Unlock value from food waste upcycling

Globally, around 14% of food is lost between the farm gate and the retail sector, at great economic, societal, and environmental cost. As the urgency of food loss and waste reduction escalates, upcycling food and beverage by-products is an attractive prospect. But it is often hard to make upcycling viable and feasible at scale.

Technological advancements present new opportunities for by-products to progress beyond low value use cases such as biogas and instead be transformed into new ingredients or product lines. On the face of it, valorising by-products is an obvious business win. It offers a compelling blend of commercial opportunity, environmental benefit, brand value, and alignment with corporate sustainability goals. Yet companies often find that real-world implementation of upcycling is more complex than they expect, especially from an economic perspective. Finding ways to overcome these complexities is increasingly important.

Sagentia Innovation has devised a proven valorisation model, available to download for free, to help food and beverage manufacturers address this challenge.