George Weston Foods (GWF) New Zealand has joined Kai Commitment, an initiative aimed to help food businesses reduce food waste and associated greenhouse gas emissions.
GWF is known for its baked goods brands Tip Top Bakery, Bürgen, Ploughman’s Bakery, Big Ben, Golden and Dad’s Pies.
“Kai Commitment is an opportunity for us to draw on international best practice, as well as collaborate with other leading food producers in New Zealand to work on shared solutions to reducing food waste across the value chain,” said Mark Bosomworth, GM at GWF.
Bosomworth noted the importance of producing sufficient but not excessive products to avoid food waste.
“Getting this balance right means that we not only waste less, but importantly conserve the resources used to create the product including raw ingredients as well as things like power, packaging and water,” said Bosomworth.
