Is your business ready to save money? Optimization + is a new Food Waste Management programme for FOOD MANUFACTURERS, PROCESSORS, RETAILERS, WHOLESALERS, AND SUPPLY CHAIN SMEs that will save you money.
The programme involves individual company mentoring which is followed by a Training Briefing to help guide companies to the supports available for implementation of projects which are designed to ensure your company’s competitiveness.
These supports include the Lean for Micro & Green for Micro Vouchers which provide up to €5,000 worth of consultancy support for your company.
The Optimization + programme offers an initial food waste assessment by experts using national standards that will show you how much money you could save by implementing some simple food waste management process improvements. These experts will then help you to apply for the €2,500 LEAN for Micro & the €2,500 Green for Micro consultancy voucher which will deliver food waste management mentoring and a bespoke food waste management roadmap for your business.
Food waste management is a legal obligation for all food manufacturers, processors, retailers, wholesalers and supply chain SMEs so in addition to saving you money the Optimization + Programme will also help you to comply with legal standards.
The Optimization + Programme is delivered by food waste management experts who work with SMEs to deliver:
· Food Waste Assessment to national standards
· Estimate of your financial savings potential
· Signpost and support your company to apply for the Lean for Micro & Green for Micro Voucher
The programme and supports will help you to deliver:
· Profit led food waste management mentoring and roadmap
· Assistance to comply with your legal environmental obligations
· Reduction in your Green House Gas emissions, reduce, Reuse, Re-purpose your waste
The programme also offers
· Certificate of improvement: Communicate your food waste improvement to your customers
· Peer learning and networking
Dates:
The Optimization + Programme runs from July to November 2021.
The programme starts with mentoring which is delivered over Jul to Oct and can be scheduled to suit your availability. Food waste management webinar training will be delivered in Oct.
The Optimization + Programme is a quick win way to save your business money and comply with your legal food waste management obligations.
For further information contact Brian O’Farrell, CEO of County Carlow Chamber at ceo@carlowchamber.com or 086 022 5899.
This programme is funded under the Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), delivered by Carlow County Council – Environment Section & Local Enterprise Office and supported by programme partners including the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications; Environmental Protection Agency, Carlow Tourism and Carlow Chamber of Commerce under the guidance of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.