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sustainabilitySkift··1 min·For: Owner, GM, Ops, F&B, Investor

Hilton and Accor Join UN Pledge to Halve Food Waste

Eleven major travel and hotel companies, including Hilton and Accor, have signed the UN's Recipe for Change pledge to halve food waste and report progress annually.

Key Takeaways

  1. 1Implement 'live cooking' and smaller portions to reduce overproduction and buffet waste.
  2. 2Adopt mandatory tracking as up to 15% of purchased food is never consumed, representing a significant untracked cost.
  3. 3Prepare for increased regulatory scrutiny as hotels contribute 3% of global food waste despite serving only 0.5% of meals.

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Source: Skift

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