Project Details
Description
An investigation into the impact of food date labeling practice on retail and household food waste.
Co-op have a key strategic driver to reduce food waste and began a campaign to amend food labeling in their dairy section (April 2021), it was with this insight that the project was developed - rolling out the amendments to labels to reduce food waste at retail and consumer levels.
Co-op have a key strategic driver to reduce food waste and began a campaign to amend food labeling in their dairy section (April 2021), it was with this insight that the project was developed - rolling out the amendments to labels to reduce food waste at retail and consumer levels.
Layman's description
In partnership with Co-op (UK), this project examines the impact of existing date labels on buying and food discard behaviours. Further, this project aims to propose alternative date label that reduce s food waste and examine its impact.
Notes
Preliminary data has been collected. In the process of identifying relevant funding opportunities.
Short title | Social food waste: Marketing and the use of ‘used by’ labeling on food |
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Status | Not started |
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This project contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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