Blog Posts: food loss

While the average person drinks 2 to 4 liters of water a day, it requires an astonishing 2,000 to 5,000 liters of water to produce the food that the average person eats each day! Here are five ways companies, farmers and consumers can lessen the food system’s impact on water.

One-third of all food produced ultimately goes uneaten. Retailers and others are responding with clever inventions that reduce food loss and waste in stores, supply chains and homes.

Valentine's Day and other holidays can mean big business for restaurants – and often big amounts of food wasted. It doesn't have to be this way. Restaurants can dramatically cut food waste and see a host of benefits from doing so.

Can we feed the world without destroying it? New research reveals 22 steps to a sustainable food future.

There's growing backlash against plastic waste polluting the world's oceans. The world's billion-plus tons of annual food waste gets less attention, but is just as damaging to the climate and economy.

Can the nations of the world slash global food loss and waste by 2030? The answer is yes―but only if we set ambitious targets and take action now.

To achieve radical reductions in food loss and waste, governments and businesses need to act now. A new report from the Champions 12.3 coalition reviews progress to date on meeting Target 12.3 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.

As profits for food and beverage companies stall, studies find consumers prefer products with positive social impacts. Companies can capitalize on this trend—and save money—by reducing food loss and waste.

Simpler food labels, new coalitions and online resources can help keep what we eat from winding up in the trash.

New research finds that for every $1 companies invest in reducing food loss and waste, they can see $14 or more in returns. Countries, cities and citizens can benefit, too.