Posts tagged with "Food Waste"

Morrisons launches Christmas advert with food waste in spotlight

Morrisons launches Christmas advert with food waste in spotlight

The big supermarkets have all revealed their Christmas adverts for 2019 featuring a line-up of festive foods and treats. This year Morrisons decided to do something different. Instead of a big showy ad campaign for the festive period, they chose to focus on how their staff are helping fight food waste. Community Champions The idea for an alternative festive ad was thought up by two Morrisons employees, Pam Abbott and Bev Kelly from Wakefield. The pair, known as Community Champions, wrote the script as well as starring in and directing the advert. The film shows Abbott and Kelly delivering food from the supermarket, including...
How to Properly Store your Food in the Fridge This Summer

How to Properly Store your Food in the Fridge This Summer

During the summer, people tend to favour lighter, fresher dishes. Meals like salads end up replacing the rich, hearty dishes that see us through the winter. But the problem with warmer weather is that fresh meat and produce doesn’t last as long before going off. As a result, many of us will be filling our fridges as much as possible to save anything from going off to quickly and being wasted. But what exactly should be kept in the fridge? It might be the only option for storing anything that’s fresh or already opened, but is it always the right place? What Should Be Kept Out of the Fridge? The following items are different foods that...
Broccoli Coffee is Another Popular Health food Trend

Broccoli Coffee is Another Popular Health food Trend

People have found interesting ways to include vegetables and other healthy ingredients in their food. Cauliflower has been used as rice, courgettes can be turned into noodles and avocados can even be made into chocolate mousse. The latest health food trend is known as broccoli coffee and it aims to get people to consume more greens. A Plan to Improve Health The unique concept of broccoli coffee was developed in Australia by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and Hort Innovation. Research indicates that the average Australian citizen is still not eating the recommended daily intake of vegetables a day. Healthy...
4 Helpful Food Storage Tips for Less Food Waste

4 Helpful Food Storage Tips for Less Food Waste

The supermarket Goliath Tesco is set to remove “Best Before” dates from almost 70 fruit and vegetable products, in an effort to reduce food waste. Apples, potatoes, tomatoes, onions, citrus fruit and other fresh produce will have their “Best Before” labels taken off. Overall, there is some general confusion as to what the term “Best Before” means. It refers to food being edible, but likely past its best. “Use By” dates suggest eating the food after the date could pose a safety risk. Consumers can easily confuse these two, therefore large amounts of edible food are thrown away because it is viewed as a health risk by...
The UK Needs to Tackle Hunger by Using Surplus Food

The UK Needs to Tackle Hunger by Using Surplus Food

The UK’s largest food distribution charity, FareShare, has revealed that only 17,000 tonnes of the 270,000 tonnes of edible surplus food in the supply chain is redistributed to charities each year. As a result, the government is being urged to introduce a £15m fund to address public hunger by preventing edible food from going straight to the landfill, animal feed or anaerobic digestion. The Government Needs to Take Action Ministers are being urged by FareShare to end the inequality that remains in the current system. Producers and farmers face the costs of sorting and transporting surplus food for human consumption. FareShare issued a...
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