100th stakeholder for Together Against Food Waste

The 100th organisation has joined the Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling (Together Against Food Waste) foundation as a stakeholder: Zwanenberg Food Group. This is an important milestone for the Dutch movement that aims to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030, a sustainable development goal of the United Nations.Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling looks back on a year full of inspiring activities for a waste-free Netherlands.

At the same time Toine Timmermans, director of the foundation, counts down: "Only 8 years to go before the end date of our common goal. By keeping 1 billion kilos of good food in the chain annually in 2030, we will make a substantial contribution to the climate objectives. This is only possible through a systemic and impact-oriented approach. And if everyone from the entire food system joins in, from producer to consumer. Now is the time to accelerate and scale up. The fact that so many new stakeholders are willing to commit themselves shows commitment and gives extra energy!

Many new stakeholders in 2021

Three years after its establishment, the Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling foundation welcomes Zwanenberg Food Group as its 100th stakeholder. Among other things, this company wants to process residual streams into soups and sauces on a large scale. In addition, the following organisations joined the foundation last year: Airtender, Apeel, Compass Group, Energy Food Ingredients, FeedValid, Genson, GROWx, HAS University of Applied Sciences, Henri, KFC, Kwaliflex, Liquidseal Fruits, Looop, MealTip, Netherlands Bakery Association (NVB), Nijsen Company, Oranjehoen, Perfotec, Phenix, PLUS, Province of Flevoland, Province of Overijssel, Schothorst Feed Research, Smits Source of Energy, Syngenta, Vereniging voor de Bakkerij- en Zoetwarenindustrie (VBZ), Zero Waste Nederland and Zonvarken. All other stakeholders can be found here.

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Caption photo: Toine Timmermans (left), director of the Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling foundation, welcomes Maarten Elsinga, CEO of Zwanenberg Food Group, as 100th stakeholder