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3 Impact of E-Commerce, New Tools, Policies, and Measures
3 Impact of E-Commerce, New Tools, Policies, and Measures
Pages 25-36
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In the second panel, presenters included representatives from three private institutions, the Global Cold Chain Alliance, Spoiler Alert, and Toast Ale. GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE Ahmed Kablan, senior nutrition and public health research advisor at the U.S.
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, Malawi, Uganda, and Tanzania, in particular, have made progress toward reducing post-harvest losses.2 Everyone participating in the food chain should understand the impact of food loss or waste because, as Dr. Kablan said, "If you don't really consider something as a loss or waste, you are not going to contribute in reducing this loss or waste." USDA PERSPECTIVES AND CONTRIBUTIONS USDA Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has committed to prioritizing food waste solutions, said Elise Golan, director for sustainable development at the agency.
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E-commerce has the potential to reduce waste through the growth of integrated supply chain management. E-commerce represents a small share of grocery sales in the United States (about 23 percent, according to Nielsen estimates)
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Sodexo identified waste as a top priority because it is an area in the supply chain where the company has more control. Sodexo uses a program called Waste Watch, a measurement and behavior-change tool powered by LeanPath, which helps the company identify causes and define action plans to prevent waste.
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Fry stated that preventing food waste is the single largest environmental action that Sodexo can take. The key driver of its waste strategy is prevention.
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She noted that meal kit companies such as Blue Apron, where she works, fit into this category as well. In this form of e-commerce, consumers order food online and bypass the traditional manufacture/retail supply chain structure.
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Food Spoilage Ricky Ashenfelter, chief executive officer, Spoiler Alert, explained how the Boston-based technology company helps food businesses manage unsold inventory more effectively. Founded out of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2015, Spoiler Alert is backed by some of the nation's leading food, supply chain, and technology investors.
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E-commerce has experienced rapid growth, which will bring shifts in where waste in the supply chain will occur. Many companies are adopting commitments to food loss reductions, with both absolute and normalized goals related to volume.
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Spoiler Alert focuses on connecting unsold finished goods, products fit for human consumption to feed people, and diverting organic byproducts or inedible parts from the landfill to recycling. The two key performance indicators are shrink rate and diversion rate.
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Innovative End Uses Rob Wilson, chief toaster of Toast Ale, described how the company brews beer from surplus bread, which is a major contributor to food loss and waste. Profits are donated to the nonprofit Feedback.7 Toast Ale was started in the United Kingdom in 2016 by Tristram Stuart, an author, speaker, and expert on reducing the environmental impact of food waste across the globe.
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Dr. Grantham raised the topic of food waste prevention, including diversion from landfills and increased food donations.
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