Upcycled Foods Break New Ground

Savvy restaurateurs have long put every scrap of food to good use. The global retail food industry, however, is in the beginning stages of commercializing food waste to help reduce the amount of food lost annually—pegged at $1 trillion-plus by the United Nations’ Food Waste Index Report 2024—and to cater to consumers’ growing interest in a circular economy.

Globally, “new food and beverage launches with an upcycling claim are showing high growth, with a compound ave…