7 TIPS FOR RESTAURANTS ON HOW TO REDUCE FOOD WASTAGE
Only 2 out of 10 outlets in India are partially conscious of the consequences of food segregation practices. A significant portion of edible food that is chucked away can be diverted from the fate of the landfills and be put on the plates of the underfed. Alarmingly, the UN has reported that ‘about 190 million Indians remain undernourished. It is further estimated that the value of food wastage in India is around ₹92,000 crores per annum .’ Restaurants are one of the major stakeholders in the food value chain who will play a critical role in food wastage and will have to step up to minimize global food waste. Whether in the form of processed, semi-processed, or raw edible products going to human consumption, the amount of food wasted each year will rise by a third by 2030 if no appropriate measures are taken. So, today in the light of World Food Day, here are 7 Tips we wish to give our Restaurant Industry on efficiently managing food wastage: Food Donation : In a wor...