According to a UN report one-third of all food produced in the world is lost or wasted every year. Food waste is a key contributor to climate change. That puts the fight against food waste at the very top of the sustainability agenda of the global food industry. And of ours.
100% bakery waste is recycled
Food that is produced but not eaten is a costly waste of resources with a huge environmental impact. Before we bake our products, we work closely with our partners to do precise forecasting and minimize overproduction. During the baking process – in which waste is an undesirable but inevitable side effect – we have found ways to utilize 100% of our bakery waste. 75% is used for animal feed. 25% is used as material for biofuel production.
Rooting out food loss and waste from the supply chain
We know that bakery products are among commonly wasted foods and as a global bakery group, we want to be part of solving the global challenge. In 2020 Unibake joined IKEA in the global 10x20x30 initiative to root out food loss and waste from the supply chain. "10x20x30" is led by 10+ of the world's biggest food retailers and providers including IKEA,AEON, Ahold Delhaize, Carrefour, IKEA Food, Kroger, METRO AG, Migros (Turkey), Pick n Pay, The Savola Group, Sodexo, Tesco, and Walmart. Each of them has committed to engage at least 20 of their suppliers in a "whole supply chain" approach to halving food loss and waste by 2030. Lantmännen Unibake has joined the initiative as one of IKEA's major food suppliers.