Digital solutions to minimize food waste

Food waste is a major challenge for society. In Sweden alone, we throw away 1.2 million tons of food every year, most of which is unnecessary. What can we do to reduce it? What is the role of packaging? Can digitalization contribute to reducing food waste? What trends do researchers...

Studies of bread’s internal processes could reduce waste

Swedish households throw large quantities of bread away and even more bread is returned by shops. We throw bread away because it is starting to become hard, dry or crumbly. In order to improve bread’s keeping qualities, researchers at Lund University are studying what happens inside freshly baked bread when...