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Multi-actor design of low-waste food value chains through the demonstration of innovative solutions to reduce food loss and waste

24/01/2025

We continue to present policy and market recommendations for the diffusion of sustainable and competitive innovations that reduce food loss and waste in real value chains✅

Following the barrier identified during the focus groups with innovators on the lack of between , Strategy 2️⃣ is to support new networks of cooperation between innovators, so that they can easily share information and data📊 This is not easy to achieve, as innovators generally want to keep proprietary information, but the impact on can be large🔝

Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo European Commission

23/01/2025

We present the policy and market recommendations for the diffusion of sustainable and competitive innovations that reduce food loss and waste in real value chains✅

The result of our implementation is a toolbox addressed to policy makers, and more in general to stakeholders, containing 6️⃣ strategies to foster the diffusion of innovations to reduce . Each strategy meets a need related to a barrier❌, is relevant for a specific phase of the value chain🍎🍞🐟 and should be implemented at a specific governance territorial scale📍. The potential impact and feasibility of each strategy is also indicated🔀

S1️⃣ During the focus groups with the innovators one barrier to the implementation of the innovations has been identified in the “lack of among ” within the value chains. Strategy 1️⃣ overcomes this barrier in order to strengthen trade associations and producer organizations, so that members can easily share knowledge and establish efficient production standards🤝

Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo European Commission

20/01/2025

🎯 60 deliverables and aim for 15 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals...once the project has been completed we will continue to disseminate the results obtained to reduce food loss and waste🔝

🤝 It has been possible thanks to teamwork. Because has been a unique team, having even experienced the feeling of 💚

Clara, Katia, Silvia and Claudia tell us about it. Watch the video🎞👉🏼 https://bit.ly/4hpj9GW

Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo Harokopio.gr BOKU University Luonnonvarakeskus European Commission

13/01/2025

👋🏽 is coming to an end, but the results will continue to be disseminated and the word will continue to spread about what our innovations can do to reduce food waste. We will submit 60 deliverables and aim for 15 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals📑🔝

🤝 We have been able to find a common language between the different actors and researchers to be as clear as possible in communication. And, above all, the collaboration between partners has been key to make the team a unique team🙌🏻

🗣Listen to Clara Cicatiello, Katia Lasaridi, Silvia Scherhaufer and Claudia Giordano on the impact achieved🎯 https://bit.ly/3DMPskk

Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo Harokopio.gr BOKU University Luonnonvarakeskus European Commission

09/01/2025

We are in the final stretch of the project 🛣

The results obtained are many and significant🔝 Most of them were presented at the international conference in where the partners gave an account of each of the innovations against food waste implemented in .

We tell you all about it in our latest newsletter 📩💥

To read👉🏼 bit.ly/4intfsW
To subscribe👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3wTaJlh

Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo European Commission

07/01/2025

as a reference in the annual report of the Collaboration Initiative on Food Loss and Waste launched at MACS-G20 📑

🤝 At the MACS 2015 Meeting in Izmir ( ) the G20 States decided to focus on food loss and waste . A joint MACS initiative is planned to share promising research results, innovative technological and logistical solutions, successful campaigns, etc. on reducing food loss and waste. coordinates the bilateral and multilateral activities of the initiative and Dr. Felicitas Schneider of the Thünen Institute and member of the Advisory Board is the coordinator.

The joint activities and updates from partner countries are summarised in the latest annual report, in which is mentioned as an exemplary project🔝 You can download the report from the website👉🏼 https://www.macs-g20.org/about-macs/macs-activities/collaboration-initiative-on-food-losses-food-waste-launched-at-macs-g20

European Commission

30/12/2024

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ has been a great year for 🌟

In this last part of the project, together we have achieved great results on the way to reducing food waste. The final conference and the international conference in will remain on our memories🙌🏽

Wishing you a ❗️

Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo The James Hutton Institute BOKU University FH Münster SLU Tampere University Luonnonvarakeskus Harokopio.gr Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Österreichisches Ökologie-Institut Elhuyar Unverschwendet Leroma GmbH Mitakus KITRO Regione Emilia-Romagna CozZo Uppsala kommun Areflh European Commission

23/12/2024

📲🥡🍽 Food-sharing platforms and the practice of taking home leftovers after dining out are recognized as viable approaches to mitigating the phenomenon of reducing food loss and waste.

➡️ Based on the experience of 574 respondents, the results of the innovation showed an 88.2% reduction in food waste.

➡️ However, post-consumer food waste differed between leftover waste (23.6%) and takeaway food waste (11.4%).

👥 partner Camilla Comis (Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo) presented at Conference the results of the implementation of . More info on the website🔗 https://bit.ly/49P9Z3G

European Commission

19/12/2024

📑 coordinator Clara Cicatiello is one of the interviewees in the article ‘Reversing food waste in the EU’ by the European Science-Media Hub, the European Parliament's media.

❗️Millions tonnes of food is dumped every year on the European Union, causing climate damage and not even nourishing people.

This Christmas let's also act against food waste💪🏾

Article👉🏾 https://bit.ly/41GGAH2
Interview👉🏾 https://bit.ly/3ZX8ugx

Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo European Commission

17/12/2024

🥖A study to reduce in Sweden's take-back agreement between bakeries and retailers

🍞🥖Retailers prioritize keeping shelves well stocked with a diverse array of products, although this makes them face a trade-off situation between the high availability of products and the environmental, social, and financial burdens related to food waste

✅This study aimed to map and quantify the surplus pathways for bread in Sweden, and from that assess the environmental impact of different prevention and valorization strategies

🗣Louise Bartek (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) presented the results of the study at the Conference

More Info🔗 https://lowinfood.eu/2024/10/03/insights-to-make-the-take-back-agreement-in-the-bakery-sector-in-sweden-more-efficient-and-environmentally-friendly/

European Commission

13/12/2024

🏫Not all pupils are equal as food waste makers

🔸An study made by researchers aimed to investigate distribution of food waste generation among pupils

🔸Utilizing the Matomatic AB plate waste tracker, data was collected from 16 primary schools across , totaling 421,015 instances of plate wastage registrations. The collected data was complemented by information on the total number of pupils served daily in each school canteen

🔸 partner Mattias Eriksson (Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences) presented at the Conference the results of the study carried out in in the framework of LOWINFOOD with data collected by the plate waste tracker Matomatic during the intervention carried out in Swedish schools

Moreℹ️https://lowinfood.eu/2024/10/02/not-all-pupils-are-equal-as-food-waste-makers/

SLU

12/12/2024

’s results in the Climate Smart Chefs Final Conference👩🏽‍🍳

👥On 6 December 2024, the project coordinator Clara Cicatiello participated in the Final Conference of the LIFE Climate Smart Chefs project. She was invited to present ’s main results in a joint session of networking between different EU projects.

Thank you for the chance❗️

Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo European Commission

11/12/2024

Launch of the 8️⃣th newsletter📩💥

🔝🔝 is in its final phase, with partners immersed in the dissemination of the results they are attaining. Not only have emerged results strictly linked to the efficiency and the socio-economic and environmental impact of the innovations, but partnes have also learned other kind of lessons during the implementation of the innovations that are worth it highlighting. In the newsletter you will find:

✔️Final general meeting in
✔️ results featuring the International Conference
✔️Other conferences and events

To read👉🏿 https://bit.ly/4intfsW
To subscribe👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3wTaJlh

Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Luonnonvarakeskus SLU FH Münster The James Hutton Institute BOKU University Harokopio.gr Tampere University Österreichisches Ökologie-Institut European Commission

05/12/2024

🍈A platform to donate surplus food to charities has proven its effectiveness

🥕🍏36,000 tons of fresh fruit & vegetables have been withdrawn from the market and distributed to charities

✴️ The platform, operational since 2012, has gradually expanded to include 50 organisations and associations from different Italian regions, representing a significant social benefit and economic return for farmers.

➕The results indicated that the full donation scenario presented the highest net environmental savings, with significant reductions in and resource use

partner Marco Nasso (Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo) presented at the Conference the results of the study carried out in LOWINFOOD about the platform to donate surplus food to qualified charities

More information 🔗 https://lowinfood.eu/2024/10/02/impact-of-the-platform-to-donate-surplus-food-to-qualified-charities-on-food-waste-prevention-and-economic-sustainability/

DIBAF - Unitus Clara Cicatiello Barbara Pancino

03/12/2024

🍞 🥖Solutions to reduce & prevent loss and waste of bread have been identified

🔸The study was based on insights derived from the stakeholder dialogues held in , , and between November 2021 and September 2022

🔸Roadmaps outlining solutions to address the problems of the supply chain were developed

🔸All dialogues included discussions about the current problems in the bread supply chain and how they could be solved

🔸 partners Nina Mesiranta and Malla Mattila (Tampere University) presented at the Conference the results of the study carried out in LOWINFOOD

More ℹ️ https://lowinfood.eu/2024/10/02/addressing-the-problem-of-bread-waste-through-stakeholder-dialogues-in-finland-italy-and-sweden/

Elina Närvänen European Commission

29/11/2024

▶️Analysis on the effectiveness of innovative solutions in reducing food waste

🔸Insights have been provided into the practical application and of the

🔸 Any single innovation cannot be expected to be universally effective

🔸The process of reducing food waste is far more complex than merely educating hashtag

Read news of the presentation at the
https://lowinfood.eu/2024/10/02/useful-lessons-about-the-challenges-and-opportunities-of-implementing-food-waste-reduction-innovations/

Luonnonvarakeskus European Commission Claudia Giordano

25/11/2024

📰📲 The Italian partners have published an article in the Corriere della Sera newspaper on the results achieved in reducing food waste. In the article entitled ‘Food waste can be reduced with technology and collaboration: examples from bakeries to restaurants’ they focus in particular on 3️⃣ innovations developed during the project and which have brought results:

✅ Sales-forecasting software for supermarkets
✅ Stakeholder dialogue with bakeries
✅ Regusto mobile app to sell restaurants’ surplus

Read the article (in Italian)🔗 https://bit.ly/3Z2lMGR

Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo DIBAF - Unitus Cna Associazione di Viterbo Civitavecchia Cospea Village Regusto European Commission

22/11/2024

📑 In the latest publication, SLU, BOKU University, FH Münster and Österreichisches Ökologie-Institut members explain how to reduce plate waste in school canteens using educational approaches. They achieved a 17% reduction in plate waste and the effects lasted up to 15 months💯

ℹ️ The study was carried out in school canteens in , and , and evaluated the long-term effectiveness of three educational approaches: giving feedback to guests via plate waste tracker, pedagogic meals, and kitchen workshops.

🎯 The results showed that the plate waste tracker significantly reduced plate waste by 17% (4g/guest) and demonstrated long-term effectiveness with a sustained reduction in waste for up to 15 months after implementation.

🌿💰This not only reduces environmental impact (saving 212kg of CO₂e per school per year), but also conserves valuable nutrients and is cost effective for schools.

To know more read the article👉🏽 https://bit.ly/4eKzfZE

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LOWINFOOD impact achieved

👋🏽 #LOWINFOOD is coming to an end, but the results will continue to be disseminated and the word will continue to spread about what our innovations can do to reduce food waste. We will submit 60 deliverables and aim for 15 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals📑🔝 🤝 We have been able to find a common language between the different actors and researchers to be as clear as possible in communication. And, above all, the collaboration between partners has been key to make the #LOWINFOOD team a unique team🙌🏻 🗣Listen to Clara Cicatiello, Katia Lasaridi, Silvia Scherhaufer and Claudia Giordano on the impact achieved🎯 https://bit.ly/3DMPskk #results #dissemination #publication #deliverables #foodwaste #foodloss #sustainability #H2020FoodSis #H2020 Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo Harokopio.gr BOKU University Luonnonvarakeskus European Commission

We are in the final stretch of the project 🛣 The results obtained are many and significant🔝 Most of them were presented at the international conference #RETASTE2024 in #Crete where the partners gave an account of each of the innovations against food waste implemented in #LOWINFOOD. We tell you all about it in our latest newsletter 📩💥 To read👉🏼 bit.ly/4intfsW To subscribe👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3wTaJlh #newsletter #results #innovation #foodwaste #foodloss #finalmeeting #highlights #conference #events #H2020FoodSis #H2020 Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo European Commission

Happy New Year

2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣4️⃣ has been a great year for #LOWINFOOD 🌟 In this last part of the project, together we have achieved great results on the way to reducing food waste. The final #LOWINFOOD conference and the international #RETASTE2024 conference in #Crete will remain on our memories🙌🏽 Wishing you a #HappyNewYear ❗️ #reducefoodwaste #foodwaste #foodloss #sustainability #H2020FoodSis #H2020 Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo The James Hutton Institute BOKU University FH Münster SLU Tampere University Luonnonvarakeskus Harokopio.gr Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Österreichisches Ökologie-Institut Elhuyar Unverschwendet Leroma GmbH Mitakus KITRO Regione Emilia-Romagna CozZo Uppsala kommun Areflh European Commission

8th LOWINFOOD newsletter

Launch of the 8️⃣th #LOWINFOOD newsletter📩💥 🔝🔝 #LOWINFOOD is in its final phase, with partners immersed in the dissemination of the results they are attaining. Not only have emerged results strictly linked to the efficiency and the socio-economic and environmental impact of the innovations, but partnes have also learned other kind of lessons during the implementation of the innovations that are worth it highlighting. In the newsletter you will find: ✔️Final general meeting in #Crete ✔️#LOWINFOOD results featuring the #RETASTE2024 International Conference ✔️Other conferences and events To read👉🏿 https://bit.ly/4intfsW To subscribe👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3wTaJlh #newsletter #results #info #innovation #foodwaste #foodloss #finalmeeting #conference #events #H2020FoodSis #H2020 Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Luonnonvarakeskus SLU FH Münster The James Hutton Institute BOKU University Harokopio.gr Tampere University Österreichisches Ökologie-Institut European Commission

LOWINFOOD at Retaste Conference

👥 The #LOWINFOOD Final General Meeting took place in the framework of the #RETASTE2024 Conference in #Archanes, #Crete, #Greece. It was an excellent opportunity for #LOWINFOOD to present the scientific results achieved in the last 4️⃣ years at this unique event where food waste prevention experts from all over the world were present🌎 🔝 The project results occupied a considerable part of the conference programme. Many sessions included the name of our project in their title, and many consortium partners chaired these parallel sessions during the conference. #LOWINFOOD partners presented 1️⃣9️⃣ papers in the various sessions dedicated to different aspects of food waste prevention🙋🏻🙋🏽‍♂️. 👏🏼👏🏼 Congratulations to the #LOWINFOOD consortium and many thanks to the Harokopio University Harokopio.gr and International Hellenic University/Διεθνές Πανεπιστήμιο της Ελλάδος for the opportunity 💚 https://bit.ly/402lRg5 #RETASTE #conference #FinalGeneralMeeting #results #dissemination #foodwaste #foodwasteprevention #sustainability #H2020FoodSis #H2020 European Commission Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo

LOWINFOOD Final General Meeting

🌅 A week has passed since the final #LOWINFOOD General Meeting in #Archanes, #Crete hosted by Harokopio University Harokopio.gr. Some very nice moments come to mind✨🎞 🔝Not only did we have a great time, but we also managed to get results from the meeting. The 1️⃣5️⃣ innovations to reduce food waste have been completed and we are disseminating the results 🎯. ‘We did it together’ says the coordinator Clara Cicatiello 👏🏽👏🏽 https://bit.ly/4gGLBEq #FinalGeneralMeeting #Greece #results #foodwaste #foodloss #innovation #sustainability #EUGreenDeal #H2020FoodSis #H2020 Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo DIBAF - Unitus Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Luonnonvarakeskus SLU FH Münster The James Hutton Institute Tampere University BOKU University Österreichisches Ökologie-Institut Elhuyar Unverschwendet Leroma GmbH Mitakus KITRO Regione Emilia-Romagna CozZo Cospea Village Uppsala kommun Cna Associazione di Viterbo Civitavecchia Regusto Areflh Fairchain.EU European Commission

LOWINFOOD exemplary

📅 On this International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste we would like to highlight why the #LOWINFOOD project is #exemplary, as we believe that many aspects of this project can be of use to others in the fight to reduce food loss and waste. 🎯 Commitment, collaboration, community, international cooperation, right direction, enthusiasm are some of these characteristics. Listen to the partners 💚 #FLW #FLWDay #awareness #foodwaste #foodloss #sustainability #EUGreenDeal #H2020FoodSis #H2020 Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo European Commission

LOWINFOOD dissemination activities

As the final #GeneralProjectMeeting of #LOWINFOOD approaches, we look forward to disseminating the results of the project🎯 Indeed, #LOWINFOOD has the potential to develop and showcase best practice innovations against food loss and waste on a large scale and to bring new business models to key sectors that waste a lot of food📉📲🤝⚙️. In order to disseminate these tools, the project is carrying out several activities targeting both the general public and the scientific community. Felicitas Schneider and Julian Parfitt from the Advisory Board and Katia Lasaridi from Harokopio University Harokopio.gr tell us more in the #video 🎞 https://bit.ly/4d9bbir Stay tuned for more information at the Final General Meeting next Tuesday, 24 September,📅 in Archanes #Crete 📍 #dissemination #results #bestpractice #innovation #foodwaste #reducefoodwaste #sustainability #H2020FoodSis #H2020 Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo European Commission

LOWINFOOD Final Conference in Crete, Greece

🌅The #LOWINFOOD Final Conference is approaching and will be held in the framework of the #RETASTE2024 conference, an event that is gaining momentum to become the world's leading conference specialising in #foodwasteprevention and valorization🔝 You already have 2️⃣ reasons to come to the beautiful island of #Crete in #Greece 😍 Our partners of the Harokopio University Harokopio.gr will be happy to welcome you in #Heraklion. Save the date👇🏽 ✅ 24th September #LOWINFOOD Final Conference ✅ 25-27 September #RETASTE Conference 🔗 Information on https://retaste.gr #FinalConference #RETASTE #conference #rethinkfoodwaste #foodwaste #foodloss #sustainability #research #farm2fork #EUGreenDeal #H2020FoodSis #H2020 Università degli Studi della Tuscia - Viterbo Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna Luonnonvarakeskus SLU FH Münster The James Hutton Institute BOKU University Tampere University Österreichisches Ökologie-Institut FoodE Fairchain.EU European Commission

Implementing LOWINFOOD innovations: supplier/retailer agreements for bakeries

First #results from #LOWINFOOD innovations🔍 🍞 🥖 In #Sweden bakery products are sold with take-back agreements, so that bakeries deliver bread to supermarkets and supermarkets only pay for the bread they actually sell, which means that bakeries have to take care of waste management. 🎯 SLU team could not find any bakery or supermarket that tried to stop doing this during the project. Therefore, they opted for a more theoretical approach and collected data on how much waste is generated by such agreements and compared it to private label brands that do not include take-back agreements. #SLU found that these generate less waste, so if they stopped using take-back agreements they could reduce waste to the same level as the private label brands. ▶️ Listen to Mattias Eriksson about the implementation of the innovation👉🏼🎥 https://bit.ly/3ycyl9m #bread #bakery #retailer #supermarket #reducefoodwaste #foodwaste #foodloss #sustainability #H2020FoodSis #H2020 European Commission

Implementing LOWINFOOD innovations: Unverschwendet

First #results from #LOWINFOOD innovations🔍 🍎🍋🥒The startup Unverschwendet offers different solutions for surplus fruit & vegetables. At the beginning they encountered many difficulties, especially the logistics behind the restaurants. But they turned things around and decided to mediate so that the surpluses reached the producers. 🎯Now they are able to save large quantities of fruit and vegetables, much more than they could before. They are very grateful for BOKU University's support, as scientific improvement and sustainability are very important to them. They were able to improve the collaboration with #LOWINFOOD partner Leroma GmbH and bring three different surplus products from their platform🥤. ▶️ Listen to Cornelia and Andreas Diesenreiter about the implementation of the innovation👉🏼🎥 https://bit.ly/3WmxVXc #fruit #vegetables #surplus #farmer #producer #foodservice #reducefoodwaste #foodwaste #foodloss #sustainability #H2020FoodSis #H2020 European Commission

Implementing LOWINFOOD innovations: Mitakus

First #results from #LOWINFOOD innovations🔍 📉 🍽 #Mitakus provides restaurants with a forecast for the coming days and weeks, so that they can better plan in advance. The implementation was a challenge, especially in the beginning with the corona times, as the forecast is based on historical data. 🎯 In some locations they have received very positive feedback, while in others they have received specific requests that they have had to implement; for example, they have removed all the data from the corona times and have only worked with recent data. ▶️ Listen to Roman Wolkow about the implementation of the innovation👉🏼🎥 https://bit.ly/4bDtmw6 #software #forecast #foodservice #restaurant #reducefoodwaste #foodwaste #foodloss #sustainability #H2020FoodSis #H2020 FH Münster European Commission