Ken StarPack Awards
Save Food Award
Background The WPO has stated that a quarter of the food that is currently lost and wasted would already be sufficient to feed the starving world population.
About 1.3 billion tons of food is actually thrown away each year, either because it spoils due to incorrect storage or inappropriate transport methods or because it no longer meets the standards of the trade and consumers. Furthermore, a lot of food is left uneaten by consumers because, for example, the quantities purchased by them are too large. Studies have shown that in less developed countries food tends to be lost at the pre-harvest, harvest, and initial handling phases. With increasing, development food waste tends to move up the distribution chain to retail and consumption levels.
Here food is more likely thrown away when still edible. Judging Criteria The judges will be looking for a packaging solution that significantly reduces food losses or food wastage in the supply chain. Your motivation for the entry should explain how and where in the supply chain the packaging saves a relevant amount of food.
Issues such as appropriateness, adequacy, convenience, feasibility, and sustainability may be relevant to your entry. Examples of packaging solutions that may be considered for this award are:
- Appropriate packaging
- Appropriate materials
- Modern packaging such as active and intelligent packaging
- Portion sized packaging
- Re-closable packaging
- Convenient packaging
- Hygienic processing and packaging.
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