Why is there such a need?
( for a solution to the global problem of food waste?)
The world has a food waste problem
and at the same time, the world is running out of food
Conflict, climate shocks and the threat of global recession have all contributed to dire situation for food security.
Unless significant change is achieved global population growth and climate change are going to make this situation even more challenging.
The world is facing a food crisis of unprecedented proportions, the largest in modern history
Approximately 663 Million people globally have a caloric intake below minimum energy requirements.
According to Copenhagen-based TheWorldCounts, by 2050, food demand will have increased by 70% compared to 2017.
Using food for feed,
it just makes sense...
We live in a strange world where on hand we are wasting too much food and on the other hand we are struggling to produce enough, with both problems having considerable consequences. By processing our food waste into animal feeds, we are effectively closing the loop and in turn cancelling each other out.
Reduce Food Waste
By repurposing spent food as animal feed, it doesn’t enter the waste stream to begin with.
Increase Food Security
With the increased animal feed entering the supply chain, less raw ingredients are needed to create feed for livestock.
Reduce Feed Costs
The cost to collect and process the spent food is significantly lower than the cost of raw ingredients to make new feeds.
In fact, we think it is the best solution that’s even possible*,
here's why...
We use food for it’s primary (and most valuable) purpose - food, just further down the food chain. As we are retaining it’s highest possible value, we are significantly reducing the environmental and economic costs (of the food as waste) and at the same time displacing raw ingredients that are currently making up feeds.
* Just to be clear, we’re only talking about the food waste that can’t be avoided entirely or make its way to human consumption.
as food waste is global, so is our approach
Our Licensing model
It turns out that food waste is a problem in every single country in the world. Similarly every country in the world produces pigs, hens or acquaculture in quantities that require more feed than all of the food waste processed into feed could supply.
So if every country in the world is a potential market, the question then becomes;
“How can we roll out the technology in the fastest, most economically sustainable way to achieve the greatest impact?”
Unlike other processes that make a single ingredient to add to supplement feeds, our process produces complete feeds made up of up to 99.1% food waste. This ensures that we are using all the food waste available, not just the sources high in protein and it also displaces more raw ingredients that are used in making feeds.
Yes. Different levels of contamination are collected at different costs. The less contamination, the less cost to the waste producer for collection.
Yes, our technology includes a "kill step" that inactivates all known biosecurity threats present in food waste.
A big yes. Even if we converted all of the food waste in the world into feeds, we would not have enough feeds to service the markets of pig, poultry and aquaculture.
Not currently, at this point in time our feeds are only suitable for pig, poultry and aquaculture due to the presence of meat products in the food waste sources.
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