Ryp Labs Crowned the Winner of Lineage’s 2024 Global Food Chain Innovation Challenge

December 5, 2024 Lineage

Ryp Labs’ winning idea is called StixFresh, a natural and safe formulation that mimics the defense mechanisms of plants to slow down the natural process of fruit spoilage. It can be applied to a variety of surfaces, including food-safe labels and stickers, and has been shown to extend the shelf-life of fresh produce, thereby reducing food waste.

HelloFresh and Denali Divert 4 Million Pounds of Food Waste from Phoenix Landfills

September 17, 2024 HelloFresh

The collaboration transforms food waste into valuable products such as compost and animal feed, fostering a circular economy by reintegrating these outputs into agriculture. Together the companies help combat climate change by diverting food waste from landfills – a major contributor of greenhouse gasses. 

EPA: Identifying Sustainable Food Service and Food Service Ware

When looking to make your food service sustainable, there are many options to consider. This webpage provides some resources on sustainable food service practices (e.g. food and beverage offerings, waste management options, energy and water efficient operations, etc.) as well as some of the products that may be provided under these services (e.g. plates, bowls, cups, cutlery, take-out containers, etc.).

This restaurant is Reducing Food Waste with ‘Trash Pie’

Shuggie’s is one of a growing number of eateries trying to address the massive global problem of food waste.

Government of Canada-Commissioned Study Highlights the Importance of Plastic Packaging in Ensuring a Sustainable Fresh Produce Sector

A study commissioned by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) highlights the critical role of packaging in fresh produce supply chains by quantifying the functionality of plastic packaging in fresh produce from a needs/benefit perspective.