Food waste reduction is an area of growing importance among the Nordic governments as well as at the EU level. The Nordic Council of Ministers has published several reports in recent years as part of the Green Growth Program, showing the amounts of food wasted and proposing technical and organizational solutions to the problems of food waste.
Based on previous work done in the Nordic Food Redistribution Project, this report investigates best practice models among donors, receivers and authorities and proposes concrete steps towards safe and comprehensive systems for food redistribution through food banks and direct redistribution. The report thereby points to the feasibility of redistribution as a food waste reduction measure in the Nordic countries.
The report presents actor-specific recommendations that are likely to enhance food redistribution at the local, regional and national levels. A third and final project phase will focus on implementing some of these systems into local contexts in collaboration with national actors in the Nordic countries so that these can act as frontrunners and sources of inspiration throughout the Nordics and beyond.