Food Waste Week

Ways to reduce food waste

The catering industry is known for food wastage. Most of the food that customers order that they have not finished and do not want as a takeaway is thrown away. If too much stock is ordered and not used up by its expiry date or it goes bad it has to be thrown away.

A while back there was an app developed called “TooGoodToGo”. Restaurants use this app to sell food that they couldn’t sell that day. It was cheaper than sitting and having a meal at that restaurant. I  used it a few times and the food tasted great for the price. It was very cheap!

Some restaurants also donate their food or leftovers to charities. Which is good because the charities can give it to people that are less fortunate. 

When I was involved in my family restaurant, we always made sure that we ordered drinks that had an expiry date in 3 months or more. At home, we put the offcuts, peelings and eggs in a container which is put into the garden to become compost. We did a similar thing at the restaurant.

A take home tip:

It is always a good idea to prepare small amounts where possible or prepare what is needed for 2 days or 3 days and then eat it throughout the week. If you can split your food waste  into vegetables & peelings, cooked food & raw meat, the vegetables can be turned into compost. 

Kyle Davi