Food Should be Eaten, Not Wasted
Food should never be thrown away. Our site managers, chefs and kitchen staff have implemented initiatives to cut waste. But this is not enough. We're using data to identify actions that can change behaviour and reduce food waste. For us, it's an opportunity to inspire creativity from our chefs, create new ways of enjoying food, and adopt more efficient operations for our planet.
Reducing waste in the entire process
Whether it’s the ordering, storage, preparation, or serving process, we work together with our teams, clients and suppliers to reduce food and collateral waste across the cafeterias and restaurants we operate. As consumers ourslves, we know that the food we eat is more than just the nutritional content but also has a direct impact on the environment and communities we live in.
WasteWatch
For Sodexo, the fight against food waste is part of our daily routine. By using the WasteWatch program, Sodexo teams are able to easily capture food waste data and take action to drive cultural and behavioral change, whether it's food waste generated in the kitchen or consumer food waste. WasteWatch will be deployed across 3,000 client sites worldwide by 2020 and will reach all sites by 2025.
Yume Partnership
Working with the right partners is also key to reducing food waste. In Australia, we will divert tonnes of quality surplus food each year, thanks to a collaboration with the innovative surplus food wholesale marketplace Yume. Yume obtains its high-quality stock from reputed HACCP accredited suppliers so our clients and consumers able to enjoy the same culinary excellence from Sodexo while we play our part in reducing landfill impact.
Training and development
Across the globe, we train our teams to keep sustainability at the top of mind and have programs to empower employees, customers and clients to waste less by celebrating the benefits of conserving food, water, energy, paper and raw material.
Packaging and recycling
We’ve introduced innovative packaging and recycling solutions, such as re-useable materials, bioplastics, and organic material, to help eliminate plastic waste from ending up in landfills. In fact, Sodexo is reducing single-use plastics all over the world including North America, the UK, France, Australia, the Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia.
