We brought together the results from the research we commissioned and insight from the roundtable to create our Appetite for Action report. This includes strategies for reducing food waste and carbon emissions in food services.

With food waste a significant contributor to climate change, the situation has been made worse by recent supply chain challenges, which have resulted in a dramatic increase in food waste. This case study includes some of the key data, but also looks at how cutting food waste and supply chain resilience can be complementary goals.

In 2022, we commissioned further research to find out how the unprecedented pressure on supply chains had impacted food buyers’ ability to meet their food waste targets. We visited one of our suppliers, Watts Hill farm to see what work they are doing to ensure supply chain resilience whilst cutting food waste.

So how can resilience be built when pressures are already extraordinary and the future demands a net zero existence? We’ve put together an infographic to show how organisations need a net zero strategy that tackles food waste urgently, but also need agility, flexibility and diversification to navigate current supply chain issues.

In October 2021, building on the results of the research, we hosted a roundtable of experts including WRAP, WWF and Defra, to discuss how food buying standards can change to reduce food waste and meet the UK's sustainability standards.