{"id":6592,"date":"2026-03-24T12:52:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newtonimpact.com\/?post_type=content_library&p=6592"},"modified":"2026-03-24T13:12:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T13:12:02","slug":"uk-food-system-holds-the-key-to-feeding-a-billion-more","status":"publish","type":"content_library","link":"https:\/\/newtonimpact.com\/en-us\/content-library\/press-release\/uk-food-system-holds-the-key-to-feeding-a-billion-more\/","title":{"rendered":"UK food system holds the key to feeding a billion more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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UK food system holds the key to feeding a billion more<\/h1>\n

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New report shows that a cross-industry effort to reduce food waste, recover surplus, and reinvest savings could transform the fight against food insecurity and commercially benefit sector <\/h2>\n <\/hgroup>\n \n
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London [24\/03\/26]<\/span><\/i><\/b>:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>New research reveals that the UK food and drink manufacturing sector could help provide more than one billion meals a year to people facing food insecurity\u00a0– by\u00a0reducing waste, recovering surplus, and reinvesting cost savings, benefitting both businesses and communities.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Waste Equation<\/span><\/i><\/a>, developed by Newton, the strategic delivery consultancy, in partnership with The Felix Project and\u00a0FareShare\u00a0– the UK\u2019s largest food redistribution charity\u00a0– sets\u00a0out a practical, data-driven blueprint for how manufacturers can create a \u201cwin-win\u201d for all. The report shows that even relatively small improvements across the industry could have a transformative impact.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Each year, UK retailers sell 18.5 million tonnes of UK-manufactured food and drink. Yet in the process of producing that food, around 550,000 tonnes – equivalent to 3% of sales – is wasted. The report finds that:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n