Mondelēz 2023 Snacking Made Right Report: Waste

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Mondelēz International has released its 2023 Snacking Made Right Report, highlighting significant progress in waste reduction. The company has exceeded its 2025 goals, achieving a 28% reduction in food waste at manufacturing sites and a 69% reduction in food waste from distribution. Key initiatives include:

- Implementing Lean Six Sigma practices and digital solutions
- Tracking waste trends monthly and analyzing for reduction opportunities
- Focusing on making production lines more efficient
- Partnering with the Too Good To Go app to reduce waste from best-before dates
- Donating surplus products to Matmissionen Supermarkets in Sweden

Mondelēz continues to prioritize food waste elimination through prevention and reduction programs, collaborating with key partners to drive further improvements.

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / September 12, 2024 / Mondelēz International

We've been working for years at Mondelēz International to keep reducing the levels of waste from our operations. We continue to sharpen our focus on food waste, engaging in initiatives aiming to avoid it.

Close to a third of all food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. That's why we're focused on key actions across our Company-owned manufacturing sites to reduce and eliminate food waste.

First, we have in place effective governance procedures that help us identify wastage hot spots and focus on the biggest losses incurred during production. This enables us to create ever-better process capabilities for reduction of waste.

We then apply proven Lean Six Sigma practices, using leading engineering and digital solutions. We continually track performance, enabling us to intervene quickly when corrective actions are needed. Within our manufacturing teams, we are continuously working to identify opportunities and course correct our practices.

2023 IN REVIEW
During the last year, we focused our key waste-related sustainability initiatives on making our production lines more efficient. We tracked waste trends every month, analyzing them to identify the best opportunities for reduction across all processes and geographies.

In addition to our 2025 goal of reducing food waste in internal manufacturing by approximately 15% (compared to our 2018 baseline) and individual goals across our regions, our businesses and sites keep us focused on continuous improvement in areas like waste generated, waste treated and waste to landfill. While our primary focus is on food waste, we also analyzed all our waste management throughout the year to identify and act on all major opportunities.

In 2023, this approach drove down food waste at our manufacturing sites by about (28)%- well ahead of our 2025 goal of approximately 15%. We also delivered about a (69)% reduction in food waste from distribution, surpassing our approximately 50% goal for 2025 (against our 2018 baseline).

For instance, our Sri-City plant in India initiated a multi-pronged approach with a tight governance mechanism to significantly reduce food waste. The approach leveraged IL6S methodology to identify waste generation sources and involved a loss analysis to improve process performance with reduced variability.

Our Richmond bakery plant in the U.S. achieved food waste reduction driven by more than 65 productivity projects that contributed to the improvement in waste reduction.

In Brazil, our Curitiba plant drove multiple scrap reduction and compost reprocessing flow optimization projects which have together resulted in a reduction of more than hundreds of metric tonnes of food waste compared to previous year. Also in Brazil, our Recife plant focused on scrap reduction in the wafer and cookie lines delivering waste reduction.

STOPPING GOOD FOOD GOING TO WASTE
In 2023, our Philadelphia brand partnered with the innovative Too Good To Go app to help shoppers in Austria, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland buy food right before it goes to waste. We identified an opportunity and worked together to address the uncertainty often caused by the best-before date (BBD), printing the "Often Good After" logo on our packaging.

We also co-created social media videos in Germany encouraging people to LOOK, SMELL, TASTE before throwing away anything unnecessarily.

In Sweden, we're also donating surplus products to Matmissionen Supermarkets, which are then sold at a reduced price to economically vulnerable consumers.

FUTURE OUTLOOK
At Mondelēz International, we continue our path towards food waste elimination by leveraging our business programs in food waste prevention and reduction with key collaborators. This focused effort has allowed us to achieve and exceed in 2023 our 2025 goal.

View the full 2023 Snacking Made Right Report

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SOURCE: Mondelēz International

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FAQ

What was Mondelēz International's (MDLZ) food waste reduction achievement in 2023?

Mondelēz International (MDLZ) achieved a 28% reduction in food waste at manufacturing sites and a 69% reduction in food waste from distribution in 2023, exceeding their 2025 goals of 15% and 50% respectively.

How is Mondelēz (MDLZ) addressing food waste through technology?

Mondelēz (MDLZ) is using Lean Six Sigma practices, digital solutions, and partnering with the Too Good To Go app to reduce food waste. They also track waste trends monthly and analyze data to identify reduction opportunities.

What initiative did Mondelēz's (MDLZ) Philadelphia brand launch to reduce food waste in 2023?

In 2023, Mondelēz's (MDLZ) Philadelphia brand partnered with the Too Good To Go app in several European countries, printing an 'Often Good After' logo on packaging to address uncertainty caused by best-before dates and reduce food waste.

How is Mondelēz (MDLZ) contributing to food waste reduction in Sweden?

In Sweden, Mondelēz (MDLZ) is donating surplus products to Matmissionen Supermarkets, where they are sold at reduced prices to economically vulnerable consumers, helping to reduce food waste and support the community.

What are some specific examples of Mondelēz's (MDLZ) food waste reduction efforts in 2023?

In 2023, Mondelēz (MDLZ) implemented food waste reduction projects at various plants, including a multi-pronged approach at the Sri-City plant in India, over 65 productivity projects at the Richmond bakery in the U.S., and scrap reduction initiatives at the Curitiba and Recife plants in Brazil.