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Introduction Food waste is no longer just a cost to be managed. It’s an opportunity to createbusiness and societal value, drive innovation, and build long-term resilience across As companies active in consumer goods and retail, CGF members have theopportunity to individually move beyond reduction and recycling improvements andembrace a circular growth approach, where nutritional benefits are fully valorized, In tackling the food-waste crisis, prevention remains the most impactful strategy,as avoiding waste before it occurs strengthens profitability, supports farmerlivelihoods, and keeps food and its nutrients in use at their highest value. Independent of the methods chosen, the real transformation depends on enablingaction. This includes engaging with stakeholders and encouraging circularity as a Although the challenges ahead are significant, it’s important to recognize thatimportant progress has already been made on these goals. The opportunity now isto build on that momentum. With their experience, CGF members can support more We encourage retailers and manufacturers, along with all other trading partners inthe end-to-end food value chain, to prioritize the hot spots where further action isneeded, identify gaps and opportunities in their food waste road maps, and design, Sharon Bligh Director of health and sustainability, The Consumer Goods Forum Food waste: Addressing an urgent and growing global issue Food waste poses a massive environmental, social, and economic challenge. Roughlyone-third of all food produced, around 1.3 billion tonnes, is wasted each year, The climate impact is equally staggering, with food waste generating roughly 3.3billion tons of greenhouse gas emissions annually. Put another way, if food waste Perhaps most distressing: All of this waste occurs while one in nine people aroundthe world faces hunger each day. Source:The Consumer Goods Forum Each year, the world loses 1.3 billion tons offood—nearly one-third of everything weproduce. A challenge of this scale makes onething clear: incremental, isolated action isno longer enough. Through the Food Waste Kees Jacobs Recommended blueprint for action Inspiring action on food waste is the primary mission of The Consumer GoodsForum’sFood Waste Coalition. Its steering committee, comprising global retailersand manufacturers, worked with industry and domain experts from Capgemini tobuild this blueprint. Its ambition goes beyond simply reducing or recycling waste, but In this paper, we present our recommended Food Waste Transformation Blueprint,a practical and actionable playbook that highlights key areas where food waste canbe designed out of the system through circular principles, data and technology We invite you to join us as we explore how our industry can help transform foodwaste from an unintended consequence into an avenue of profitability and growth,a stronger and more sustainable food system, and a more responsible future for our Our food waste blueprint: Fighting waste on two fronts Our findings, our focus Our Coalition’s Food Waste Transformation Blueprint is the result of desktopresearch, expert interviews, and working sessions conducted January – September2025. Through this process, our team worked to identify the root causes of food Our work has revealed that while food waste occurs at many points across the valuechain, every point matters. In this paper, we chose to highlight four key “food wastehot spots”—specific areas within the value chain where action should be focused asboth urgently needed and most feasible to achieve. By examining both high-levelpatterns and the detailed processes beneath them, we pinpoint the practical and It’s important to note that while tackling food waste would be most effective withcollaboration, there is significant opportunity for individual organizations to helpaccelerate action. When looking at the latest data from the coalition reporting it With this paper, we outline where the greatest opportunities lie, how to drivemeaningful change, and the value that comes from acting decisively. Over time,the goal of our Coalition is helping individual organizations, integrate, and scale Exploring four priority industry hot tips that make a difference. For example,Bel Group uses its iconic brands to inspireconsumers to see leftovers as a creativeresource, sharing simple recipes and tips toturn surplus food into delicious meals. Deep dive: Hot spot 1Processing and manufacturing Through the research we have conducted we identified that food waste inprocessing and manufacturing is driven by both systemic and company-specificfactors. At a macro level, lowfinancial incentives for valorizationmake disposalcheaper than repurposing biproducts with limited market value,while volatilityin demand and supply across marketscreates uncertainty, forcing reliance onoverproduction buffers. Industry-established practices such asexcessive product “ Laura Gherasim inspire action among members