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LOWINFOOD gets the front page of a Swedish regional newspaper

Upsala Nya Tidning, a regional daily newspaper published in Uppsala (Sweden), published a cover story on LOWINFOOD on 23 November. This newspaper…

LOWINFOOD, an observer at the North East Scotland Fisheries Development Partnership meeting

On 11 November 2022, the LOWINFOOD partner Simone Piras (James Hutton Institute) was invited to attend as an observer the quarterly meetings…

Sharing methodologies, engagement strategies and expectations at EFFoST

On 9 November 2022, the LOWINFOOD partner Elisa Carloni (UNIBO) participated in the special session entitled “Innovations for food producers and food…

Ecomondo opens new opportunities for LOWINFOOD

The participation in Ecomondo has been very fruitful as the leading Euro-Mediterranean fair on circular economy has given LOWINFOOD a wonderful opportunity…

LOWINFOOD goes to Ecomondo!

LOWINFOOD has been selected by the European Commission to attend Ecomondo, the leading Euro-Mediterranean fair on circular economy that will take place…

LOWINFOOD’s results at RETASTE: Rethink food waste international conference

On October 20-21, 2022, several LOWINFOOD partners participated in the RETASTE: RETHINK FOOD WASTE Second International Conference, held in Heraklion, Greece. Four…

LOWINFOOD and all sister projects, together in the 36th EFFoST International Conference

The network of projects that are working together focusing on food loss and waste reduction, will participate in a joint event at…

Sharing and advancing the data collection experience

In the framework of the methodology for the evaluation of innovations that LOWINFOOD is implementing in different parts of Europe, the team…

Bake it, save it! LOWINFOOD present at the LVIII Convegno SIDEA

On 29-30 September 222, the LOWINFOOD partner Roberta Pietrangeli (Unitus) attended the LVIII congress of SIDEA (Società italiana di Economia Agraraia) entitled…

LOWINFOOD joins the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

LOWINFOOD joins the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, by giving voice to several members of the LOWINFOOD consortium…

The Italian roadmap against bread waste attracts media attention

On 22 September 2022, the LOWINFOOD partner CNA organised a press conference in Viterbo (Italy) to present the roadmap against bread waste they…

LOWINFOOD partners as teachers in the “Design of sustainable food systems” summer school

Between 11 and 22 July 2022, the LOWINFOOD partners Clara Cicatiello (project coordinator, University of Tuscia), Luca Secondi (University of Tuscia), Silvia…

Leroma awarded by the largest association of the Internet industry in Europe

Leroma, one of the innovations that are being demonstrated and improved in LOWINFOOD, has recently received the eco://awards/ in the category of…

LOWINFOOD at the ASEPELT conference in Madrid

The LOWINFOOD partner Luca Secondi, from the University of Tuscia, participated in the XXXV edition of the ASEPELT Congress, in Madrid, between…

LOWINFOOD at the 11th AIEAA at the University of Tuscia

On 16 and 17 of June 2022, LOWINFOOD partners Clara Cicatiello (the project coordinator), Emanuele Blasi, Roberta Pietrangelli and Marco Nasso participated…

LOWINFOOD at Pianeta Cospea supermarkets

LOWINFOOD is already present in some supermarkets of the Pianeta Cospea Italian retail company. These supermarkets are participating in the demonstration of…

LOWINFOOD in the Green Symposium

On 8-10 June 2022, the LOWINFOOD project coordinator Clara Cicatiello participated in the Green Med Symposium, together with her colleagues at the…

Children learning about food waste at school in Uppsala

In the spring of 2022, six schools in Uppsala focused on teaching pupils about consumption and its impact on the environment. Two…

Foresightee is getting attention in Belgium

The LOWINFOOD partner Foresightee, the start-up that has provided one of the technological innovations to be tested and scaled up, is getting…

Plate waste tracking in Uppsala

The school Västra stenhagenskolan in Uppsala (Sweden) is testing the plate waste tracker at its canteen. It is one of the technological…

All together on the way against food loss and waste

On 30 March 2022, LOWINFOOD celebrated a workshop, entitled “Innovation dynamics in agri-food value chains”. Around 60 participants met online to discuss…

LOWINFOOD is celebrating an online workshop: “Innovation dynamics in agri-food value chains”

The LOWINFOOD project is organising an online workshop entitled “Innovation dynamics in agri-food value chains”. The workshop pursues the objectives of sharing…

Great feeling at the end of the LOWINFOOD General Project Meeting

The second day of the LOWINFOOD General Project Meeting was focused on networking among the partner companies with common interests and competencies….

LOWINFOOD is celebrating its General Project Meeting, physically for the first time!

On 24 and 25 February 2022, LOWINFOOD is celebrating its general project meeting. For the first time, a hybrid format has been…

Bakery roundtables kick-started in Finland

Just like in Italy, Finish partners have kick-started the workshops addressing bakery related food waste and losses also in Finland. Due to…

CozZo app in LOWINFOOD: How to scientifically assess the usefulness of households food waste prevention apps

In the course of LOWINFOOD, technical innovations to avoid food waste will be tested and evaluated.  A particular focus is on food…

Scientists’ view of food waste generation in households: Challenges and chances when measuring household food waste

Consumers are wasting food – a lot of food! According to estimates of the EU-project FUSIONS (Stenmark et al., 2016) around 46…

LOWINFOOD is starting the demonstration phase in the bakery

The LOWINFOOD project has started the demonstration phase. The demonstration of the innovations for the bakery value chain includes the implementation of…

LOWINFOOD project at a glance

The LOWINFOOD project has designed different promotional materials to provide an overview of the project’s objectives, its commitment and approach. The last…

Short video series on the LOWINFOOD commitment across the different value chains

LOWINFOOD has created a short-videos series to show the project’s commitment to reduce food loss and waste across the different value chains…

1 year building up LOWINFOOD

LOWINFOOD has completed its first year since its launch. During this first year, the consortium has laid the foundations that will serve…

LOWINFOOD in the Sardinia Symposium 2021

From 11 to 15 October 2021, several representatives of the LOWINFOOD project participated in Sardinia 2021, the 18th International Symposium on waste…

One of LOWINFOOD’s innovations, highlighted by Food Tank

LOWINFOOD partner COZZO, one of the technological innovations that are being validated in LOWINFOOD, has been highlighted by Food Tank as one…

LOWINFOOD joins the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste

On 29 September, the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, LOWINFOOD coordinator Clara Cicatiello brought the LOWINFOOD message to…

LOWINFOOD at the 179th EAAE (European Association of Agricultural Economists) seminar

On 10 September 2021, LOWINFOOD partners Gianluca Di Fiore and Elisa Carloni, from the University of Bologna, attended the 179th EAAE (European Association of…

Enriching summer school about the design of sustainable food systems

During two weeks, between 5-16 July 2021, the 19 students attending the summer school entitled “Design of sustainable food systems”, organised by the University of…

Beginning of the summer school “Design of sustainable food systems”

From 5 to 16 July, 19 international students are attending the summer school “Design of sustainable food systems”. It is organised by…

In food loss and waste reduction, gender also matters, we are not blind to this issue

LOWINFOOD participates in the International Workshop “The day after: Food waste prevention after the pandemic”

On 20 January 2021, Clara Cicatiello, the project coordinator of LOWINFOOD, joined this workshop to discuss food waste prevention after the pandemic. She…

LOWINFOOD Kick-off meeting held online

LOWINFOOD celebrated its kick-off meeting on December 2 and 3, but it was held online, due to de covid-19 pandemic More than…

Hello world!

November 1st, 2020, is the day when LOWINFOOD project’s activities started. With funding of 5.5 million euros, the Lowinfood project brings together…