Produce World and Puffin Produce are among 30 new signatories to waste-reduction initiative The Courtauld Commitment 2025.
The latest companies to sign up span the food and drink sector, and include retailers Boots and Iceland, foodservice firms Compass, Nandos and Subway, as well as local authorities, charities and trade bodies.
The Courtauld Commitment aims to lower food and drink waste by 20 per cent by 2025, as well as a 20 per cent reduction in the greenhouse gas intensity of food and drink consumed in the UK, and a reduction in the impact associated with water use in the supply chain.
David Moon, head of sustainable food at WRAP, said: “Building connections right across the supply chain makes Courtauld 2025 a powerful voluntary agreement and we are delighted with the desire for action shown from such a range of signatories. Already we’ve set up a number of industry-led working groups that are meeting to address important issues.
'These range from water and waste to sustainable design and buying; to areas as diverse as fresh produce, meat protein, dairy, redistribution and hospitality and foodservice.
“Later this year we will introduce a reinvigorated Love Food Hate Waste campaign, working in partnership with these big names with the aim of delivering the step change that’s required to push forward the work on household food waste.”
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