Understanding the barriers and drivers to reduce store loss and food waste at Woolworths The challenge Food waste is a complex problem that is estimated to cost the Australian economy A$20 billion per year, as well as making a significant contribution to the nation’s...
Supply chain monitoring and improvement to reduce banana quality loss The challenge Australian Ecoganic bananas are in significant demand in niche Asian markets. Pacific Coast Eco Bananas, a cooperative of five growers in north Queensland, has been exporting ecoganic...
The opportunities for Australia’s packaging and processing machinery sector to tackle food waste The challenge Across the food supply chain, the use of some technologies and processes can directly result in food waste generation, including during harvesting and...
DIRECT Commercialisation The challenge Australia currently wastes $20 billion of food each year, and addressing food waste is now seen as a major environmental and economic opportunity for industry. To address the opportunity businesses need to understand where food...
Enhancing Foodbank’s stakeholder engagement The challenge Foodbank currently rescues over 37 million kilograms of food annually. However, it is estimated that current food rescue activities are meeting only 60% of the demand from people seeking food relief....
