FoodDrinkEurope Report Highlights Food Waste Reduction Progress

28 Mar 2014 --- FoodDrinkEurope, the European food and drink industry organisation, today published its 2013 Annual Report, presenting the highlights of its work over the past year.

The Annual Report outlines a number of FoodDrinkEurope’s key achievements in 2013, including:
- The launch of ‘Every Crumb Counts’, the Joint Declaration to tackle food wastage which was shortlisted for the European Public Affairs Trade Association of the Year Award;
- The launch of ‘The Supply Chain Initiative’, which aims to ensure fairness in commercial relations along the food supply chain;
- The publication of a major research project by FoodDrinkEurope and EFFAT [1] on employment and skills in the food and drink manufacturing sector;
- And the publication of several guidance reports, including the Guidance on Food Allergen Management, aimed at harmonising and disseminating good practice across the European food industry and the Guidance on the Provision of Food Information to Consumers, together with EuroCommerce [2], on the new EU labelling rules due to enter into force in December 2014.

Speaking following the publication of the Annual Report, FoodDrinkEurope President, Jesús Serafín Pérez said: “2013 was another busy and active year for FoodDrinkEurope. Work focused on our priorities in the areas of health and nutrition, safety, science, environmental sustainability, competitiveness and dialogue with our social partners and I am really pleased to see the progress made on all of these fronts. In spite of the continuing negative economic climate in the EU in 2013, our industry successfully maintained the characteristics of a stable and robust manufacturing sector. 2013 was also a year of strengthening the partnerships we have established with our stakeholders, both up and downstream; these partnerships are an important driving force for the growth of the industry.”