Retailers and restaurants unite to step up waste reduction efforts

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New additions to Courtauld Commitment mean 95 per cent of food retail market now signed up to voluntary waste reduction initiative

A flurry of new businesses, including high profile firms such as Boots and Nando's, have signed up to the voluntary Courtauld Commitment 2025 since its launch in March, waste advisory body WRAP confirmed...

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