Thousands of restaurants across the country are, once again, facing the possibility of letting go workers or reducing hours to stay afloat as dining restrictions tied to COVID-19 continue to cripple the industry. Dave & Buster’s Entertainment Inc. recently laid off 1,300 employees in seven states. The company is required to notify employees […]
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Reducing food loss and waste during COVID-19 – Inforial
One-third of foods that are produced worldwide are wasted or lost, amounting to about 1.3 billion tons per year. Based on commodities, food loss and waste from net/farm to fork is estimated at 40 percent for tubers, vegetables and fruits; 35 percent for fish; 30 percent for cereals; and 20 […]
The Lancet Planetary Health: Restricting supermarket promotions of high-sugar food and drinks reduces sales without reducing store profits
Restricting the promotion and merchandising of unhealthy foods and beverages leads to a reduction in their sales, presenting an opportunity to improve people’s diets, according to a randomised controlled trial of 20 stores in remote regions of Australia published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. Merchandising in food retail outlets, […]
Restricting supermarket promotions of high-sugar food and drinks reduces sales without reducing store profits
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Restricting the promotion and merchandising of unhealthy foods and beverages leads to a reduction in their sales, presenting an opportunity to improve people’s diets, according to a randomised controlled trial of 20 stores in remote regions of Australia published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal. Merchandising […]
Canadians Are Getting Better at Reducing Food Waste
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The ever-agreeable, polite Canadians are in disagreement over whether or not they’re wasting more food at home since COVID-19 began. At the start of September, I reported on a survey from Dalhousie University’s Agri-Food Analytics Lab, which found that Canadian households are discarding more food each week as a result […]