Little everyday choices add up to a big difference when we make them together. That’s why we’re not only reducing food waste in our own kitchens but also sharing tips and recipes to help us all reduce food waste. By 2025, we aim for all our packaging to be recyclable, reusable or compostable, so we can all play our part in reducing waste. We’re also working on making it even easier to know what can and cannot be separated and recycled.
On this page, discover how to transform leftover food or give old ingredients a delicious new lease of life. Our Food Waste Guide is packed with practical tips and tricks and inventive recipes to help you plan ahead and shop sustainably.
Little actions can make a big difference. Let’s make a change together!
Download the Food Waste Digital Guide
Download our Food Waste Guide for our comprehensive list of tips to help you revolutionise your kitchen habits.
DOWNLOAD DIGITAL GUIDEReady to work some kitchen magic? We’re here to help with tips and tricks to keep your food fabulously fresh, craft creative meal plans and turn leftovers into delicious discoveries. Here’s a little sneak peek of what you’ll find inside our Food Waste Guide:
1. Shop smart
60% of food waste happens at home; luckily we have the power to change this. Some actions you can take to cut down on your waste at home include avoiding overbuying by not shopping hungry and focusing on what you need. As a nice side effect, this also saves money and curbs
impulse buys. You can also plan your meals for the week by writing down how much you need to cook, who for and the ingredients you need. Then, before heading to the grocery store, take a few minutes to check what you already have at home and to make a shopping list based on what you really need.
2. Get familiar with food
How do you know if food is really past its best?
’Use-by’ dates indicate when a product is no longer safe to eat. You should use these products before their use-by date expires. ‘Best before’ dates simply indicate when food is at its best quality – not the food’s safety! Many
products are still good past their ‘best before’ date, so use your senses of sight, smell and taste to check if your food is still edible.
3. Explore recipes online
Not sure what to do with the random assortment of food in your fridge? Dr. Oetker offers a variety of tasty recipes to help you make the most of your ingredients. Check out some of our favourites in this guide, or simply search ‘food waste recipes’ on our website for more ideas. You might find a new favourite dish!
Too Good To Go
We're partnering with food waste experts Too Good To Go* to offer our customers access to delicious surplus food. Together, we're turning our leftover products into tasty Dr. Oetker food
parcels delivered straight to your door. Each parcel is carefully curated to guarantee it is excitement, appeal, and irresistible flavour.
Visit the Too Good to Go website to learn more.
We use as little material as possible in our product packaging and make sure that the materials we do use are as recyclable as possible.
Prioritising paper
Using recyclable paper packaging wherever possible makes it easier for you to recycle materials and play your part in moving towards a more sustainable future. All our folding pizza boxes already consist of 70–80% recycled material.
Reducing plastic packaging
Any time it’s necessary to use plastic, we try to use recyclable plastic wherever possible – diverting more waste from the environment. Wherever it makes sense, we try to avoid plastic lids on chilled desserts. Since 2022, plastic lids are no longer used for all products possible such as the High Protein Pudding and the whole loVE it! range. In this way, we can expect to avoid around 117 tonnes of plastic per year – the equivalent of about 40 full truckloads!
Making recycling easy
We know that it’s sometimes difficult to understand which packaging components can be recycled. That’s why we’re working on labelling across all our packaging to provide clear information about packaging materials, so that it can be correctly separated and disposed of into the recycling bin.
Baking with care
Transform a ripe banana into a delicious treat.
Go to the recipeThere are many ways we can all bake sustainability into our everyday actions. Across our five focus areas – Nutrition, Sustainable Ingredients, Minimising Waste, Climate Action and Inclusivity – we’re taking steps that, little by little, make a big difference. By working together, we can create a better tomorrow.
WHAT SUSTAiNABiLiTY MEANS TO US
We’re moving towards more sustainable ingredients, reduced salt and sugar, more plant-based options and more recyclable packaging.
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