Events
“The Next Wave of Food Packaging: Are You Ready?” – seminar hosted by Food in Canada, featuring Dr. Martin Gooch
May 2, 2024 – 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
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CPMA Presents: Profiting from Reducing Shrink in the Produce Industry Webinar – October 25
The webinar, presented by Dr. Martin Gooch, will present easy-to-follow tools developed by Value Chain Management International (VCMI) in conjunction with the Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA).
Sign up to understand:
- how your business can profit from reducing shrink by applying simple tools, and
- how businesses have benefited from using tools developed by VCMI/OPMA.
Date and time: Wednesday, October 25 – 1:00 pm EST
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(The webinar will run for approximately 45 minutes.)CEC (Commission for Environmental Cooperation) holds North American workshop on food waste reduction and recovery – Feb 28 to Mar 2, 2017
Dr. Martin Gooch presents as part of panel discussion on “Perspectives on Opportunities to Reducing Food Loss and Waste.”
Continue reading →Tacking Food Loss to Grow Profit in Ontario’s Produce Industry – January 17, 2017
The Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA) and VCMI are partnering on a food waste reduction initiative tailored to Ontario’s produce industry. For more details visit www.theopma.ca.
Continue reading →Metro Vancouver Zero Waste Conference – “A Future Without Waste” on Oct 29, 2015
Conference website: www.zwc.ca
Dr. Martin Gooch joins panel discussion on “Inglorious Food: Food Waste and the Supply Chain”
SPARK Talk: Tristram Stuart, Founder of Feedback, National Geographic Emerging Explorer
The United Nations says about a third of all food grown or produced for humans goes to waste and, here in Canada, recent studies suggest that wasted food costs our economy about $31 billion per year. This session kicks off with remarks by a global campaigner, followed by a panel familiar with the real challenges, opportunities and successes in the fast emerging field of food-waste reduction. What can they tell us about the state of waste in the supply chain? How is the value of food waste being re-defined? What are businesses and governments doing to address food waste, on their own and together?
Panel:
- Bob Chant, Senior VP, Corporate Affairs and Communications, Loblaws
- Dr. Martin Gooch, CEO, Value Chain Management International
- Andrew Telfer, Manager of Sustainability, Walmart Canada
Moderator: Shelley Carroll, Councillor, City of Toronto, Ward 33 Don Valley East
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