HANDLING&

STORAGE

PROCESSING&

PACKAGING

DISTRIBUTION&

MARKETCONSUMPTION

• Poor harvesting techniques• Poor storage facilities• Poor transportation infrastructure

PRODUCTION

FOOD VALUE CHAIN:

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• Retailers encouraging over consumption• Stores throwing away good food• Buying and cooking more than needed

As a packaging format, metal cans are an optimal means to reducefood waste in both emerging and

mature economies.FRESH32%LOSS

SWEET CORN: PEACHES:

Consumer Loss by Packaging Type in the USA

FROZEN36%LOSS

CANNED7%

LOSS

FRESH42%LOSS

FROZEN35%LOSS

CANNED8%

LOSS

OVER 1,500different kinds of

foods are able to bepacked in cans.

EMERGING ECONOMIES WASTE40% OF FOOD DURING THE FIRST TWO STEPS OF THE VALUE CHAINPRODUCTION/HANDLING & STORAGE

OF FOOD PRODUCED GLOBALLY FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION IS WASTED EVERY YEAR.

WORLD FOODWASTE FACTS

CANS OFFER DISTINCT ADVANTAGES COMPARED TO OTHER PACKAGING FORMATS:• Preserve their contents and provide long shelf life• Do not require refrigeration - saving money and energy• Have an unprecedented safety record

MATURE ECONOMIES WASTE40% OF FOOD DURING THE LAST TWO STEPS OF THE VALUE CHAINRETAIL & CONSUMER

The latest industry studies estimate that as much as