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Eat the Ball® Creates Awareness of World Bread Day (10/16) in the US Market

Company Reinforces the Importance of Sustainable Practices and Food Waste Issues

Eat the Ball® Creates Awareness of World Bread Day (10/16) in the US Market

Company Reinforces the Importance of Sustainable Practices and Food Waste Issues

Published 10-14-16

Submitted by Eat the Ball USA, Inc.

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World Bread Day, an event aimed at bringing awareness to bread and food waste, is being celebrated on October 16th across the world.  It was started 10 years ago by the International Union of Bakers and Bakers-Confectioners and has since been taken over by a German food blogger. Eat the Ball® (https://www.eattheball.com) a premium bread company making its way into US supermarkets and foodservice operators, is taking a stand to support World Bread Day in order to reinforce the importance of sustainability and feeding future generations here and abroad.

Why is World Bread Day important? Bread is one of the most wasted types of food in the household. In fact, roughly one-third of purchased bread is thrown away. The main reason for this is due to the constant availability of fresh bread at any time being at odds with the ever shorter shelf life of a product that is manufactured at a low price. 

How do we bring awareness to this issue and initiate change? Efficiency and sustainability will become the food industry’s key subjects over the next few decades. And one of the most promising strategies to secure the food supply for future generations is to implement technologies and production processes that help reduce food loss and waste globally. Eat the Ball® is on the forefront of this initiative and honoring World Bread is one great way to create awareness.

A Look at Food Waste, Globally
Food waste is a growing issue.  According to The US Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), approximately one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year is lost or wasted.  This equates to about 1.3 billion tons and sadly, this amount is enough to feed two billion people.

And according to "The Great Balancing Act" published by the World Resources Institute, reducing global current food loss and waste by one-half by the year 2050 would mean that we would need 1.314 trillion fewer calories than if we continued with our current approach to food. These savings would close roughly 22 percent of the gap between today's availability of food and the demand in the year 2050.   

New Technology to Help Combat Bread Waste
Freezing is one of the most natural and important technologies for enhancing food security and maintaining the freshness and nutritional value of food. Freezing is merely allowing mother nature to press the pause button. Eat the Ball’s manufacturing and distribution model is set up to help prevent food waste and to help bring awareness to the major issues surrounding it.

The company’s patented technology process, called pro.ferment.iced®  helps the product maintain a longer shelf life without any preservatives and keeps all of the healthy ingredients intact. The bread is not baked in a classic way, instead it goes through a special fermentation process, at a very low temperature. Flash frozen after production, the product keeps its quality for up to one and a half years and can even be refrozen after defrosting. 

“The meaningfulness of this technology and brand lies in its ability to offer a valuable, healthy food product to our consumers, on account of the naturalness of the products, while at the same time contributing to the reduction of shocking daily waste of bread globally, thanks to its long shelf-life,” said Joe Carter, Managing Director of Eat the Ball.

The Eat the Ball product line is available locally in markets such as Seattle.  Additional markets and retailers are expected to be added to the company’s expansion in 2017.

About Eat the Ball®:
Eat the Ball® is a premium bread product that was created to help make the bread category interesting again. Made with only natural ingredients (no preservatives or flavor enhancers and non-GMO), this product line is not only healthy, but is unique and fun. The Eat the Ball® line features various sport shaped balls from football to soccer and even hockey and its versatility allows everyone to create fun recipes for every meal, even dessert. Eat the Ball® is the shell of a new technology called pro.ferment.iced®. Pro.ferment.iced® is an innovative production process that helps guarantee the highest quality and outstanding taste, plus it allows for a unique shape. And since the bread is fresh frozen, you can enjoy a fresh tasting product for 24+ hours after thawing. It retains full flavor for up to 3 days and can be refrozen without any loss in quality. The Eat the Ball® team created this product and technology process with the goal of preventing food waste and nourishing future generations.

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Eat the Ball - The Bread Of A New Generation. A premium bread product that was created to help make the bread category interesting again. Made with only natural ingredients (no artificial colors, flavor or enhancers) and non-GMO. This product line is not only healthy, but is innovative and fun. The Eat the Ball® line features various sport shaped balls from football to soccer and even hockey and its versatility allows everyone to create fun recipes for every meal, even dessert. Eat the Ball® products are developed with the shell of a new technology called pro.ferment.iced®. It is an patented production process that helps guarantee the highest quality and taste, plus it allows for the product’s unique shape. This product line and its technology process were created with the goal of preventing food waste and nourishing future generations.

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