Previous studies had pointed to consumers for the bulk of the waste, but the new research shows that instead it’s the industrial producers that are primarily responsible.
It also finds that the vast majority – 86 per cent – takes place within the food industry and not in households, as previously thought.
Mr. Gooch, the chief executive of Value Chain Management International, is the leading expert on food waste in Canada and the author of several previous studies on the subject.
This time around, Mr. Gooch said, his team was able to work directly with companies along the food chain to measure waste for themselves – in weight, and not just value.
Lori Nikkel, the CEO of the food charity Second Harvest – the organization that partnered with Mr. Gooch on the study – called the results “shocking.”
In the case of Canada, food waste produced amounts equivalent to 12 million additional cars being driven year-round, Ms. Nikkel said.
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Previous studies had pointed to consumers for the bulk of the waste, but the new research shows that instead it’s the industrial producers that are primarily responsible.
It also finds that the vast majority – 86 per cent – takes place within the food industry and not in households, as previously thought.
Mr. Gooch, the chief executive of Value Chain Management International, is the leading expert on food waste in Canada and the author of several previous studies on the subject.
This time around, Mr. Gooch said, his team was able to work directly with companies along the food chain to measure waste for themselves – in weight, and not just value.
Lori Nikkel, the CEO of the food charity Second Harvest – the organization that partnered with Mr. Gooch on the study – called the results “shocking.”
In the case of Canada, food waste produced amounts equivalent to 12 million additional cars being driven year-round, Ms. Nikkel said.
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