Food Waste Facts and How to Reduce It (2022)
Food waste is problem that we cannot ignore. Here, we explain why food waste happens what this means and how to reduce it.
5th October 2022
Our Impact
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Food waste is a global problem and leads to the unnecessary use of resources, such as water, land, and energy, that are required to produce food.
Retail establishments and the food service industry accounts for
0 million
tonnes of food waste in a year
How does FruPro help?
Connect
Build your network and connect with new customers. Increase your trade reach and get fresh produce into the food chain
Divert
Divert your fresh produce to new buyers or food banks and charities with the help of our platform features and tailored services
Trade
Reduce risk and bad debt through trading with the entire supply chain in a transparent and compliant marketplace
Impact Reports
Satsuma Donation
Kölla UK provided 23 pallets (20.96 tonnes), of Cat 1 quality Satsumas to FareShare UK through the FruPro platform.
See impact reportSweet Potato Donation
Vitafresh has nourished thousands of people across
London experiencing food poverty through donating on our platform.
Vitafresh Donation
Vitafresh produce provided 2.1 tonnes of Cat 2 quality sweet potatoes to FareShare UK through the FruPro platform.
See impact reportLatest impact figures
FruPro eases the redistribution and donation process for all parties. In the last 12 months, FruPro, in collaboration with its partners, managed to:
Save
Saved 43,060 kgs of fresh produce from waste
Divert
Served 93,143 meals to food insecure population
Prevent
Prevented 163,628 kgs of CO2e emissions release
The donation to FareShare was very easy and all communication and assistance provided by the FruPro team was very good. FruPro clarified technical issues for us.
Bego Granja Otero
Early impact figures
During the first UK COVID-19 lockdown hospitality was shut overnight, FruPro stepped in to help the industry overcome the fresh produce supply chain challenges. In one weekend FruPro:
Saved 251 pallets from waste
Fed 500,000 people
Generated £100k of revenue
FruPro has been a great help to Reynolds in ensuring that we have been able to divert produce, which might have otherwise gone to waste, to people who really need it. Now more than ever it’s important that our industry works together to prevent food shortages and minimise any wastage.
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