Five Irish companies join Tesco to reduce food waste

Move part of a wider initiative by UK grocery chain involving 24 global food suppliers

Frank McMyler, MD Hilton Foods; Tom Finn, Kepak; Andrew Yaxley, CEO Tesco Ireland; Jeanne Kelly, Ornua; Padraig Mallon, Kerry Group, Conor O’Leary, Greencore. Photograph: Maxwellphotography.ie
Frank McMyler, MD Hilton Foods; Tom Finn, Kepak; Andrew Yaxley, CEO Tesco Ireland; Jeanne Kelly, Ornua; Padraig Mallon, Kerry Group, Conor O’Leary, Greencore. Photograph: Maxwellphotography.ie

Irish companies Greencore, Hilton Foods, Kerry Group, Kepak, and Ornua have joined forces with Tesco Ireland to halve food waste by 2020, in line with UN Sustainable Development goals.

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