Already this year, 16 of Tesco’s strategic delivery partners are publishing their food waste data

By: STA Date: 2022. 10. 04. 13:04

Tesco is committed to reducing food waste throughout its value chain and publishes its annual food waste report, and has reduced food waste in its operations by 69% in five years. His example was followed this year by 16 Central European suppliers, including the Hungarian poultry company Master Good, of which 43,620 tons of surplus food were recycled as biotech raw materials in 2021, and 4,145 tons for animal feed.

The problem of food waste is too far-reaching for a single company to solve. We therefore encourage our suppliers to share their own food waste data with us. We are proud that 16 of the suppliers of our own-brand products in Central Europe have made their reports public this year, 7 more than last year. Such a high level of commitment from our suppliers significantly increases the sustainability of our supply chain, said Zsolt Pálinkás, CEO of Tesco-Global Zrt. Among the retailers in Hungary, Tesco was the first to publish the amount of food waste generated during its operations, and in 2020 it already reached UN Sustainable Development Goal 12.3 (SDG), which is about halving food waste by 2030.

The fight against food waste is not only important for the planet, but also for business operations

A survey recently published by WRAP involving 1,200 points of sale and 200 companies in 17 countries clearly shows that investing 1 US dollar in the activity means 14 dollars in profit, while 940 billion dollars worth of food is wasted in the world every year. – The prevention of food waste is becoming more and more urgent for traders, suppliers and customers in the current period, which presents more and more new challenges. Waste contributes to global warming and has a negative impact on our wallets. In addition to our suppliers, we also emphasize the importance of this topic for our customers and share useful tips and advice with them in order to avoid food waste, thereby encouraging them to save, added Zsolt Pálinkás, CEO of Tesco-Global Zrt.

As one of Tesco’s own-brand suppliers, the Hungarian Master Good group of companies also participates in the fight against food waste

In 2017, the family business, which supplies products made from farm chickens raised on free-range, natural food, committed itself to a 50 percent reduction in food waste generated in its operations, which it plans to achieve by 2030. Of the 47,777 tons of food surplus produced by them in 2021, 43,620 tons were recycled as biotechnological raw materials, and 4,145 tons for animal feed, so only 740 tons of food waste was generated in their operation, which is only 0.39 percent of the products sold.

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