Food Matters: make it count – it’s time for action
HOSPITALITY AND FOOD SERVICE CEOS AND LEADERS – IT’S TIME TO UNITE TO INSPIRE ACTION
November is the perfect time to rise up and lead the way to tackle food waste.
Join our Food matters: make it count campaign to create realistic and achieveable food waste prevention action plans before the sector’s busiest month of December.
Every year, 1.1 million tonnes of food is thrown away across our sector. 75% of the food wasted could have been eaten, costing us £3.2 billion. Let’s feed people not bins.
Sign up to WRAP’s Food Waste Reduction Roadmap to demonstrate to your teams and externally that you and your business/organisation are fully committed to reducing food waste – and save the business money too.
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GETTING STARTED – YOUR ROUTE TO SUCCESS
Guardians of Grub, delivered by environmental action NGO WRAP, brings together a community of professionals from across the sector who are passionate about driving measurable food waste prevention action.
We are energising the sector to rise up together to embed Target-Measure-Act within their everyday food and financial processes – from kitchens to boardrooms, from menus to balance sheets.
First simple steps to take:
- Build your business case for taking action to reduce your food waste by using our Cost savings calculator.
- Upskill you and your team(s) by learning about Target-Measure-Act with our Cost savings skills course.
- Be inspired by reading stories from other businesses and organisations.
- Keep in touch – sign up to our newsletter (bottom of this page).
EMBEDDING YOUR FOOD WASTE PREVENTION ACTION – NEXT STEPS
The next step is to put your plans into action as a team and ensure Target-Measure-Act is embedded within your everyday food and reporting processes.
- Fully commit to taking action by signing up to WRAP’s Food Waste Reduction Roadmap.
- Target-Measure – Set your food waste reduction target and measure your food waste.
- Act – Take action to reduce your food waste by learning from your results.
- Continue to measure your food waste and track progress against your target.
- Share your results annually with us at WRAP to help the sector move forwards, together.
PRACTICAL RESOURCES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
We have everything you need, right here, to get you started with setting your target, measuring your food waste and taking action. All resources are free to download and use.
A quick look at a few of our resources:
- Plate waste toolkit – take practical action by understanding customer behaviour.
- 7 day tracking sheet – an easy way to measure and monitor your food waste.
- Save food posters – handy tips to inspire your team.
