Resources

Guide
18 November 2017

This information sheet provides additional background on the labelling guidance published by WRAP, and written in conjunction with the Food Standards Agency (FSA; in conjunction with FSA in Wales, FSA Northern Ireland and Food Standards Scotland) and Defra Labelling. It also describes the process by which input was gathered from those to whom the guidance is aimed at (food producers and retailers, hospitality and food services businesses, charitable and commercial redistribution organisations and those involved in the enforcement of labelling-related regulations), and contains a list of frequently asked questions and answers.

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
Sector:
  • Manufacturers
  • Retailers and brands
Guide
1 November 2017

This visual guide has been produced to help illustrate examples of how the recommendations in this guidance could look, be applied and, specifically, which labelling and design features are most effective in helping consumers reduce fresh chicken waste.

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
  • Courtauld Commitment
  • Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
  • Food date labelling
  • Convenience, chilled foods and frozen
  • UN SDG 12.3
Sector:
  • Farmers and growers
  • Hospitality and food service
  • Manufacturers
  • Retailers and brands
  • Packaging producers
  • Trade associations
Case study
2 October 2017

Through consultation with industry it has been identified that many business working in the food supply chain understand the concept of getting more value from food waste or valorisation. These case study examples bring adding value to life.

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
Sector:
  • Manufacturers
Case study
2 October 2017

A key area of focus for WRAP’s Courtauld Commitment 2025 is to identify the best ways to recover products from food waste with the remaining wastes still being recycled in the most appropriate way.

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
Sector:
  • Manufacturers
Report
28 September 2017

A preliminary study on strawberries and lettuces

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
  • Reducing and preventing food waste
  • Measuring and reporting food waste
  • Surplus food redistribution
  • Courtauld Commitment
  • Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
  • UN SDG 12.3
Sector:
  • Farmers and growers
  • Manufacturers
  • Retailers and brands
Report
20 September 2017

Sustainable Development Goals

Momentum growing, but more still needed

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
  • Reducing and preventing food waste
  • Measuring and reporting food waste
Sector:
  • National government and departments
  • Non-governmental organisations
Case study
15 June 2017

Research from WRAP and other bodies has identified that the food and drink sector faces increasing challenges to food system resilience such as changing climate and weather patterns, competition for land, environmental regulations, pests and diseases, inadequate infrastructure and changing global consumption patterns.

Sustainable New Product Development (S-NPD) is the delivery of product innovation where additional criteria of sustainability are added at each of the stage gate processes to increase supply chain resilience and value for the customer.

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
Sector:
  • Hospitality and food service
Case study
15 June 2017

A new generation of sustainable products by design

80% of the environmental impacts of today’s products and services are determined at the early stages of product design and development.

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
  • Courtauld Commitment
Sector:
  • Hospitality and food service
  • Manufacturers
  • Retailers and brands
Report
12 April 2017

This report presents the results of the 2015 Food and Drink Federation (FDF) members’ survey of food and packaging waste arisings. The main objective of the survey was to determine whether the FDF membership had achieved its Five-Fold Environmental Ambition target of sending zero  food and packaging waste to landfill by (or before) the end of 2015.

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
Sector:
  • Waste management and reprocessors
Report
16 March 2017

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.

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
  • Reducing and preventing food waste
  • Measuring and reporting food waste
  • UN SDG 12.3
Sector:
  • Hospitality and food service
  • Retailers and brands
  • National government and departments
  • Non-governmental organisations
Report
16 March 2017

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.

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
  • Courtauld Commitment
  • Meat, poultry and fish
  • Fresh produce sector
  • Dairy sector
  • Bakery sector
  • Ambient foods sector
Sector:
  • Hospitality and food service
  • Manufacturers
  • Retailers and brands
Report
27 February 2017

Progress made by retailers & brands in helping people buy the right amounts of food, and to make better use of the food they buy.

Initiatives:
  • Food and drink
  • Reducing and preventing food waste
  • Courtauld Commitment
Sector:
  • Retailers and brands
  • Packaging producers