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The Waste Equation: Reduce, recover, reinvest

Could the UK food and drink industry provide a billion meals to people in need?

We think it’s possible and that everyone across the supply chain can be involved. See the industry-shaping research.

Why act now 

As food insecurity rises, Newton, The Felix Project and FareShare, and Alliance Food Sourcing, welcomed by the Coronation Food Project, have collaborated on research into how to get more good food to people who need it.  

The report shows the size of the opportunity at each of the following steps. It then outlines how we can achieve enduring change by every organisation bringing their best resources to the table.

01

Reduce waste in factories 

02

Recover what surplus remains

03

Reinvest savings into creating new food at a low cost

The Power of Food

“There’s a nurse who visits one of our London hubs. During the pandemic, she was one of the key workers keeping people alive. But her partner lost his job and they got into debt.  

Each month, if the family household is struggling, she comes in and pays a small fraction of what she would pay at retail – around a twentieth – to get what she needs for her family. She has the dignity of choice but also access to so much more through the community centre. Her husband, for instance, has built IT skills to support him to get into a job.  

Their family is being transformed. This is the power of food. It honestly happens all around the country, all the time.”

Charlotte Hill, CEO, The Felix Project and FareShare

Download the full report here

“Our premise – how to provide half a billion meals to people in need – is wildly aspirational. But even if we only achieve a small proportion of what is suggested in this report, we can feed millions more people a year who don’t have access to affordable or nutritious food.”

Tim Murray, Partner Newton

Contacts

Profile and contact details

Tim Murray

Partner

Tim Murray

Partner

Tim specialises in leading major change programmes in the grocery sector, which result in millions of pounds of improvement for his clients. Having gained a wealth of experience with clients across a range of sectors – including health, social care and defence – Tim has found his home in the UK grocery sector. Tim’s particularly passion is helping retailers and manufacturers unlock true end to end savings.

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Matthew Knox

Director

Matthew Knox

Director

As a Director in Newton’s Consumer Practice, Matt works with clients to land transformational change programmes that deliver millions to their bottom line and partner with leadership teams to help global organisations perform better. With over 10 years of experience leading operations transformation work in the Consumer Goods and Retail sector, Matt’s expertise spans across the entire value chain: Procurement, Supply Chain, Manufacturing & Commercial functions.

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John D’Arcy

Partner

John D’Arcy

Partner

John joined Newton over 20 years ago and throughout his time has worked in over 180 food factories taking on 100s of £millions of cost out of the food supply chain.

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