What is the goal?
SISTERS legacy
SISTERS worked to reduce food loss and waste across the main stages of the European Food Value Chain through innovations targeted to each stage of the chain.
These included new tools for primary producers to promote direct sales and short food supply chains; technological innovations in packaging for processors and retailers; and awareness-raising campaigns to help retailers and consumers prevent and reduce food loss and waste.
A holistic approach
Challenges
PRODUCTION
Food surplus caused by strict market demands for farmers.
LOGISTICS
Inefficiencies in food handling and transport.
PROCESSING
Limited performance of bio-based food packaging.
MARKETING
Unsustainable marketing practices by retailers.
CONSUMPTION
Solutions
Impact
A holistic approach
SISTERS will be a key EU project addressing the problem in a holistic way, reducing Food Loss & Waste by 27.4% and CO2 emissions by around 20% in the case studies.
Challenges
PRODUCTION
Food surplus due to precise/strict market demands to farmers.
LOGISTICS
Inefficiencies when handling and transporting food.
PROCESSING
Inefficient performance of bio-based food packaging.
MARKETING
Unsustainable marketing practices by retailers and/or wholesalers.
CONSUMPTION
Misinterpretation of labels, exceeded expiration date.
Solutions
Impact
Food loss & waste is a global issue.
Globally, roughly 33% (by weight) of the edible parts of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, which is around 1.3 billion tonnes of Food Loss and Waste per year.
Only in the EU, we generate every year around 89 million tonnes of Food Loss and Waste, accounting for 20% of the total food produced, with costs estimated at € 143 billion, impacting each stage of the Food Value Chain.
Food loss & waste is a global issue.
Globally, roughly 33% (by weight) of the edible parts of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted, which is around 1.3 billion tonnes of Food Loss and Waste per year.
Only in the EU, we generate every year around 89 million tonnes of Food Loss and Waste, accounting for 20% of the total food produced, with costs estimated at € 143 billion, impacting each stage of the Food Value Chain.
18 partners
3 linked third parties
8 countries
54 months
18 PARTNERS
8 COUNTRIES
54 MONTHS
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SISTERS Final Conference: Turning Food Loss and Waste Solutions into Scalable Impact ( Cloned )
After five years of collaboration across the European agri-food value chain, the SISTERS Final Conference in Brussels showcased validated solutions to reduce food loss and waste, from smart logistics and sustainable packaging to retail innovation and behavioural change.
From Label to Table: Turning Knowledge into Less Waste Across Europe
Date Labels: Cracking the Code to Cut Europe’s Food Waste Europe generates over 58 million tonnes of food waste each year, more than half of it in our own [...]
SISTERS Final Conference: Turning Food Loss and Waste Solutions into Scalable Impact ( Cloned )
After five years of collaboration across the European agri-food value chain, the SISTERS Final Conference in Brussels showcased validated solutions to reduce food loss and waste, from smart logistics and sustainable packaging to retail innovation and behavioural change.
From Label to Table: Turning Knowledge into Less Waste Across Europe
Date Labels: Cracking the Code to Cut Europe’s Food Waste Europe generates over 58 million tonnes of food waste [...]
Smart Logistics to Cut Food Waste: How SISTERS Is Changing Retail
Learn how the EU’s SISTERS project and EROSKI are reducing food waste through smart logistics, reusable packaging, and a Seal of Excellence for sustainable supermarkets.
