Intelligence from technology, new products & business models

In the “Intelligence from technology, new products and business models” spearhead, solutions focus on technology, research and development, and new business models . The aim of this spearhead is to reduce food waste, particularly using technological and market-driven solutions. Focus needs to be placed on solutions that prevent food waste.

Measures to reduce food waste are described below. The list will be supplemented as the work progresses.

 

MEASURES	IMPLEMENTATION
Technological solutions  The purpose of technological solutions is that technology reduces food waste, which means that changes in consumer behaviour may not be at the core For example, protective gases and materials protect food products. Packages that can be emptied more easily enable the complete use of products. Combining shops’ procurement chains and technological solutions with marketing: for example, if a product volume is high at a certain time, the product’s marketing will be increased and recipes will be developed specifically for this product. In the future: Strengthening cooperation between research and companies, and identifying and testing new opportunities (including examples from across the world) In the future: New technological solutions Combining order and forecast systems onto a single platform in restaurants. Using crop forecast data in orders placed by restaurants and shops Smart packaging: sensors installed in packaging can measure the expiration of products	Operators in the sector Research (identification of examples, development of innovation, testing)
Research and development The use of food waste ingredients in products: Leipäle beer, Wasted beer, Makea Moka candy, Bananasajäämä ice cream, and Archipelago fish patty. In the future: Strengthening cooperation between research and companies, and identifying and testing new opportunities	Operators in the sector Research
Business models New business models mean business activities, in which the entire operating principle focuses on the use and reduction of food waste. For example, food waste shops (Fiksuruoka, Matsmart) and food waste restaurants (Loop) In the future, the development of new (customised) business models that take better account of food waste (cooperation between research and companies)	Operators in the sector Research
Tools for identifying innovation  Seeking new technologies, waste products and business models actively For example, joint planning events or competitions: competitions for products produced from food waste and side streams, at the same time improving the visibility of food waste products	Operators in the sector Research