The amount of food that is wasted in restaurants is not something many people think about, but 70 billion pounds of food are wasted in the United States every year, and restaurants can produce around 150,000 pounds of garbage per year. One in seven Americans are food insecure and have limited access to nutritious food. A solution to this problem is to become aware of how to reduce food waste and donate food to reduce hunger. Donating food to the food shelters is not something new, and many chain restaurants are jumping on board. Last year Starbucks announced that the program FoodShare would allow the 7,600 Starbucks locations to donate leftover prepared meals to food banks. Starbucks first started by donating pastries, but they have invested in research to donate refrigerated items. This has allowed them to safely donate fresh food. A refrigerated van will arrive to the Starbucks location to pick up the food every day and then deliver it to a Feeding America network.
I understand that many restaurants are not inclined to donate food because most of the food is perishable and this leads to fear of liability issues. They have good intentions, but someone gets sicks and all of a sudden they are being sued. But this is something they do not need to worry about. In 1996, Congress passed …show more content…
Business is normally consistent and by reviewing the sales trends, a restaurant will be able to anticipate their needs and purchase only what is needed. Part of this is to take into account what should be on the menu. If have olives as a sandwich condiment, but not many people order olives, remove it from the menu. This will overall help the restaurant save money. Ideally the restaurant should come close to running out of the food every night, but if this does not happen, the food can be re-purposed. You can use the bread to make croutons, or even come up with a new signature
I understand that many restaurants are not inclined to donate food because most of the food is perishable and this leads to fear of liability issues. They have good intentions, but someone gets sicks and all of a sudden they are being sued. But this is something they do not need to worry about. In 1996, Congress passed …show more content…
Business is normally consistent and by reviewing the sales trends, a restaurant will be able to anticipate their needs and purchase only what is needed. Part of this is to take into account what should be on the menu. If have olives as a sandwich condiment, but not many people order olives, remove it from the menu. This will overall help the restaurant save money. Ideally the restaurant should come close to running out of the food every night, but if this does not happen, the food can be re-purposed. You can use the bread to make croutons, or even come up with a new signature