Overview: Press Releases
SAVE FOOD Congress 2014 brings together international organizations, industry, research and civil society
13.05.2015
Highly distinguished speakers from the FAO and UNEP and from leading private sector companies show how to reduce food loss and waste Three years after its establishment at the first SAVE FOOD Congress, the SAVE FOOD Initiative has already grown into a broad-based international alliance with over 110 members.Final Report SAVE FOOD Congress
13.05.2015
Further progress made in the fight against food losses and food waste • Second international SAVE FOOD Congress concludes successfully • FAO, UNEP and industry speakers, high-profile guests and a variety of approaches and alliances demonstrate the broad spectrum of possibilities for solving the problemSAVE FOOD Meeting 2015 at Nestlé a complete success
13.05.2015
173 participants from 12 nations Visible interest on the part of industry to engage in fight against food losses and wasteSAVE FOOD Meeting in May 2015 at Nestlé
13.05.2015
• Initiative to stage event annually from now on • Premiere of the new SAVE FOOD exhibition Following the milestone set by its second major SAVE FOOD Congress held alongside interpack in May of last year, the joint initiative of the FAO, UNEP and Messe Düsseldorf is now charting the course for further development in the coming years.Successful Second Edition of the Food Processing & Packaging Exposyum in Kenya
13.05.2015
Member of the interpack trade fair family posts clear growth The second Food Processing & Packaging Exposyum (FPPE) held at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi/Kenya from 18 to 20 November 2014 has drawn to a very successful close.Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit becomes new member of SAVE FOOD
13.05.2015
Initiative now has more than 350 sponsors from business, NGOs and research With the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) the SAVE FOOD initiative has gained a high-profile partner with political backing. The number of members who have committed to fighting food waste and loss has now risen to 120.SAVE FOOD at World Food Day
13.05.2015
“We’ve got to do more!” Düsseldorf’s trade fair CEO and the Food and Agriculture Organisation appeal to industry’s sense of responsibility.SAVE FOOD – Figure of the Month: March
13.05.2015
4,909 pallets of food and beverages are distributed by more than 900 food banks in Germany each year, reaching needy people throughout the country – over one and a half million by now.Youssou N’Dour: “Voice of Africa” to open second international SAVE FOOD Congress
13.05.2015
Youssou N’Dour: “Voice of Africa” to open second international SAVE FOOD Congress With Youssou N’Dour, the “voice of Africa,” the second international SAVE FOOD Congress has gained a keynote speaker who is as famous as he is committed.SAVE FOOD – Figure of the Month April
13.05.2015
45% of the fruit and vegetables produced worldwide are not consumed but lost. With the exception of roots and tubers there is no other food segment where the losses are so high on an international scale.