🥤 A third of food and soft drink advertising spend on food and drink currently goes on confectionery, snacks, desserts & soft drinks. Our #BrokenPlate report found this compares to just 1️⃣% of advertising spend on fruit and vegetables! By The Food Foundation Join us on our foodshare.club mission to

🍏🍅 Yesterday marked a huge step forward for the fight against food waste with the European Commission proposing a revision of EU waste rules, with binding foodwaste targets for EU member states. By 2030, EU countries will need to reduce food waste by: 🎯 10% at manufacturing and processing level 🎯 30% at

🍎 🥕 The European Commission's proposals for legally binding food waste reduction targets have been leaked - and they are pitifully unambitious. The proposals are for a 30% reduction in household/retail/catering food waste, a 10% reduction in manufacturing food waste by 2030 - with no targets at all

🍔 Made with beans, greens, and other vegetables, these burgers aren't pretending to be meat. The vegetarian section of the frozen food aisle has undergone a significant transformation, with companies like Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat leading the way. While there is a proliferation of vegetarian foods that aim

🍞 The equivalent of 456 MILLION LOAVES of bread are wasted each year across the Australian bread and bakery value chain! The new 'Don’t Waste Your Dough' toolkit provides practical information, tools and tips for bakers ready to reduce their food waste. The Baking Association of Australia (BAA)

💚 | 🌍 Living a sustainable lifestyle is becoming increasingly important in our modern world. It involves making choices and adopting practices that minimize our negative impact on the environment, conserve resources, and promote long-term well-being for both ourselves and future generations. Here are some key aspects of sustainable living: 1. Energy conservation:

🍖 The environmental impact of our dietary choices has become an increasingly pressing issue, and the European Union (EU) is no exception. While it is true that meat and dairy production contribute significantly to greenhouse gas emissions, the claim that they account for 83% of emissions in the average EU diet

🗑️ The Ministry for the Environment | Manatū mō te Taiao has recently granted Food Waste Innovation a contract to estimate food waste in Aotearoa New Zealand. Sheila Skeaff, our Metric and Management Research Leader, will lead this project. The project's measurement scope is to capture all imported or domestically

🥦🍏🍅🫑🥬 Vegans can easily obtain enough protein from plant-based sources. While animal proteins are considered "complete," plant-based proteins can be just as good with proper planning. It's important for vegans to consume a variety of protein sources to ensure they get all the essential amino acids. Combinations

🍊🍌🍏 Peaches & nectarines are in, super delicious! Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, fabulous mangos, & bananas, limes & a pluot complete the banquet. BON APPETIT! By Larry Simonis -- Join us on our Foodshare.club mission to fight food waste and climate change! #foodsharing #foodwaste #foodshare #sustainability  #meat #plantbased #climatecrisis #vegan #plantbase

🌞🌡️ This post took 8 months to write. It's a tough pill to swallow, so buckle up. Individual actions won't solve the climate crisis. Instead of talking about "top 10 individual actions to reduce our climate impact", I'd much rather focus on: 📌 100

🍞 Great commercial by Panera Bread. Love their donation program. Seriously, hats off for everything they are doing. Bottom line; Like so many other groups, they have an $80M a year bread problem. Kudos for managing the waste stream. But, that’s ~$35k a year per location in bread alone... As

🥦🍏 The perception of diet change as something that’s ‘too difficult’ has prevented progress on this vital agenda. But our diets are changing all the time in response to our food environments. Every day, each one of us makes an estimated 200 food decisions – that’s 200 occasions where food

🥛 🌍 Yesterday was #WorldMilkDay, a global celebration of the vital role that milk plays in our lives. However, as we reflect on this occasion, it's crucial to acknowledge the environmental impact of our milk choices. Whether you prefer traditional cow's milk or opt for dairy alternatives, understanding

ReFED is gearing up to share an exciting landscape assessment report and you are invited to join for our launch event! Where are inequities in our food system impacting the amount of food going to waste? Join us for the launch of ReFED's new landscape assessment – Building a

🎥 Athlete empowerment brand Uninterrupted is working with the creators of 'The Game Changers' on a new sequel. The Game Changers sequel promises to build on the success of the original film, which has become a cultural phenomenon since its release in 2018. The documentary has been credited with

Don't condemn lentils to winter recipes... they're amazing all year round! This nutritious lentil and broccoli vegan salad recipe can help increase your iron intake, so grab a fork and dig in! Lentils are a vegan powerhouse Before you start thinking that lentils aren’t for

🚨 I was quoted by the Grocer for Feedback - calling on UK gov to act to make it compulsory for all large/medium businesses to publicly report their food waste: “We have over a decade’s evidence to show voluntary reporting doesn’t work" - for instance "no

Zero Waste is a documentary that explores the global waste crisis and the growing movement towards a zero waste lifestyle. The film features interviews with experts, activists, and individuals who have adopted a zero waste lifestyle, as they share their insights and experiences on the challenges and benefits of reducing

Every year in America, 43 billion kgs of food is thrown away. This multi-award-winning film follows filmmaker Jeremy Seifert and friends as they dumpster-dive in the back alleys of Los Angeles’ supermarkets. In the process, they salvage thousands of dollars worth of good, edible food and take on some of

Ingredients: - 1 pound pasta - 2 tablespoons olive oil - 2 cloves garlic, minced - 1 small onion, diced - 1 zucchini, diced - 1 yellow squash, diced - 1 red bell pepper, diced - 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved - 1/4 cup fresh basil, chopped - Salt

❄️🔌 In the community, bringing people together and promoting a sense of sharing and solidarity. These refrigerators are typically placed in public places, such as outside community centers, schools, or libraries, and are stocked with surplus food donated by local businesses and individuals. Anyone can access the fridge and take what

🚨 World is on track for 2.7C 🚨 Up to 1 billion people could be driven to migrate to escape soaring global temperatures 🚨 2 billion people could experience average temperatures >29C by 2030, largely uncharted temperatures for humanity ✅ BUT urgent action to lower carbon emissions and keep global temperature rise

🗑️ It’s been exactly one year since I laid my eyes on this - the day Target ran out of power and filled this entire dumpster to the brim (after this was taken) with every perishable item in their store. Everything was cold. Unexpired. Could’ve easily been donated. I

😮🛩  That is crazy!!!   "Food Waste causes 9.3 billion tonnes of CO2e emissions, which is almost equivalent to the total combined emissions of the U.S. 🇺🇸 and the E.U.🇪🇺" 📈The estimates are twice as high as those from previous studies, highlighting flaws throughout the food system. It