Why and How to Measure Food Loss and Waste

Sector-Specific Guidance - Why and How to Measure Food Loss and Waste

The following pages contain guidance for different sectors of the food supply chain on how to measure food loss and waste. Each section contains a short description of the sector and guidance on how to select the most appropriate measurement method for it, as well as a case study of how a company in that sector measured (or could measure) FLW. You can review the most relevant sector or sectors.

The sectors are:

Primary Production

Processing and Manufacturing

Distribution

Retail

Food Service/Institutions

Households

Whole Supply Chain Approaches