End Food Waste Australia – What a waste

Australia’s fight against food waste

Move over plastic, it’s time to go green

Tackling Food Waste-Oz Group Co-op’s Third Grade Fruit Management

In this article we look at the utilisation of a familiar waste product found on all berry farms; third grade fruit and how this is being managed by the largest blueberry producing group; Oz Group Co-op based in Coffs Harbour, NSW.

A home for every piece of fruit

All too often, fruit that doesn’t meet retail specifications ends up rotting in the field or being dumped before ever leaving the farm. This article covers the business operations undertaken by Queensland-based business My Berries which collects surplus strawberries, raspberries and blackberries direct from local farms and processes them into frozen and freeze-dried products ready for both retail and wholesale sales channels.