers
Date labels, storage advice and freezing for food safety
This summary information produced by WRAP, the Food Standards Agency and Defra covers date labelling and storage instruction requirements for surplus food, in order for it to be safely redistributed. The aim is to increase the amount of food made available by food businesses for redistribution and accepted by recipient organisations.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Surplus food redistribution
- Courtauld Commitment
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Guardians of Grub
- Food date labelling
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Convenience, chilled foods and frozen
- UN SDG 12.3
- Farmers and growers
- Hospitality and food service
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Local Authorities
- Packaging producers
- Trade associations
- Non-governmental organisations
Outlining progress made in the first year of the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap.
- 185 organisations committed to the Roadmap, including 156 food businesses.
- 121 large businesses provided evidence of having implemented Target, Measure, Act.
- More than 40 businesses publicly reported food surplus and waste data in 2019.
- Engagement and training sessions were held with more than 150 businesses.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Guardians of Grub
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Convenience, chilled foods and frozen
- Whole chain resource efficiency
- UN SDG 12.3
- Farmers and growers
- Hospitality and food service
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Waste management and reprocessors
Business case studies from producers and manufacturers implementing 'Target, Measure, Act' in the food and drink supply chain.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Convenience, chilled foods and frozen
- UN SDG 12.3
- Manufacturers
Find out how many ambient foods businesses have signed up to the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, and are taking targeted action to reduce waste in their own operations.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Ambient foods sector
- Manufacturers
Prepared on behalf of Champions 12.3, a new report finds a compelling business case for action on food waste prevention in the catering industry.
- Food and drink
- Courtauld Commitment
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Hospitality and food service
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
Prepared on behalf of Champions 12.3, The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste analyses the financial impacts of historical food loss and waste reduction efforts.
- Food and drink
- Courtauld Commitment
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Hospitality and food service
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
Getting employees engaged in a company’s quest to improve resource efficiency has proved to be a surefire winner. With many companies having run successful campaigns relating to energy and water, WRAP has produced the ‘Your Workplace Without Waste’ programme to help you tackle food and packaging waste in your business.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Packaging producers
How to develop food promotions that won’t contribute to increased food waste.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Manufacturers
WRAP, INCPEN, The Packaging Federation, the Food and Drink Federation, Kent Waste Partnership and the British Retail Consortium carried out independent research into consumers’ attitudes, behaviours and motivations around food waste and food packaging, to better understand how to help reduce the amount of food thrown away.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Packaging producers
A market survey of packaging formats and other retailer and in-home solutions to help consumers manage their food inventory better.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Packaging producers
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Packaging producers