date:Apr 28, 2023
tion (FAO) estimates that less than a quarter of food wasted in the US and Europe could feed all starving people across the globe. Alongside this, food waste is ranked as the worlds third largest greenhouse gas (GHG) emitter, right after China and the US. The damage to the global economy is close to US$940 billion each year.
Rising to the occasion
Emma Cahill, global director for food protection and preservation at Kerry, says that when the industry comes together on a coordinated day, its an