The food industry has made progress in cutting waste from farm to shelf but faces challenges at either end, not least in convincing shoppers to buy less- than- perfect produce. March 18, 2025 Share In 2022, the Japanese artist Ichio Usui fixed googly eyes to the sort of food that often gets wasted – aubergines, squash, pineapples and the like. Japan has one of the highest food waste per capita figures in the world, so his series ‘Silent voice’ aimed to dramatise the problem. “I think we need...

Sustainability and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are “now more than ever driving strategic acquisitions by food and drinks companies”, lawyers at Pinsent Masons said earlier this year. Theirs is not the lone voice, with others including Bain Consulting Group, Deloitte, KPMG echoing the sentiment. Some surveys even suggest a fair chunk of deals have been binned over ESG concerns. “ESG has grown from the occasional area of focus to a more influential and consistent...