Topic: Food

A man and a girl are shopping in a supermarket. The man is leaning down to choose an item of food. The girl is sticking out her tongue in concentration and holding a list.

Food for thought – 4 ways to drive a more circular food system in London

Last month was London’s sixth annual Circular Economy Week – an action-packed week with around 80 events showcasing...
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Case study – junee: Making reusable packaging convenient for office workers and food markets

Snapshot junee is an Islington-based start-up operating a reusable packaging scheme (reusa-bowls) for businesses. They saw...
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Case study – Kitche and Olio: An innovative tech partnership becomes the new solution to food waste reduction

Overview The Mayor of London has set a target to reduce London’s food waste by 20% by 2025. In response, technology pioneers,...
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Case study – SOURCE by LEAP: turning food waste into bioenergy and urban food production opportunities

Approximately 64% (931,000 tonnes) of total food loss and waste generated in London[1] comes from households. Much of this...
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Report – London’s food footprint progress report

Launched at COP26, ReLondon’s pioneering research into the material flow analysis of food in the city showed the potential...
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A man and a girl are shopping in a supermarket. The man is leaning down to choose an item of food. The girl is sticking out her tongue in concentration and holding a list.

Insight note – Waste not, want not: rethinking waste to help low-income households access necessities

The UK is currently suffering the worst inflation crisis in a generation, threatening to widen existing inequalities and...
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Case study – Top Cuvée: Refillable wine, drop by drop

Snapshot Top Cuvée, an Islington-based local wine shop, wanted to reduce the use of single-use wine bottles throughout the...
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Insight note – Scaling up packaging-free grocery shopping: go big or go niche

Since 2017, ReLondon’si Business Transformation programme has been helping businesses innovating around ‘packaging-free’...
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Case study – TOPUP TRUCK: Refill groceries in reusable packaging to your door

Snapshot TOPUP TRUCK, a door-to-door service offering refill groceries from an electric milk float, was looking to meet their...
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Case study – Caiger & Co: Conscious Canapes – turning catering food surplus into delicious snacks

Snapshot Caiger & Co noticed that private catering for events such as weddings and corporate dining results in the generation...
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