Food Waste Matters

How do you find the sweet spot for optimum packaging design and reduce food waste at the same time?      In today’s episode, Jayne Gallagher is in conversation with Nerida Kelton the Vice President Sustainability & Save Food, for the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) and the Executive Director for the Australasian Institute of Packaging (AIP). It’s no wonder that Nerida is a keen advocate for...

Do you feel that you’re fighting tooth and nail to secure grant funding to keep your food waste dreams alive?     While tackling the immense problem of food waste, many small businesses and organisations ask where can I get help? Where can I get support to implement ideas that I have? How can I scale? This week, the conversation is centred around these very questions as Jayne Gallagher chats with...

This episode features our CEO check-in with Dr. Steven Lapidge, of End Food Waste Australia. Dr Lapidge shared insights and highlights from the 2024 National Food Waste Summit held in Melbourne, detailing key actions and takeaways for combating food waste. With over 300 people who attended the event, including international guests, Steve shares his top 10 takeaway messages from the conference. The...

In Australia, addressing the issue of food waste is considered a complex problem that involves constantly shifting environmental, economic, social, and ethical dynamics. To effectively tackle these interdisciplinary challenges, researchers must take a comprehensive approach to collecting evidence.  However, while academic work has evolved greatly in the past six decades, the doctoral curriculum ha...

In Australia, addressing the issue of food waste is considered a complex problem that involves constantly shifting environmental, economic, social, and ethical dynamics. To effectively tackle these interdisciplinary challenges, researchers must take a comprehensive approach to collecting evidence.  However, while academic work has evolved greatly in the past six decades, the doctoral curriculum ha...

In Australia, addressing the issue of food waste is considered a complex problem that involves constantly shifting environmental, economic, social, and ethical dynamics. To effectively tackle these interdisciplinary challenges, researchers must take a comprehensive approach to collecting evidence.  However, while academic work has evolved greatly in the past six decades, the doctoral curriculum ha...

When it comes to fighting the fight against food waste, understanding the data behind waste problems is half the solution.  In this episode of Food Waste Matters, Dr Joanne Freeman joins Simon Lockrey from RMIT and Victor Barichello from Empauer. The two have collaborated and created a tool called DIRECT. Businesses can use this tool to measure data and give a comprehensive view of their waste. DI...

What happens when a date lover and a doctor meet and find a shared passion for reducing food waste?   After the deterioration of water quality and the onset of the millennium drought in the early '90s, Dave Reilly pivoted from growing vegetables to wine grapes and eventually to date palms due to their high salt tolerance - a decision that would significantly shape their future endeavours. Dave...

Where you might see a blemish, Ugly Duck Fine Foods creates a delicacy.     In this episode of Food Waste Matters, host Dr. Joanne Freeman of Honey & Fox interviews Michelle Masher, the owner and founder of Ugly Duck Fine Foods in Queensland. Michelle shares her journey, inspired by her German grandparents' dairy farm, to combat food waste by transforming imperfect produce into delicious j...

How does the collaboration of university research and industry expertise generate tomorrow's leaders in tackling food waste?   Jayne Gallagher is in conversation with Dr. Steven Lapidge, who is back with another CEO check-in with End Food Waste Australia. Hear about a new program that unites university research and industry expertise by sponsoring current professionals for a PhD that will expl...

Let yourself dream for just a moment. Food with rich, fertile flavours, nurtured and grown with love and care in your own backyard.  Today, we’re celebrating the amazing food our own backyard has to offer from an island south of the Seven Seas, Tasmania. Dr. Joanne Freeman is in discussion with Libby McKay from Eat Well Tasmania. Eat Well Tasmania champions healthy eating and promotes opportunitie...

The banana. Curvy, thick on the outside and softly sweet on the inside and surprisingly floats in water.     With a staggering 5 million bananas consumed in Australian homes every day and a production value of 597 million, how are industry corporations addressing the issue of food waste?     In this episode, Dr Joanne Freeman chats with both Melissa Smith (End Food Waste Australia) and Dr Rosie Go...

Do you think it’s possible to stand out in the food services sector by focusing on reducing food waste? In this episode, Dr. Joanne Freeman is speaking with Tony Green, the CEO of Australian Food Service Advocacy Body (AFAB). Since April 2021, AFAB has been working towards one goal: to boost and support Australia's Foodservice sector. It unites senior leaders from all aspects of the industry t...

Picture this: the bread and bakery waste in Australia adds up to an astonishing 456 million loaves annually. Dr. Joanne Freeman sits down with Carolyn Cameron from End Food Waste Australia, where she’s spearheading initiatives as the Sector Action Plan Program Lead. Her role is pivotal in bringing together the key players in the supply chain to tackle food waste head-on. Today, we unpack the colla...

The impact of food waste extends beyond simply disposing of unwanted food. It has a significant cost to businesses of all sizes. In this week's episode of 'Food Waste Matters', Jayne Gallagher sits down with Dr Steve Lapidge, CEO of End Food Waste Australia, for an update about what is happening in the End Food Waste world. In this episode, you can hear about:  The ambitious goal to ha...

What happens when food is left to drop and rot? Dr. Joanne Freeman interviews Kelly Johnson, owner of Woodlane Orchard for the Food Waste Matters Podcast. Kelly's business revolves around purchasing surplus produce from local farmers and transforming it into dehydrated products like soups, meals, snacks, and garnishes. Tune in as the pair chat about:  The establishment of Woodlane Orchard and how...

Food waste is a pressing issue in our society, yet it often goes unnoticed. End Food Waste Australia are a cooperative research organisation with a vision to see Australia without food waste, starting with the ambitious aim to halve wood waste by 2030. In this episode Dr. Joanne Freeman chats with the Program Leaders from End Food Waste Australia who are committed to achieving this aim through dif...

Join us for the debut episode of 2024 for the Food Waste Matters Podcast. Jayne Gallagher and Dr Joanne Freeman from Honey & Fox are back to host the first episode, where they will fill you in on their key takeaways from the previous season and give you a sneak peek into what's to come in 2024. Join them as they revisit some of their most memorable conversations, including:  How to tackle...