DO YOU OFFER A CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTION AGAINST FOOD WASTE?
Then this is your time to apply for the Food Waste Awards!
This year, winners in three categories will be crowned: food companies, local governments, and changemakers.
Minister Zuhal Demir will be co-hosting the award show.
All organisations working in Belgium can apply!
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Project Call
Do you fight food waste? Register your initiative between 02/03 and 13/04 to participate.
Jury of professionals
An independent jury will nominate three finalists from the longlist per category.
Public Vote
From 28/04 until 11/05, the public can co-decide who wins the award through an online vote.
THREE AWARD CATEGORIES
Local Governments
How is your local government taking up the fight against food waste?
Food Companies
Do you actively reduce food waste before, during or after the manufacturing process?
Changemakers
powered by Delhaize
Do you offer a creative and innovative solution against food waste?
THE JURY
An independent jury of food professionals nominate three finalists per category.
Steven Desair, VVSG
Steven works for The Association of Flemish Cities and Municipalities (VVSG) as local food strategy advisor.
Charlotte De Vroey, Delhaize
Charlotte De Vroey works at Delhaize and together with her colleagues, she makes products more healthy and sustainable and strives for less plastic, less carbon and less food waste.
Lisa Van Den Bossche, Robinetto
Lisa has worked in sales and supply chain functions for large food manufacturers. As a side project she investigated the options to valorise milk that was nearing its sell by date and use it as an ingredient for a new finished product. In her current position Lisa is doing research at ILVO on sustainable food systems and food waste reduction.
Hanne Heymans, FoodWIN
Hanne works on urban food waste strategies in Belgian municipalities. Together with local actors, she looks for creative solutions that match with the local context. When not supporting local governments, she gives workshops on fridge management and other tricks to avoid consumer food waste.
Olivier François, Too Good To Go
Olivier François is an experienced marketing professional with background in several industries and marketing disciplines.
As Head of Marketing for Too Good To Go in Belgium, fighting food waste is at the core of his daily responsibilities.
Too Good To Go, being a social impact company, is by nature purpose driven and on a mission for a waste free planet.
RULEBOOK
Read the rules for the Food Waste Awards here!
AWARDS CEREMONY!
11 & 12 May: Food Waste Fest
At 15h45: the final ceremony of the Food Waste Awards 2022 with Minister of Environment Zuhal Demir.
The final Award Ceremony is part of the Food Waste Fest,
an unforgettable day to celebrate solutions to food waste.
Join us on May 11 for online keynotes and inspiration sessions
and May 12 for offline workshops.
LAST YEAR'S EDITION!
The Food Waste Awards 2022 are supported by:
This year, the category changemakers is powered by Delhaize.
The Food Waste Awards put solutions to food waste in the spotlight.
They are an initiative by FoodWIN.
