WRAP's initiatives in food and drink
Developing a sustainable food system
We work across the supply chain from field to fork enabling businesses to reduce food waste, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce water usage.
The Courtauld Commitment
Our flagship voluntary agreement with the UK food and drink sector develops collaborative action to help businesses meet their corporate, national and international responsibilities.
Food Waste Reduction Roadmap
The UK Food Waste Reduction Roadmap is WRAP's joint initiative with IGD that works one-to-one with businesses on tailored programmes to reduce food waste in their own operations, with suppliers and consumers.
Guardians of Grub
Guardians of Grub is our campaign aimed at empowering professionals from across hospitality and food service to reduce the amount of food thrown away in their establishments.
Courtauld 2030 Water Roadmap
The Courtauld 2030 Water Roadmap sets out a vision and key pathways to address the challenges we collectively face in protecting critical water resources for food supply, for nature and for local communities.
Surplus food redistribution
We work with retailers and manufacturers, logistics and redistribution organisations, together with industry bodies, to identify ways of increasing the beneficial use of surplus food.
Meat in a Net Zero world
A cross-industry vision to optimise productivity and minimise waste from farm to fork.
Related resources
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Courtauld Commitment 2025 Annual Report 2020
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Courtauld Commitment Milestone Progress Report
WRAP’s latest data shows that the strategies developed under Courtauld 2025, and delivered through wide-ranging partnerships, are working.
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Food Waste Reduction Roadmap Progress Report 2020
Outlining progress made in the second year of the Food Waste Reduction Roadmap.
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Halving food loss and waste in the EU by 2030: The major steps needed to accelerate progress
Eliminating food loss and waste to the largest extent possible stands out as an urgent and indispensable step towards more sustainable food systems.