Our relationship with food and how to stop wasting it (Springwise)

Springwise published an article about how to best encourage food waste reduction at home, within businesses, and at the office. FareShare’s Head of Marketing and Communications, James Persad, sees an enormous opportunity in food waste mitigation. He stated that getting food to its intended destination can actually reduce a massive burden placed on taxpayers. “Eating well leads to one less trip to the dentist or the doctor,” Persad said, and according to IFPRI, nutrient-rich foods such as fruits and vegetables have the highest loss and wastage rates of any food products, which leads to Vitamin A losses and other micronutrient deficiencies (see Policy seminar, The Changing Challenges of Hidden Hunger).