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Food and Drink in Wales

Helping the sector to save money by becoming more resource efficient

As part of our current delivery plan, WRAP Cymru will be supporting those working in the food and drink sector, starting from the beginning of the supply chain with Wales’s food producers, through to the food and drink outlets including Welsh supermarkets, restaurants and others in the hospitality and food service sectors.

 

Courtauld Commitment 2

This UK-wide WRAP initiative has attracted signatories from 50 of the major retailers, brand owners manufacturers and suppliers. Through the commitment the signatories have each pledged to reduce their grocery packaging, influence household food waste and reduce their supply chain waste. 

 WRAP Cymru will be working with producers and the supply chain to ensure Welsh businesses play their part and benefit from the initiative.  More information is available on the Courtauld Commitment 2 page.

Household Food and Drink Waste

WRAP Cymru is working in partnership with Waste Awareness Wales to engage with consumers to help them make informed choices about the food and drink they purchase and ultimately reduce the amount of food that gets thrown away.

The Love Food Hate Waste campaign sets out to work with and support consumers when shopping for food, measuring out portions and making food last longer by storing it correctly, as well as providing recipe ideas for leftovers.

Visit the Love Food Hate Wate partners page to see how industry is supporting WRAP’s campaign.

Hospitality and Food Service

WRAP Cymru is working with Welsh Government and other partners to develop a hospitality sector agreement to help reduce the amount of food and packaging waste which arise in the hospitality and food service sector.

The agreement will complement existing schemes such as Green Tourism Business Scheme and the Sustainable Development Charter and ensure that Welsh companies benefit from being part of a UK-wide agreement.

For more details visit the Hospitality and Foodservice pages

 

Packaging

Along with reducing food waste for businesses and consumers, WRAP Cymru will be identifying opportunities in the packaging sector to optimise packaging, and where appropriate, incorporate recycled materials into packaging so it makes efficient use of resources such as plastics, paper and card and works to minimise overall materials and food waste.

Support to Businesses

WRAP has developed a range a tools and resources including:

  • Resource Efficient Innovations Database (REID) - showcases resource efficient technologies such as machinery, tooling, materials and design from across the world.
  • Glass Toolkit - Recycled content toolkit to support industry understanding on the calculation of national recycled content figures in accordance with the protocol for UK manufactured container glass.
  • Packaging and Recyclability Guidance - aims to inform designers, marketers and packaging specifiers, at a general level, about design decisions they need to consider when developing packaging for recycling at the end of its life cycle.
  • WRAP Cymru can provide practical help and support to businesses including financially through a number of business support packages that are available for qualifying businesses.