Consumer Strategies to Minimize Food Waste - Consumer Survey Insights

Consumer Strategies to Minimize Food Waste - Consumer Survey Insights

Summary

Consumers are employing a number of strategies to help minimize food waste. There are many different products and service offerings for consumers to choose from in order to help them minimize food waste. These can range from investing in different product formats to seeking out new digital technology. As well as products and services, consumers may also choose to change their meal planning and cooking behaviors to try and ensure they are more careful about the food they are using and consuming.
Financial and environmental influences will cause consumers to think more about how they minimize food waste as by doing this they can not only save money but also reduce their environmental footprint.

Scope

• Long-life and frozen product formats can help consumers reduce food waste by reducing perishability.
• Helping consumers to effectively plan their meals can ensure that less food is wasted while cooking and after meal times.
• Many consumers are actively trying to reduce food waste by using leftover meals and ingredients more wisely
• The endeavor to reduce waste is industry-wide and consumers need initiatives from brands and manufacturers to help them make more sustainable choices.

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