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Understanding Food Waste, from Farm to Fork Seminar

18th September 2012, London

  • Implementing best practices to combat food waste across the whole food supply chain
  • Assessing the contribution of each sector of the chain towards the total quantity of waste produced
  • Tackling the issue of engaging consumers in order to achieve minimising waste from both ends of the chain

Led by: BSR

08:30 Registration and Welcome Coffee
   
09:30 

09:40 

 

 

 Opening Remarks from the Chair

Keynote Address. Analysing the Impact of Total Food Waste across Different Sectors of the Food Supply Chain

  • Examining specific terminology
  • Exploring the impact of embedded water and energy waste
  • Optimising the understanding of carbon impact
  
 10:10 Upstream Waste. Assessing Specific Challenges of Reducing Food Waste in  Small Scale Farming and Farming in Developing Countries

  • Evaluating the amount of waste in different commodities
  • Assessing the effect of infrastructure issues and poor farming on the total quantity of waste
  • Developing strategies to address the root causes of those problems
  • Establishing new partnerships to reduce food waste associated with the end product

  
10:50 Coffee Break  
     
11:30  Midstream Waste. Evaluating the Share of Manufacturing, Processing and Transportation Processes on the Total Quantity of Food Waste

  • Examining the amount of waste in different parts of the midstream supply chain
  • Establishing the main issues and challenges with minimising industrial food waste
  • Identifying ways to develop more efficient operation schemes, from ‘smarter’ ingredients to optimised transportation schemes
  
12:10 Lunch  
13:40 Downstream waste. Developing an Effective Strategy to Combat Food Waste at Consumer Consumption Level

  • Identifying the share of restaurants, retail sector and consumers in contributing to the total quantity of food waste
  • Examining consumer responses to labelling schemes
  • Increasing customer engagement by optimising communication schemes and providing education on reducing personal food waste
  
     
14:20 Examining How Collaboration Across the Chain Can Accelerate and Improve Waste Reduction Strategies

  • Scaling up collaboration projects across the food supply chain
  • Assessing the effect of efficient collaboration projects on food waste reduction
  
     
15:00 Closing Remarks from the Chair