Ready to cut food waste?

Food waste reduction tools

Food waste is burning a big hole in the planet – and probably your organisation’s pocket, too! That’s why we’re supporting Zero Waste Scotland with its one-month Food Waste Challenge toolkit. The toolkit aims to help you cut costs while curbing climate change at the same time.

The One Month Challenge can help you protect your bottom line and kick food waste out of the kitchen for good. It's a four-week initiative that's perfect for busy small and medium-sized food service settings.

By signing up, businesses can get FREE access to expert resources to help them reduce wasted food and keep hold of their hard-earned cash.

What's more, participants can opt to receive a set of commercial scales to help them measure and target their food waste. The scales are available to One Month Challengers on a first-come-first-served basis.

Advice on managing food waste

Food waste costs Scottish hospitality outlets an average of £10,000 a year, with the equivalent of one in six meals served ending up straight in the bin. Not only is that a huge drain on business resources, but it also contributes significantly to climate change, through greenhouse gas emissions like methane and CO².

Reducing the quantity of the waste you produce will save you money by reducing your waste disposal charges and also reducing the amount of food you need to purchase, transport, store, and cook.

Put simply, food waste costs money. There are opportunities for you to make savings, such as portion sizing, continued measuring, monitoring, targeting, and increasing staff awareness.