Most consumers can’t tell the difference between “best before” and “use by” dates on food and use them interchangeably. Dr Joanne Freeman sits down with Associate Professor Lukas Parker from RMIT to delve into the intricacies of food labelling and how clear instructions could help mitigate food waste.

Join Dr Joanne Freeman and Helen Johnston from Honey & Fox as they explore practical solutions for reducing food waste. They revisit insightful conversations with passionate industry experts who are making a difference in sustainability and community health.

Regional businesses sustain the economy throughout Australia, particularly in the agricultural and food sectors. Despite their importance, these businesses often struggle with implementing sustainable practices, such as decreasing food waste, due to limited resources, lack of knowledge, and capacity constraints.

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 who is a keen advocate for safe food packaging, bringing a wealth of experience, with 26 years in the industry under her belt.

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 Prue Saxby, an expert in grants from Indigo Gold.

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.

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. 

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. 

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. 

When it comes to fighting the fight against food waste, understanding the data behind waste problems is half the solution.

Dr Joanne Freeman joins Simon Lockrey from RMIT and Victor Barichello from Empauer.

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 explore and address food waste.

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.