The Wonki Collective

🌾 Understanding the Food Hierarchy 🌾 The food hierarchy has emerged as a crucial tool for promoting health, sustainability, and resource efficiency. But what exactly is it, and why should it matter to us? 🌳 Sustainability: The food hierarchy encourages us to minimise waste by using food efficiently. Reducing food waste saves money and decreases the environmental impact associated with food production and disposal. 📈 Economic Benefits: Efficient food usage and reduced waste can lead to significant savings for households, and decrease costs waste management costs for manufacturers.  👥 Ethical Considerations: By valuing food and reducing waste, we can help address food insecurity, ensuring more people have access to nutritious meals. At The Wonki Collective, we work to ensure surplus food ingredients stay in the supply chain and go to feeding people whenever possible. Let's make mindful decisions about what we eat and how we manage our food resources for the betterment of our health, our planet, and our communities! #FoodHierarchy #Sustainability #Health #Nutrition #FoodWaste #EthicalEating (The Food and Drink Hierarchy courtesy of WRAP)

🌍 Celebrating #NetZeroWeek (6-12 July 2024)! 🌍 Achieving net-zero emissions isn't just a goal; it's a necessity for our planet and future generations. At The Wonki Collective, we're proud to be part of this vital movement. This week, let's amplify our efforts and share our progress, innovations, and commitments to reducing carbon footprints. 🍊 On average, each of our transactions saves 150tns of CO2! That accounts for emissions from food decomposition, but also emissions encapsulated in the ingredient's production, processing, and transportation. 🗑️ Did you know that the GHG emissions from 1kg of food waste are equivalent to that of landfilling 25,000 plastic bottles? ♻️ How is your organisation contributing to the net-zero mission? Share your stories, insights, and challenges in the comments below! #Sustainability #ClimateAction #NetZeroGoals

🌍✨We had an amazing experience at Reset Connect, the UK’s leading sustainability and net-zero event, during London Climate Action Week yesterday! 🌱✨ Highlights from the day: 🔹Expert panel on tackling overproduction, waste, and packaging 🔹Learning about the great work other innovators who increase supply chain visibility are doing to reduce waste in other sectors (Carl Olivier of Sustained, Jordanna Marshall of ProcureCircular) 🔹Hearing from Jamie Crummie, co-founder of Too Good To Go, about how they have used their technology to reduce food waste at scale A huge thank you to the organizers for creating such a fantastic platform for collaboration and innovation. Together, we can accelerate the transition to a more sustainable world. #Sustainability #ResetConnect #LCAW2024 #CircularEconomy #ZeroWaste

A hugely deserved award for Dini McGrath, Alina Sartogo, and the whole Wonki Collective team. We've been working with hundreds of amazing manufacturers and retailers who have all joined us on our mission to end supply chain waste. The majority of F&B companies don't know how much surplus or food waste lies under the covers, and as a result, they have no idea how much money they're losing that could be prevented. The Wonki Collective is here to help businesses understand their problem, identify surplus and waste, and then provide solutions for them to reduce waste and increase their bottom line! Don't miss out!

One team, one dream. Very excited to have our work recognised by #footprintawards and their amazing panel of judges who all voted The Wonki Collective as winners of the 2024 Waste Prevention and Management award. Thank you Footprint Media team for an epic evening.

This month we're talking about The Circular Economy... but what exactly does that mean? 🤔 🤔 🤔 Well, it's about rethinking how and what we produce, what we put on the market, how we use it and, most importantly, how we keep it in use. But to help you understand this even more, we think this episode from The Circular Economy Show explains things brilliantly: https://lnkd.in/e4Hu6E8D Key takeaways: 🤝 Issues have often been looked at in silos - the climate change challenge over here, the biodiversity loss challenge over there, whilst waste and pollution sits somewhere else. But actually, when looking through a sector economy lens, these challenges are all interconnected. 🤝 We need to change how we produce and how we consume. 🤝 Business has a key role to play in a system framework change - even if you're brilliant at what you do, you're going to need the help others.

40% of the food we produce globally never gets eaten… 🌮🌯🥪🗑️ This month we’re talking about circularity in our economy to understand ways in which we can all contribute towards less waste. We love the example that M&S are setting. At the end of every day, any unsold baguettes and boules are filled with garlic butter, and then sold as frozen garlic bread🥖🥖🥖 Delicious!!! We’d love to hear from you if you’re aware of any more ideas and innovative solutions that repurpose food waste!! And stay tuned for more on this topics this month 💪💪💪 #CircularEconomy #Repurpose #ZeroWaste

As May draws to an end, let's reflect on Female Founders Month 💭 💭 💭 It's no secret that the passion, innovative spirit and relentless drive of our very own female founders, Dini McGrath and Alina Sartogo, inspires the whole Wonki team every day. And there are many more waste warriors striving for a circular economy with us! From Megan Hale on a mission to spark a passion for repair in the next generation, to Elissa Brunato curating biodegradable sequins and Emily Jane Taylor embracing circular processes by using food waste to create dyes.... the dedication and resilience of these female entrepreneurs certainly continues to shape a better future for all of us. Check out their awesome businesses Team Repair, Radiant Matter and SAGES London for more inspiration. And keep a look out next month as we delve deeper into circular economies as a theme ⭕ For now though, here’s to all of the incredible female founders leading the charge for change! #FemaleFoundersMonth #CircularEconomy #WasteWarriors

On World Hunger Day, let's unite to fight against hunger and malnutrition around the globe. It's beyond imagination that every night, almost a billion people across the world go to bed hungry. And at the same time, 40% of the planet's food goes to waste. In the UK alone, the 9.5 million tonnes of food wasted in a year would be enough to feed more than 30 million people - yet 8.4 million still live in food poverty. Every person deserves access to nutritious food and the opportunity to thrive. The system is truly broken, so together, let's raise awareness, support initiatives, and take action to end hunger and ensure food security for all. Everyone can play their part so here are some top tips for you to try: 🌍 Reduce Food Waste Minimise food waste in your own life by planning meals, using leftovers creatively and composting food scraps. Encourage others to do the same and share your surplus through Apps such as Olio • Share More, Waste Less. 🌍 Promote Sustainable Agriculture Shop seasonally, locally and sustainably whenever possible. 🌍 Volunteer Volunteer your time and skills with local food banks or organisations working to alleviate hunger and poverty, such as The Felix Project in London. Your efforts can make a meaningful difference to the lives of those facing food insecurity. Please do share any more top tips below so that we can put a stop to food hunger. #WorldHungerDay #ZeroHunger 

🌱 It's Vegetarian Week! This week, we are celebrating the delicious and diverse world of plant-based eating. Whether you're a seasoned veggie lover or just curious about incorporating more plants into your diet, there's no time like now to explore the wonderful flavours and benefits of vegetarian cuisine. From vibrant salads to hearty veggie curries and everything in between, vegetarian options are not only good for your health but also for the planet. It's no secret that animal agriculture is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, water pollution and habitat destruction. Choosing a vegetarian diet is more sustainable as it reduces your carbon footprint and helps conserve natural resources. So to help you embrace this week, why not try a few of the team's favourite veggie recipes and let us know what you think!! Anna Jones' Chickpea and Kale Braise 🥦 https://lnkd.in/eU9uKebJ Mary Berry's Aubergine Caponata 🍆 https://lnkd.in/eKbc4P5D Ottolenghi's Saffron Pasta 🍝 https://lnkd.in/eEfMccTQ  🥗🍅🥑 #VegetarianWeek #PlantBased