SAVE FOOD INITIATIVE
PROGRESS &
MILESTONES
1
The cooperation between Messe Düsseldorf and FAO starts
with a congress.
Premiere
(Düsseldorf)
International Congress,
Exhibition, presentation of
FAO studies, sustainable
food service at interpack
2011
27 January 2011
5 May 2011
12 – 18 May 2011
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A congress launches the cooperation between Messe
Düsseldorf and the FAO.
Kick-off (Berlin)
Announced the Messe
Düsseldorf/FAO partnership
and launched the first
project (SAVE FOOD at
interpack)
27 January 2011
International stage Premiere
(New York)
(Düsseldorf)
Introduced the project at
the UN in New York
5 May 2011
International Congress,
Exhibition, presentation of
FAO studies, sustainable
food service at interpack
2011
12 – 18 May 2011
3
One event turns into a corporate initiative set up for the
long-term.
Launch of corporate
initiative and seminar
(Rome)
Announced the opening of the Initiative to
corporate support; presented the Exhibition
and sent lecturers to an international
seminar at FAO headquarters in Rome on
the occasion of World Food Day
16 – 21 October 2011
German Sustainability Day
2011 (Düsseldorf)
Expanded the network by exhibiting at the
German Sustainability Day; networked with
representatives from politics, business
associations, civil society and research
4 November 2011
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Raising the profile of the corporate initiative.
Raising the profile and
acquiring new
supporters/members
The SAVE FOOD Exhibition
travels around the world
(e.g. Moscow, Chicago)
Announced the partnership; engaged in
social media and other activities; publicised
and strengthened the Initiative
Presented the Exhibition on the magnitude
of food losses; raised media, public and
local awareness for the SAVE FOOD
Initiative and its goals
since late 2011
since late 2011
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SAVE FOOD finds additional partners – UNEP comes on
board.
German
Sustainability
Award 2012
(Düsseldorf)
Award presented to UNEP
Executive Director Achim
Steiner; SAVE FOOD
presented a cheque for a
UNEP project in Kenya
7 December 2012
Memorandum of
Understanding
(Rome)
Formalised the
collaboration between
FAO and Messe
Düsseldorf; strengthened
the Initiative and basis for
continued close
cooperation.
13 May 2013
FPPE – Food
Processing &
Packaging
Exposyum (Nairobi)
Expanded and strengthened
the SAVE FOOD network in
Africa; shared know-how for
controlling food losses
26 – 28 November 2013
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Getting established as an international actor in the fight
against food waste.
Event on the occasion of the Kick-off SAVE FOOD Mango
Day of German Unity (Rome) Project in Kenya
Strengthened the network within the sphere Launched flagship project to reduce mango
harvest losses through increased use of
of the FAO in Rome and within German
advanced packaging and processing
diplomatic circles; appeared as an
equipment directly after the harvest
international actor against food losses
3 October 2013
9 January 2014
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Second SAVE FOOD Congress at the start of
interpack 2014.
SAVE FOOD Congress and Innovationparc
Packaging 2014 (Düsseldorf)
Continue the successful concept from 2011; stage a SAVE FOOD
Congress; present future-oriented initiatives by individual companies at
the Innovationparc Packaging
7 – 14 May 2014
8
Second SAVE FOOD Congress at the start of
interpack 2014.
SAVE FOOD Congress and Innovationparc
Packaging 2014 (Düsseldorf)
Continue the successful concept from 2011; stage a SAVE FOOD
Congress; present future-oriented initiatives by individual companies at
the Innovationparc Packaging
7 – 14 May 2014
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