Statistics that shock!

Some of the main themes outlined in Bühler's Press Conference presentation this morning (May 11, 2020) were the need - especially in the trying times we face with COVID-19 - to remain resilient.

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In just six weeks, Bühler has transformed its physical Interpack program
into a fully digital experience which runs from Monday, May 11 through to Thursday, May 14, 2020

It's more important than ever to continue to innovate, we were told. Some examples of helpful solutions to aid in this were provided, such as Bühler's Customer Portal, which provides support for customers through 90 service depots and 29 application centres located around the world.

Bühler even provides remote guidance through either smart glasses or smart phones
CEO, Stefan Scheiber, provided some shocking statistics about the demands that food production places on the planet: Food production accounts for 70 percent of water use, generates 25 percent of our greenhouse emissions, consumes one-third of the total energy generated and accounts for one-third of all waste. Complicating this is the fact that the global impact of climate change is already being felt and affecting our ability to produce food.
For these and other reasons, Bühler has set itself the ambitious goal of achieving a 50 percent reduction in energy use, waste generation and water consumption. A working example of Bühler's commitment to sustainability is the company's sustainable cocoa centre in Ivory Coast. Here, Mr Scheiber told us, every part of the process is optimised to consume the minimum of resources while eliminating waste wherever possible.
The company is also a key member of the Future Food Initiative, where companies such as Nestle collaborate with government to determine the steps required to create a more sustainable food future. One of these involves bringing 70 post-doctorates to Switzerland to support them in the dissemination of innovation in food production so that they return to supervise doctorate studies and master degree students and the next generation in food production and nutrition, etc.
Meanwhile, Ian Roberts, the company's CTO says that food losses and waste is a significant squandering of resources, it also means that those losses add eight percent to greenhouse emissions worldwide, a direct contribution to waste and loss in the food value chain – yet at the same time over 800 million people are starving.


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