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SOLUTIONS AGAINST FOOD WASTE

Challenges of the food industry

In a world where sustainability is becoming increasingly important, solutions to food waste have become a priority. With millions of tons of food wasted every year, there is an urgent need to optimize consumption and management of food resources. New technologies are revolutionizing the way this problem is addressed, offering innovative tools to reduce waste.

we waste a third of the food we consume

Globally, we waste about one-third of the food that is produced in the world.

The 2030 Agenda has set as one of its key objectives to reduce food waste by half, given that more than a third of the food destined for human consumption ends up being wasted annually. This problem not only implies a significant loss of resources such as water and energy needed for production, but also contributes to the emission of greenhouse gases, aggravating climate change. 

In addition, food waste affects global food security, jeopardizing access to food and generating an environmental impact that we urgently need to mitigate.

What can industry do against food waste?

Implement upcycled ingredients

Using ingredients that come from food by-products to create new foods. This not only reduces waste, but also adds value to ingredients that would normally be discarded.

Improving supply chain management

 Optimize food transportation, storage and distribution to minimize losses, ensuring that products arrive in better condition and reduce premature expiration.

Develop advanced conservation technologies

 Implement methods such as intelligent packaging or more efficient refrigeration technologies that extend the shelf life of products, thus reducing the amount of food that spoils before reaching the consumer.

Ingredients against food waste

At Trades, we have suppliers who are committed to the zero waste revolution, taking advantage of ingredients that until now have been discarded or reusing production surpluses to create new food products of greater value. Join the zero Food waste!

Cabosse Naturals and cocoa fruit

Cabosse Naturals is a world expert in cocoa, and reuses up to 100% of the cocoa fruit by developing a new supply chain with a range of pure cocoa ingredients.
Now, not only the seeds, but also the pulp is transformed into nutritious and 100% pure natural cocoa fruit ingredients, such as juice, concentrate or powdered pulp.

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Agrain and its beer bagasse flour

Agrain recycles discarded grains and transforms them into a nutritious and delicious flour for baking and other uses in the food industry. 

This flour, rich in protein (up to 20%) and fiber (50%), improves the taste and nutrition of baked goods. In addition, replacing 1 kg of regular flour with Agrain flour saves 2 m² of farmland, promoting sustainability.

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Circul' egg and its egg membrane

Circul'egg is a start-up that recycles egg shells and membranes into high value-added ingredients for the food industry.

Its powdered membrane, of biological and recycled origin, contributes to joint care and comfort. In addition, its circular model promotes sustainability and reduces waste by giving a new use to egg by-products.

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