To take action to tackle wastage in Spain, Carrefour has entered an agreement with the Autonomous University of Madrid and the Ministry of Agriculture, as well as three of its suppliers, Barilla, Danone and Leche Pascual.
In Romania, Carrefour is said to have been working throughout the year with Bio&Co farm, which uses organic waste as compost to fertilise the 80 varieties of fruit and vegetables that it grows.
Carrefour noted that its stores in Belgium do not throw away edible stock, instead giving unsold stock to food banks through the Walloon ‘Bourse aux Dons’ platform.
The company has teamed up with start-up organisation Too Good To Go, which encourages brands and distributors to review durability dates on product packaging.
More than 30 Carrefour stores have joined forces with the Too Good to Go app that sells baskets of unsold food at low prices.
In Brazil, Carrefour has been addressing food wastage through systematic discounts on Unicos products, which are products not usually sold due to falling outside of aesthetic standards.
For World Food Day, Carrefour China invited students to its stores located in Shanghai, Dalian and Wuhan to talk to them about tackling food wastage.
Carrefour also conducted minimal waste cooking lessons, which were broadcast throughout the country via social networks.
