Food Waste

This Working Group is focused on providing retailers and their supply chain partners with a forum to better understand how they can play a role in minimising food waste.

Supported by a global team of academics, it is developing new knowledge and experience on how to improve inventory management, supply chain logistics and in-store procedures, including innovation in packaging and the utilisation of technologies.

Research papers

Our research papers offer groundbreaking insights and actionable outcomes to help retailers and their partners better manage the many ways in which profits can be negatively impacted by all forms of retail loss. Produced by some of the leading academic experts in the field of retailing and loss prevention, they are all free to download.

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Contractual Terms for Reducing Food Waste

How contractual terms can impact on and improve food waste

Elena Belavina, Rakesh Allu

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Managing Retail Food Waste & Markdowns

Increasing sales and reducing waste in the fresh supply chain

Rob Broekmeulen, Karel Van Donselaar

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Collaboration as an effective lever to food waste reduction

Utilising Collaboration to Tackle Food Waste in Retail Supply Chains

Colin Peacock

Our Meetings

ECR Retail Loss Group regular working group meetings provide an opportunity to network with industry peers, hear updates on the latest research and sector initiatives, and development new skills and insights. All retailers, CPGs and academics can participate at no cost.

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Prompted Markdowns: Retailer Updates

21st January - 3pm UK

UpComing

Prompted Markdowns

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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2025: What are the Top Three Priorities for Retailers?

January 29th: 1pm UK

UpComing

What's are the priorities for 2025?

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Food Waste: Exploring Store Colleague Donation Programmes

Feb 11th - 3pm UK

UpComing

Food Waste: Exploring Store Colleague Donation Programmes

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Markdowns: Where to Display?

March 20th - 1pm UK

UpComing

Markdowns - Where to Display?

Sara Sofia Martins, INESCTEC, Portugal...

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Expiry Date Visibility - Retailer Updates on use of 2d Data Bar Codes

April 9th - 1pm UK Time

UpComing

Retailer Updates on the use of 2d data bar codes.

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Food Waste: Banana Special

May 13th - 1pm UK

UpComing

Bananas

Michaela Schneider. ESG Manager, Fyffes, Europe...

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Food Surplus: Innovations in Markdowns

June 11th - 1pm UK / 8am ET

UpComing

Latest Learning & Insights on Markdown Best Practices

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Bakery Special - Innovations in Loss and Waste Prevention

July 8th - 1pm UK

UpComing

Bakery - How to sell more and lose less

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Food Waste: Winning The Hearts & Minds of the Store

Sept 11th - 1pm UK

UpComing

How are retailers winning the hearts and minds of stores on food waste?

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Food Waste Innovation Summit, including Store Visits

Nov 12th & 13th

UpComing

Food Waste In Person Summit

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss Group...

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Food Waste Summit - Zaandam - November 13th & 14th

Nov 13th & 14th

Past

Food Waste In Person Summit

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss Group...

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Exiting Food Surplus: Your Invitation to Launch Meeting & Interactive ...

November 7th - 1pm UK

Past

Join us to benchmark your food surplus exit strategy

Professor Arzum Akkas...

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10X20X30 - Food Waste Initiatives

October 14th - 1pm UK

Past

10X20X30 - Real Results

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss Group...

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Food Waste: Winning Hearts & Minds In The Store

Sept 12th - 1pm UK

Past

How are retailers winning the hearts and minds of stores on food waste?

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Bakery Special - Innovations in Loss and Waste Reductions.

July 17th - 1pm UK

Past

Bakery - How to sell more and lose less

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Workshop: Final Report on True Cost of Food Surplus

July 16th - 1pm UK

Past

What is the true cost of food surplus and unsold food?

Professor Lisa Jack, University of Portsmouth...

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Item Pricing on Bananas - Impact on Loss

July 10th - 1pm UK

Past

Item pricing on bananas - impact on loss

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Food Waste: Innovations in Markdowns

June 11th - 3pm UK / 10am ET

Past

Latest Learning & Insights on Markdown Best Practices

Professor Arzum Akkas...

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RFID In Grocery - Latest Insights

April 24th - 3pm UK

Past

RFID in Grocery - Retailer Updates

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Expiry Date Visibility - Retailer Updates on use of 2d Data Bar Codes

April 10th - 1pm UK Time

Past

Updates on the use of 2d data bar codes.

Roberto Olivares, Senior Project Manager, Woolworths Australia...

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Measuring Food Waste - Acquiring Benchmark Data

Feb 15th - 1pm UK

Past

Moving towards food waste benchmarking data

Professor Lisa Jack, University of Portsmouth...

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Food Surplus / Waste - Working Group Priority Setting Meeting

January 31st: 3pm UK

Past

Food Waste Reduction Priorities for 2024

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Retailers Food Surplus Exit Research - Pre-Launch Meeting

Jan 18th - 3pm UK

Past

Retailer Insights on Food Surplus Exit Strategies

Professor Arzum Akkas...

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Managing Food Waste on Fresh Loose Products

Dec 12th - 1pm UK

Past

Latest thinking on reducing food waste on loose fresh products

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Food Donations: What do Charities want from retailers?

December 7th - 1pm UK

Past

What do food waste charities want?

Ignacio Gavilan, Global Food Banking Network, George Wright...

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Food Waste Summit - Paris - November 15th & 16th

Nov 15th & 16th

Past

Food Waste In Person Summit

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss Group...

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Managing Food Waste in Small Format Stores

Sept 21st - 3pm UK

Past

Managing Food Waste in Small Format Stores

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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Food Surplus Exit Research

June 29th - 3pm UK

Past

Food Surplus - Sell Vs Donate Vs Repurpose - What is the right balance?

Professor Arzum Akkas...

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Retailer Case Study - Learnings on Road to Delivering Targets

May 10th - 1pm UK

Past

What does it take to deliver a halving food waste target?

Ben Dingley, Cheryl Wetherburn, Tesco UK...

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Managing Food Waste in DC's/FC's

April 11th - 1pm UK Time

Past

Reducing Food Waste in DC's/FC's

Colin Peacock...

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Food Waste - Innovations in Exiting Surplus Food

March 15th - 3pm UK

Past

Retailer updates

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss...

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2022 Food Waste Innovation Challenge

Nov 30th - 1pm UK - 8am Eastern

Past

Your invitation to hear pitches from 10 of the hottest innovations in food waste

Jeremy Basset...

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Food Waste Working Group - In Person Meeting

November 16th & 17th

Past

The Return of the In-Person Meeting [but with a difference]

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss Group...

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Food Waste: Waste Less with Smart Refrigeration

Oct 20th - 3pm UK Time

Past

Waste Less Through Smart Refrigeration

Joe Laufenberg, Senior Director of Asset Protection...

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10X20X30 - Food Waste Initiatives

October 20th - 12.30pm UK Time

Past

10X20X30 - Real Results

Colin Peacock, ECR Retail Loss Group...

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Markdowns in Fresh - Innovation in Practice

Oct 19th - 1pm UK TIme

Past

Innovations in Markdowns

Dr Anna Hannemann, Data Science Domain Owner, Metro Digital...

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Food Waste - Whole Crop Purchase Research

Sept 22nd - 3pm UK

Past

Understanding Whole Crop Purchases and Impact on Food Waste

Dr Renzo Akkerman, Wageningen University...

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In Store Production - Ingredients Forecasting & Ordering

July 14th - 3pm UK time

Past

Incredients Forecasting

Lisa Harrison, Senior Supply Chain Manager, Morrisons PLC...

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OSA Service Level Differentiation as a strategy to sell more and waste...

June 23rd - 1pm UK

Past

Improved Forecasting to Sell More and Waste Less

Asst Prof Karel Van Donselaar & Rob Broekemeulen, Eindhoeven University...

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Food Waste and Markdown Group - AB

May 19th - 1pm UK time

Past

Insights on Delivering an End to End Food Waste Strategy

Angelina Sapounaki, Sustainability Marketing, AB Vassilopoulos...

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BOPIS - Hot Rotisserie Chicken - The Impossible Dream?

April 14th - 2pm UK

Past

Selling Rotisserie Chicken Through Online Grocery

Kayla Gragg, Director, Associate Product Innovation...

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Food Waste and Markdown Group - 2D Expiry Date Visibility Update

April 14th - 12pm UK Time

Past

Retailer, Producer and Brand Owner Updates

Oliver Teschl, Supply Chain & Ordering, Metro Digital...

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Food Waste - Accountabilities and KPI's matter

March 17th - 1pm

Past

Who owns food waste in your business and what are the store KPI's?

Colin Peacock...

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Prompted Expiry Date Checking Capability - Case Studies

February 24th - 1pm UK Time

Past

Unleashing Productivity and Reducing Waste Through Prompted Date Checking Apps

Andrew Hudson, Waste Process Manager, Asda Stores...

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Bakery Waste - The Latest Initiatives

Nov 18th - 3pm UK Time

Past

Baking Out Waste on Bakery

Mari Kristine Kasbo, Category Manager, Meny AS...

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