How to Reduce Food Waste in Manufacturing
Course overview
This is the first ever ‘how to’ course that will help you take control of food waste in your manufacturing business!
In this comprehensive online course, we guide you through a step-by-step process to advocate for food waste reduction, identify food waste hotspots, uncover their root causes, implement effective solutions and document a food waste reduction plan.
Written and developed with Leanne Singleton, a leading food waste expert, using the latest industry guidance and best practice, we've outlined why food waste reduction is needed and how the steps you take will make a positive impact - to your business, your community, your country and our planet.
What will I learn?
By the end of this course, you’ll be equipped to:
- Understand the global and business drivers of food waste
- Set strategic goals to reduce food waste in your business
- Lead a cross-functional food waste reduction team
- Measure and analyse food waste
- Identify hotspots and root causes
- Implement practical solutions to reduce food waste
- Valorise unavoidable food waste
- Create a documented Food Waste Reduction Plan, which will help you save costs and meet global regulations and standards
How will I learn?
- 10 on-demand eLearning modules – Learn at your own pace, anytime, anywhere
- Bonus optional FSSC 22000 module – Align your food waste reduction plan with FSSC 22000 requirements
- 3 live Food Waste Community webinars – Join online sessions with expert Leanne Singleton to get your questions answered and share learning with peers
How long will it take me?
The eLearning modules and reading will take between 5-7 hours to complete, and each Food Waste Community webinar is 1 hour.
Ready to start?
Click the button below to start learning.
Who should be learning about food waste reduction?
Roles within the business who would benefit from this taking this course include;
- Production (all roles)
- Management, Maintenance
- Quality Assurance/Food Safety
- Sustainability, Waste Services
- New Product Development
- Logistics
- Marketing
- Auditors
Train the Trainer
Course overview
Stepping into a training role? We’re here to help you feel confident, prepared, and ready to make a real impact.
Our Train the Trainer workshops are designed especially for people who are new to delivering training — whether you're a technical expert, team lead, or subject-matter specialist. You’ll learn practical techniques to help you plan and deliver engaging sessions, build learner confidence, and support real-world performance.
We’ll guide you through:
- The essentials of great training delivery
- How adults learn (and how to make it stick)
- Planning sessions with purpose
- Communicating clearly and confidently
- Using feedback to support growth
You’ll get plenty of hands-on experience too — through interactive activities, discussions, and real-world scenarios that help bring everything to life.
We offer regular virtual workshops, or if you have a group to train, we can deliver a session right at your site, and tailored to your specific needs.
Ready to build your training skills?
Book onto one of our sessions listed below.
*Please note - VAT (UK tax) is applied at the point of sale. If you are outside the UK please contact us to book your place.
Train the Trainer is perfect for:
- Subject-matter experts stepping into a training role
- New or occasional trainers looking to build confidence
- Auditors, safety specialists, and technical professionals who need to share their expertise
- Team leaders or supervisors tasked with on-the-job training
- Anyone who delivers internal training but hasn’t had formal trainer development
About our course tutors
Leanne Singleton
Leanne Singleton
Leanne Singleton
Leanne is a food industry leader with over 25 years’ experience in food safety risk management, compliance and training.
With a background in food technology, environmental health and advanced training in workplace learning and change management, she has worked across regulatory compliance, auditing and certification with organisations including QAS (now Intertek SAI Global) and BSI.
In 2000, she founded FoodSure, a consultancy recognised for its expertise in HACCP, ISO 22000, BRCGS and FSSC 22000, helping businesses strengthen compliance and sustainability. Inspired by food waste challenges she observed during audits, Leanne joined End Food Waste Australia in 2022 to apply her expertise to waste reduction strategies.
Today, she delivers integrated consulting and training to clients ranging from multinationals to startups, aiming to drive safer, more sustainable outcomes across the food industry.
Alison Cousins
Leanne Singleton
Leanne Singleton
Alison Cousins is a highly experienced Learning & Development professional and qualified educator with a background in food technology.
She has led global training portfolios at BRCGS and BSI, delivering programmes that have reached learners across the UK, EMEA, the Americas, and APAC.
A Fellow of the Learning Performance Institute with a PGCE in Secondary Education and a TAP Diploma in Learning & Development, Alison is passionate about empowering learners through impactful training that strengthens food safety, builds culture, and delivers real business results.