Eden Valley- Food Loss + Waste

Provision’s partner, Enviro-Stewards, conducted an on-site waste assessment utilizing Provision’s award-winning Food Loss + Waste Toolkit, based on Enviro-Stewards’ approach, and quantified three opportunities for food waste prevention. By implementing the recommendations, Eden Valley Poultry has the potential to realize the following annual savings:

By implementing the recommendations,  has the potential to realize the following annual savings:

*WE CALCULATE THIS BASED ON CALORIES, ASSUMING 750 CALORIES/MEAL.  

“The Food Loss & Waste Prevention Program aligned well with Eden Valley’s culture of continuous improvement and social responsibility. The program provided that extra focus on areas that could help reduce food waste and improve operational efficiency. Also, that additional focus demonstrated to all staff the challenges and opportunities associated with food waste.”

- Dean Gurney, Director, Corporate Social Responsibility

Food Loss + Waste Reduction Opportunities

Opportunity 1 | $306,000 Savings of Chicken Breast 

Prevent Loss at Which Bone Is Breast

As a result of different product inputs to the breast deboner machine, good product was mistakenly being sent to rendering. An operator is now able to collect and re-introduce the product (eventually this process will be automated and the original inputs will be improved through equipment upgrades).

Opportunity 2 | $95,000 Savings of Chicken Legs

Prevent Loss at Tension in Processing

Chicken legs were being sent to rendering due to excessive chain and gear tension in the equipment. Cleaning the mechanism during the lunch break reduces the tension and therefore product loss. In addition, dedicated staff re-introduce good quality product that would otherwise be lost.

Opportunity 3 | $27,000 Savings of Chicken Thighs

Prevent Loss at Mind the Gap

Since the gap between the leg cutter and intended combo are too wide, chicken thighs are lost to the floor. This can be avoided by having staff make observations to better place the combo or install a guard to direct the thighs to the combo.

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Canada’s Food Waste Problem

In Canada, 43% of avoidable food waste occurs in processing and manufacturing, presenting enormous opportunity for manufacturers to take action to positively impact the environment—and their bottom line. Avoidable waste costs approximately $49.5 billion each year, reduces the supply of food available to eat and contributes to climate change through methane emissions in landfill.

Funding for this project has been provided by: 

Thank you to our project partners: