The UK’s largest retailers, food producers, manufacturers, and hospitality and food service companies have committed to ambitious milestones laid out in a new ground-breaking industry roadmap developed with IGD and WRAP to further reduce the UK’s food waste problem.
Food Waste Reduction Roadmap encompasses the entire supply chain from field to fork, and clearly shows the actions large businesses will take to address food waste both in their own operations, and by working to support their suppliers. It also sets out how these businesses can engage with consumers to help reduce their food waste.
The Roadmap has the support of the UK’s largest food trade bodies, businesses across the supply chain and Defra, Welsh and Scottish Governments. Widespread adoption of Target, Measure, Act is vital to achieve national policy objectives and targets on food waste reduction, including Courtauld 2025 and the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3.
“This Roadmap is hugely ambitious, and I’m delighted that the UK is the first country anywhere to set a nation-wide plan towards delivering its part in SDG 12.3.”
Today WRAP announces 89 early adopters who are supporting the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap. By September 2019, the first major milestone on the Roadmap, the aim is to have fifty per cent of the UK’s largest 250 food businesses measuring, reporting and acting on food waste. With all 250 companies doing so by 2026.
To make this happen, the Roadmap is published with a wide range of new resources to enable businesses to act consistently, and support work already underway by many companies through setting out a clear collaborative journey the whole industry can follow.
Marcus Gover, CEO of WRAP, explains: “Together, WRAP and IGD have mobilised industry leaders to create a bold sector-wide Roadmap, showing clearly what UK businesses must do. This Roadmap is hugely ambitious, and I’m delighted that the UK is the first country anywhere to set a nation-wide plan towards delivering its part in SDG 12.3.
“There are many businesses working hard already, but many more need to focus on food waste. If the food sector follows this Roadmap it will significantly accelerate work to achieving both Courtauld 2025, and SDG12.3 targets. And I urge other companies to adopt the principles laid out in the Roadmap and join the rest of the sector on this historic journey.”
Joanne Denney-Finch, Chief Executive of IGD said: “The Food Waste Reduction Roadmap presents a huge opportunity for every business within the UK food and grocery industry to provide reassurance for shoppers. UK shoppers see industry food waste at the top of their priorities and by working together with the total food chain, we’re delighted to have secured a world first, with the UK leading the way in this important area. As a result, I’m confident we will see continued momentum on this high profile initiative.”
Marcus Gover will also launch The Food Waste Atlas in New York later today at the annual event of Champions 12.3; organised by the World Resources Institute (WRI). Atlas is the world’s first global reporting portal to allow the capture and reporting of global food loss and waste data in one place. Developed between WRAP and WRI**, Atlas allows companies and Governments to publish and compare their data with others, including businesses supporting the UK Roadmap.
Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey said: “I congratulate the businesses stepping up to the plate in this ground-breaking commitment. The UK is a global leader in measuring food waste and supporting international food waste prevention projects. It is through government, consumers, and businesses working together that we will continue to tackle the unacceptable issue of unnecessary food waste.”
Businesses wishing to access the free resources and find out more about the using the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap should click here.
Full list of confirmed organisations
| Aldi |
| Asda |
| Central England Co-operative |
| Iceland |
| Lidl |
| M&S |
| Morrisons |
| Musgrave |
| Ocado |
| Sainsbury’s |
| Tesco |
| The Co-operative Group |
| Waitrose |
Production / Manufacture (46)
| 2 Sisters Food Group |
| A Gomez Ltd |
| ABP Food Group |
| Albert Bartlett |
| AMT Fruit |
| Apetito |
| Arla Foods |
| Avara Foods |
| Bakkavor Group |
| Barfoots |
| Branston Ltd |
| Coca-Cola European Partners GB Ltd |
| Cranswick PLC |
| Dairy Crest |
| dps Ltd |
| Dunbia |
| Glinwell PLC |
| Greencore Group PLC |
| Greenvale |
| Greenyard |
| G’s Fresh |
| Hilton Foods UK |
| Hovis Ltd |
| Kepak Group Ltd |
| Kerry Foods |
| Kraft Heinz UK |
| Lucozade Ribena Suntory |
| Moy Park |
| Muller UK & Ireland |
| Nestle UK & Ireland |
| Noble Foods Ltd |
| Ornua |
| Premier Foods |
| Proctor & Gamble UK |
| Puffin Produce Ltd |
| Quorn Foods |
| Richard Hochfeld Ltd |
| Samworth Brothers Ltd |
| Seachill UK Ltd |
| Tulip Ltd |
| Unilever UK |
| Warburtons |
| Winterbotham Darby |
| Worldwide Fruit |
| Yeo Valley |
| Young’s Seafood Ltd |
Hospitality and Food Service businesses (11)
| Accor Hotel Services |
| BaxterStorey |
| Bidfood |
| Brakes |
| Castell Howell Foods |
| Compass Group PLC |
| ISS UK |
| Nandos UK & Ireland |
| OCS Group |
| Pizza Hut Restaurants |
| Sodexo |
Trade bodies and other supportive organisations (19)
Anthesis
BRC
AHDB
British Beer & Pub Association
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Chilled Food Association
Environmental Association for Universities and Colleges
FDF
Federation of Bakers
Institute of Hospitality
NFU
Provision Trade Federation
Royal Academy of Culinary Arts
Soil Association Food for Life
The Sustainable Restaurant Association
TUCO Ltd
UK Hospitality
Unilever Food Solutions
