VCMI releases NEW paper: Low Carbon Food Production …
How farmers and food businesses can profit from decarbonizing the food industry
VCMI’s paper positions adoption of low carbon strategies as a commercial opportunity, and describes best ways for businesses to successfully adapt and profit from environmental initiatives …
Click HERE for EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Click HERE for FULL PAPER
(Paper released on September 14, 2022)
Wasted Opportunity — Rescuing Surplus Food in a Throwaway Culture – NEW REPORT
April 12, 2022 — Second Harvest releases report on surplus edible food, compiled by VCMI. For link to research overview, click HERE. For link to VCMI’s technical report, click HERE.
Canada’s Invisible Food Network – Second Harvest releases new report on food demand in Canada, compiled by VCMI
Report released on October 7, 2021 – accessible here.
Visionary Leadership Is More Critical Than Ever – PAC article by Dr. Martin Gooch
Published on September 3, 2021 – read HERE.
RECYC-QUÉBEC et la Ville de Montréal : Sondage RQ sur la perte et le gaspillage d’aliments
À TITRE INFORMATIF SEULEMENT, les PDF de tous les sondages sont accessibles ci-dessous, d’où vous pouvez sélectionner votre secteur d’activités.
VEUILLEZ NE PAS REMPLIR LES VERSIONS PDF.
Si vous avez des questions à propos du sondage ou de l’étude générale, veuillez communiquer avec Martin Gooch (martin@vcm-international.com) ou Mariane Maltais Guilbault (m.maltais@recyc-quebec.gouv.qc.ca).
Secteur des hôtels, des restaurants et des institutions
Secteur de la récupération et de la redistribution d’aliments
Industrie piscicole et de la pêche
Industrie maraîchère ou fruitière
Industrie des grandes cultures
Industrie de l’alimentation au détail
Industrie de la transformation ou de la fabrication
Industrie de la distribution alimentaire et grossistes
Industrie de l’élevage (bétail et volaille)
RECYC-QUÉBEC and the City of Montreal Food Loss and Waste Surveys
FOR REFERENCE ONLY, PDFs of all the surveys can be accessed below, from which you can select your category.
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FILL OUT THE PDF VERSIONS.
If you have any questions about the survey and overall study, please contact Dr. Martin Gooch at martin@vcm-international.com or Mariane Maltais Guilbault at m.maltais@recyc-quebec.gouv.qc.ca.
Food Rescue and Redistribution
Food Processor or Manufacturer
PAC Webinar June 24 : Less Food Waste, Less Packaging Waste
12:00 pm ET, 9:00 am PST – register here
Less Food Loss and Waste, Less Packaging Waste Webinar – June 2, 2020 @ 9:00 am PST
| Do we need to package food to avoid food waste? How important is packaging to delivering on food safety or longer shelf life? What materials should food be packaged in? How can food packaging reduce our carbon footprint? A national research project titled Less Food Loss and Waste, Less Packaging Waste tackled these questions. It explored the economic and environmental considerations around choosing whether to package or not to package, and with what choice material.
Hear from the National Zero Waste Council and the lead research team Value Chain Management International – Martin Gooch as they share findings and recommendations. June 2, 2020 CLICK HERE TO REGISTER |
CPMA and VCMI Release Plastic Packaging Technical Report and Roadmap – December 5, 2019
CPMA is pleased to announce the release of a technical report entitled “A landscape review of plastics in the Canadian fresh produce sector” developed by Value Chain Management International (VCMI), and subsequent roadmap addressing plastic packaging in the produce industry. Both documents are outputs of the CPMA Plastics Packaging Working Group.
For press release click here.
Revolutionary Food Loss and Waste (FLW) Project – May 30, 2018
VCMI is working with Second Harvest on a ground-breaking FLW project – see media release: here.