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All large grocery retailers have committed to the Roadmap and implemented Target, Measure, Act. These businesses have a collective turnover of more than £160bn, representing almost 80% of the grocery retail and wholesale sector.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Hospitality and food service
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
Explore the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap case studies to find out how businesses have benefited from taking targeted action to reduce waste in their own operations, their supply chain, and from consumers.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Hospitality and food service
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
Find out how many ambient foods businesses have signed up to the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, and are taking targeted action to reduce waste in their own operations.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Ambient foods sector
- Manufacturers
Find out about the many meat, poultry and fish businesses that have signed up to the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, and are taking targeted action to reduce waste in their own operations.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Meat, poultry and fish
- UN SDG 12.3
- Manufacturers
Find out about the many bakery, cake and cereal businesses that have signed up to the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, and are taking targeted action to reduce waste in their own operations.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Bakery sector
- UN SDG 12.3
- Manufacturers
Business case studies from producers and manufacturers implementing 'Target, Measure, Act' in the food and drink supply chain.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- Dairy sector
- Bakery sector
- Ambient foods sector
- Convenience, chilled foods and frozen
- UN SDG 12.3
- Manufacturers
Find out about the many fresh produce businesses that have signed up to the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap, and are taking targeted action to reduce waste in their own operations.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Courtauld Commitment
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Meat, poultry and fish
- Fresh produce sector
- UN SDG 12.3
- Farmers and growers
- Manufacturers
The Courtauld Commitment Water Ambition progress report sets out:
- The physical, commercial and reputational risks facing UK food and drink businesses linked to water needs in their supply chains.
- Steps businesses can take to reduce their exposure to water risks.
- A ready-made framework of collective action projects in key sourcing locations which supply more than 2/3 of the UK’s vegetables (excluding potatoes) and 1/3 of the UK’s fruit.
- Food and drink
- Water stewardship
- Courtauld Commitment
- Farmers and growers
- Hospitality and food service
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
- Trade associations
- Non-governmental organisations
This guidance is a significant move in the fight against food waste. It will help ensure shoppers are given consistent, clear advice around how to manage and store food at home.
- Food and drink
- Courtauld Commitment
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Food date labelling
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
This document summarises steps for any business to become a good water steward and reduce exposure to water risks. It includes a list of actions and links to further sources of guidance and support tools. It also shows a map of the Courtauld 2025 collective action project locations.
- Water stewardship
- Manufacturers
An estimate for food surplus and food waste in primary production in the UK.
- Food and drink
- Courtauld Commitment
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- UN SDG 12.3
- Farmers and growers
- Manufacturers
- Retailers and brands
A platform to share and collate data on food loss, waste and surplus in primary production, on a sector-by-sector basis, including context about the quality of the data, variability, crop type and country.
- Food and drink
- Reducing and preventing food waste
- Measuring and reporting food waste
- Surplus food redistribution
- Courtauld Commitment
- Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
- Farmers and growers
- Manufacturers