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Blake Holgate: Rabobank Sustainable Business Development Head on the results of the food waste report

Published: Sept. 27, 2023, 8:16 p.m.

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New Zealand\'s food waste remains high despite a cost-of-living crisis.\\xa0

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A Rabobank-KiwiHarvest survey estimates that $3.2 billion of food goes in the bin annually.\\xa0

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Households waste 12.2% of groceries yearly, a slight decrease from last year\'s 13.4%.\\xa0

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Sustainable Business Development Head, Blake Holgate, told Mike Hosking that as food becomes more expensive, the value of what is thrown out increases.\\xa0

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He said that despite the reduction in waste, in terms of total value food waste has actually increased.\\xa0

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