With any business there is shelf life waste, in the food industry this is a symptom of poor forecasting, menu changes, seasonality and the fact that consumers want more fresh produce that does not have the life of tinned or frozen. What was the issue / What initiated the project In our Chilled distribution plants there is often waste due to shelf life to ensure an acceptable level of servi...

Exploring opportunities to rescue surplus ‘fit for purpose’ food from throughout Sainsbury’s supply chain. What was the issue / What initiated the project While Sainsbury’s stores have always been a source of food for FareShare depots (and – where possible – continue to be), FareShare had identified that looking further up the food supply chain could provide greater volumes of surplus ‘fi...

Managing food waste and food surplus according to the waste hierarchy and working with FareShare What was the issue / What initiated the project Gerber Juice Company Limited (GJCL) is UK’s largest producer of juice and juice drinks in the UK, operating from new highly efficient site based in Bridgwater, Somerset. The business model is focussed solely on juice production, with an emphasi...

Waste Management – Legal Tips! Legal Compliance. Before you do anything check you are compliant. Familiarise yourself with your duty of care around waste here Make sure you keep up to date with up and coming legislation as this may help shape your plans There are strict rules around Animal By-Products (ABP) and how you transport these, so make sure that you specifically look at th...

Working together Marks & Spencer and Uniq have reduced sandwich waste, improved availability and found a better way of managing their sandwich range. Background Uniq, a key supplier to M&S, produces some 90 million of the 1.6 billion sandwiches bought on-the-go in the UK in 2010. Marks & Spencer provides a wide range of sandwiches for their customers with different types varying in their p...

Musgrave and United Biscuits aligned their forecasts and production planning, improved forecast accuracy, adjusted minimum order quantities and lines in the range, and reduce promotional waste as a % of sales through over 13% points. Background Musgrave works closely with their retailer partners to deliver sustainable and cost-effective waste solutions. The Musgrave Group have reduced wast...

World Flowers and Sainsbury’s worked together to tackle volatility, introduced new processes of fixing orders and extended lead times, reduced contingency stock, prevented supply chain waste increase and product life for the consumer. Background Sainsbury’s are committed to reducing the amount of waste created by being more resource efficient. Working with their supplier, World Flowers, bo...

Kerry, Noon and Morrisons improved relations, made simple changes to working practices, reduced packaging on some products by 20%, increased forecast accuracy by 6% and reduced waste product at the point of manufacture by 33%.   Background Kerry Noon supply ready meals to Morrisons, who sell 280,000 Indian meals per week (August 2010). In many product areas Morrisons minimises waste throu...

Reshape business processes to flow products and information to maximise value and prevent waste Why process? Fine tuning processes can prevent much waste. This is done by specifying value from end-customers’ perspective, identifying actions that create customer-value, arranging value-creating actions so they flow, producing only what is ‘pulled’ by the customer, and striving to further i...

Selecting a new product range to minimise waste and increase sales Why review range? Having an appealing, relevant and innovative product range is important for retailer/wholesaler and supplier to increase sales and market share.  Balance is key to the success of your range to maintain availability of products and prevent waste. Click on the icons below to read ideas on how ranging ca...