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Kellogg announces ambitious waste reduction target

Kellogg UK has announced a new ambitious target to reduce organic waste.

By 2030, the Manchester-headquartered business will cut its organic waste – which includes food waste – by 50 per cent as part of its global ‘Better Days’ corporate commitment to reducing its impact on the planet.

Organic waste can occur at several stages of the food production journey, including during cleaning processes, quality control or changeover when making different products using the same equipment.

Kellogg UK has announced a new ambitious target to reduce organic waste by 2030 / Picture: Kellogg UK

 

Typically, food businesses generate different types of organic waste – some is still edible and can be put to good use and other waste is not edible and ends up being used as animal feed or sent to make energy through anaerobic digestion.

Chris Silcock, head of Kellogg UK, said: “Our goal is to always prevent waste occurring in the first place. That’s why today we are saying we are going to reduce the amount of organic waste we produce by half. We are investing in training and new processes to help make this happen and is our top priority.

“Where we do create food waste which is edible and safe to donate, we are committed to putting this to good use and helping to feed people. That’s why we’ll continue to donate as much of this as possible to organisations like food banks and community feeding schemes. Where we can’t donate food, we will find new innovative ways to use it, like using it ingredients in other foods and selling to breweries who can turn it into beer.

“Only after these possibilities are exhausted will we consider sending organic food waste to animal feed or to make energy. That’s because we believe, where possible, food waste which is safe to donate should be used to help feed people in need.Where it is still edible but not completely perfect we are committed to exploring innovative food and drink based alternatives.”

Where food is already packaged but unable to be sold for reasons such as damage in transportation, Kellogg UK will continue to donate to food redistribution charities. In 2018, Kellogg provided nearly 10 million servings of food to its charity partners FareShare and the Trussell Trust.

This year, Kellogg UK teamed up with Salford-based brewery Seven Bro7hers to turn ‘less-than-perfect’ Kellogg’s Rice Krispies, Kellogg’s Coco Pops and Kellogg’s Corn Flakes into beer.

The beers were made from discarded grains created in the cooking process. Flakes that are perhaps overcooked, uncoated or discoloured, and therefore have not passed Kellogg’s strict quality control, were made into ‘upcycled’ craft ales.


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