In this working group session we heard from Mark and Rob from Woolworths about their journey towards zero food waste. Included in their end to end plan were initiatives on black soldier flies, assortment trimming, dynamic markdowns, 2d data matrix codes and upstream research investments at the farm.

The group discussed their plan, offering builds and new ideas.

This session was part of the two day working group meeting for retailers, producers and academics only. To apply for a recording of this session click apply and apply also for the others listed below.

May 19th - Budget and KPI management in food retailers, who owns it and how are they measured?

May 19th - Retailer case study on the use of machine learning for store ordering to sell more and waste less

May 19th - True Cost of Food Waste - Introducing a Costing Model

May 20th - Smart Labels - The X5 business case

May 20th - Tesco and Olio - Introducing new ways to manage surplus food