--- title: Food Waste Blog | sustainability description: sustainability | The leading food waste blog supporting food companies in the manufacturing, distribution, and e-commerce industries to better manage unsold and distressed inventory --- [![Spoiler Alert logo white](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SpoilerAlert_WhiteLogo_LeftStacked%20(7).png?width=250&name=SpoilerAlert_WhiteLogo_LeftStacked%20(7).png)](https://www.spoileralert.com/) - [Home](https://www.spoileralert.com) - [Solutions](https://www.spoileralert.com/sales) - [Blog](https://www.spoileralert.com/blog) - [Resources](https://www.spoileralert.com/resources) ## Spoiler Alert Blog | Food Waste [![Integrating liquidation efforts into your ESG plan](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/images/iStock/clean-energy-windmills-in-field.jpg)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/esg-liquidation) ## [Integrating liquidation efforts into your ESG plan](https://blog.spoileralert.com/esg-liquidation) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Jul 6, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) When you're in a business, your inventory is one of your key assets. You want to make sure that you're using it effectively and that it's generating as much profit as possible for your company. But... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/esg-liquidation) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/esg-liquidation#comments-listing) Topics: [liquidation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/liquidation), [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [discount retail](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/discount-retail) [![6 sustainability trends in 2022 impacting the food industry](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/images/iStock/organic-produce-grocery-section.jpg)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/6-sustainability-trends-2022) ## [6 sustainability trends in 2022 impacting the food industry](https://blog.spoileralert.com/6-sustainability-trends-2022) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Jun 9, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In recent years, the quest for sustainability in the food industry has been a top priority. It's well known that food production is a major contributor to climate change, contributing to [37% of the...](https://www.newscientist.com/article/2290068-food-production-emissions-make-up-more-than-a-third-of-global-total/) [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/6-sustainability-trends-2022) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/6-sustainability-trends-2022#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [supply chain](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/supply-chain) [![Food Waste and Consumer Behavior in the Age of a Pandemic](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/images/iStock/pandemic-grocery-delivery.jpg)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste-pandemic) ## [Food Waste and Consumer Behavior in the Age of a Pandemic](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste-pandemic) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Apr 12, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The Covid-19 pandemic has not only led to disruptions to our health systems but also affected our global economy, supply chain and transportation, our environment and food systems. Today, we’re going... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste-pandemic) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste-pandemic#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [supply chain](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/supply-chain) [![The latest in food waste laws](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/images/iStock/us-capitol-dome-with-flag.jpg)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste-laws) ## [The latest in food waste laws](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste-laws) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Mar 3, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [The United States wastes 30-40% of our food supply,](https://refed.org/food-waste/the-challenge/#overview) resulting in approximately 90 billion meals’ worth of food lost and costing us about 2% of our GDP - not to mention the disastrous [impacts on our...](https://www.spoileralert.com/resources/starter-guide-on-climate-change-and-the-food-industry) [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste-laws) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/food-waste-laws#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [policy](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/policy) [![Understanding what the IPCC report says about food](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/crops-growing-in-arid-land-amid-drought.jpg)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/ipcc-climate-report-food-system) ## [Understanding what the IPCC report says about food](https://blog.spoileralert.com/ipcc-climate-report-food-system) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Mar 1, 2022 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Yesterday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released [*Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability*](https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/)*,* part of its Sixth Assessment Report*.* The report, which spans 18... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/ipcc-climate-report-food-system) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/ipcc-climate-report-food-system#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability) [![Getting a handle on your Thanksgiving food waste](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/turkey-dinner.jpg)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/minimize-thanksgiving-food-waste-statistics) ## [Getting a handle on your Thanksgiving food waste](https://blog.spoileralert.com/minimize-thanksgiving-food-waste-statistics) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Nov 23, 2021 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) For many, Thanksgiving is a top-tier holiday. It’s a time to gather with family and friends, celebrate the things that are important to us, and, of course, eat. A lot. Unfortunately, that also means... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/minimize-thanksgiving-food-waste-statistics) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/minimize-thanksgiving-food-waste-statistics#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability) [![Starter guide on climate change and the food industry](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/Starter%20guide%20on%20climate%20change%20and%20the%20food%20industry.png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/climate-change-and-the-food-industry) ## [Starter guide on climate change and the food industry](https://blog.spoileralert.com/climate-change-and-the-food-industry) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Apr 22, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) This week marks the [50th anniversary](https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2020/) of Earth Day. With it comes a perennial focus on climate change, which is a theme of increasing concern for the food industry. Whether one agrees or disagrees... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/climate-change-and-the-food-industry) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/climate-change-and-the-food-industry#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [unsold inventory](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/unsold-inventory), [supply chain](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/supply-chain), [food brand](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/food-brand) [![The 2018 U.S. Food Waste Summit: Our Reflections](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/The%202018%20U.S.%20Food%20Waste%20Summit_%20Our%20Reflections.png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/2018-food-waste-summit-reflections) ## [The 2018 U.S. Food Waste Summit: Our Reflections](https://blog.spoileralert.com/2018-food-waste-summit-reflections) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Jul 17, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In late June, over 350 professionals with a vested interest in solving the United States’ food waste problem gathered at the Harvard Law School for the [U.S. Food Waste Summit](https://www.chlpi.org/major-events/u-s-food-waste-summit-2018/), hosted by Harvard’s... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/2018-food-waste-summit-reflections) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/2018-food-waste-summit-reflections#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [policy](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/policy) [![HelloFresh tackles food waste in the U.S.](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/HelloFresh%20tackles%20food%20waste%20in%20the%20U.S.-1.png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hellofresh-tackles-food-waste) ## [HelloFresh tackles food waste in the U.S.](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hellofresh-tackles-food-waste) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Apr 17, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [HelloFresh](https://www.hellofresh.com/) is the world’s leading meal kit company, delivering more than a million meals a week in the U.S. alone. By providing pre-portioned, fresh ingredients directly to consumers, the company... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hellofresh-tackles-food-waste) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hellofresh-tackles-food-waste#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [food brand](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/food-brand), [Customer Spotlights](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/customer-spotlights) [![Three case studies on effective management of unsold food inventory](https://blog.spoileralert.com/hubfs/Three%20case%20studies%20on%20effective%20management%20of%20unsold%20food%20inventory.png)](https://blog.spoileralert.com/three-spoiler-alert-case-studies-unsold-food-inventory-management) ## [Three case studies on effective management of unsold food inventory](https://blog.spoileralert.com/three-spoiler-alert-case-studies-unsold-food-inventory-management) [Spoiler Alert](https://blog.spoileralert.com/author/spoiler-alert)Mar 22, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) In a few months, Spoiler Alert will celebrate its three-year anniversary. When Emily, Ricky, and Marty first started the company, it was their shared interest in applying technology to a complex... [Read More](https://blog.spoileralert.com/three-spoiler-alert-case-studies-unsold-food-inventory-management) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://blog.spoileralert.com/three-spoiler-alert-case-studies-unsold-food-inventory-management#comments-listing) Topics: [sustainability](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability), [donation](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/donation), [Customer Spotlights](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/customer-spotlights) [All posts](https://blog.spoileralert.com/all) [Next](https://blog.spoileralert.com/topic/sustainability/page/2)