A $940 Billion Problem Has Impossible, Campbell Pledging to Help
- Nearly 200 food suppliers sign up to reduce food waste by 2030
- Wasted food accounts for 8% of global greenhouse gas emissions
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That rotting onion in your crisper drawer is part of a $940 billion global food-waste problem that companies up and down the supply chain are pledging to fix.
With one-third of all food produced in the world lost every year, nearly 200 major suppliers have signed on to cut food waste from their own operations in half in the next decade. Campbell Soup Co., Impossible Foods Inc. and Kellogg Co. are among those who’ve agreed to make the changes, which also includes measuring and publishing data on their food loss.