{"id":6510,"date":"2024-04-10T17:35:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T17:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/?p=6510"},"modified":"2025-08-15T16:56:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T16:56:13","slug":"how-much-food-is-wasted-by-restaurants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/how-much-food-is-wasted-by-restaurants\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Food Is Wasted By Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6510\" class=\"elementor elementor-6510\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-133fb48 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"133fb48\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124be25b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"124be25b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1001\" src=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/restaurant-food-waste.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6511\" alt=\"restaurant food waste\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/restaurant-food-waste.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/restaurant-food-waste-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/restaurant-food-waste-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gosnappy.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/restaurant-food-waste-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc419d9 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1fc419d9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292cc097 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"292cc097\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Much Food Is Wasted By Restaurants?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b56765a e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7b56765a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14043d23 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"14043d23\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d577b2 elementor-author-box--layout-image-left elementor-author-box--align-left elementor-author-box--image-valign-top elementor-author-box--avatar-yes elementor-author-box--name-yes elementor-author-box--biography-yes elementor-author-box--link-no elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"27d577b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2b6793a050f46c686ddf577fa0fe50b87ee8c39eef754eff32cf9b53832229e2?s=200&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"Picture of Thomas Campbell\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThomas Campbell\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37362273 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37362273\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10ed76a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10ed76a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>April 10th, 2024<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ef5e9c e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"74ef5e9c\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2433f634 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2433f634\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a18795b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a18795b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"310d2e91-2116-47fe-90e4-dce20c165253\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>Over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S019592552100127X\">1.3 billion tons of food is wasted each year<\/a> globally along the entire food supply chain. This staggering number represents 13.8% of global food production with food services contributing about 26% of all food waste.<\/p><p><strong>Restaurants account for about 338 million tons of food waste globally each year<\/strong> which ranks second behind households that contribute 793 million tons of food waste. However, food wasted by restaurants varies significantly between countries and regions with multiple factors affecting these numbers.<\/p><p>This report will outline key statistics related to restaurant food waste across different countries and restaurant segments.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218ef19 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"218ef19\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2535b0fc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2535b0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac830a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ac830a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">United States<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f28da94 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f28da94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63dd2aa9 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"63dd2aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5c8eb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5c8eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>Up to 33 billion pounds of food waste is generated by restaurants in US every year.<\/h5><p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/foodprint.org\/issues\/the-problem-of-food-waste\/#easy-footnote-bottom-42-1309\">US Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA)<\/a> Economic Research Service (ERS), food waste is defined as \u201cfood discarded by retailers due to color or appearance and plate waste by consumers.\u201d <span id=\"easy-footnote-7-1309\" class=\"easy-footnote-margin-adjust\"><\/span>Even Food unfinished food on a plate and food scraps from preparing a meal count as food waste. The range for food wasted by restaurants in US is between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrdc.org\/sites\/default\/files\/wasted-2017-report.pdf\">22 and 33 billion<\/a> pounds every year.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b728eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b728eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>15% of all food waste in America is contributed by restaurants.<\/h5><p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/thesalt\/2012\/11\/27\/165907972\/for-restaurants-food-waste-is-seen-as-low-priority\">NPR<\/a>, about 15% of all food that ends up landfills is generated by restaurants in the United States.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aab739d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aab739d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>Up to 10% of food waste created by restaurants occurs prior to reaching consumer.<\/h5><p>Whether its improper storing, delayed delivery or food waste during meal preparation, all are contributing to <a href=\"https:\/\/foodprint.org\/issues\/the-problem-of-food-waste\/#easy-footnote-bottom-42-1309\">4-10%<\/a> or up to 3.3 billion pounds of food wasted by restaurants prior to reaching consumers.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-395f389 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"395f389\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>Oversized portions increase food waste via unfinished meals by diners.<\/h5><p>On average diners leave 17% of their meals uneaten which directly correlates to the increase portion sizes over the last 30 years.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32de463 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32de463\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>US restaurants produce the most food waste among all restaurants in the world.<\/h5><p>US restaurants rank number one in terms of total food waste generated compared to any other country&#8217;s restaurants with up to 33 billion pounds of food wast every year.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0311ea8 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0311ea8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1782bc4 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1782bc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1523002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1523002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Canada<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e6ecb e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9e6ecb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c01f475 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c01f475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b304bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b304bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>9% or 3.2 million tons of food waste is generated by restaurants In Canada .<\/h5><p>With about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/secondharvest.ca\/resources\/research\/avoidable-crisis\">35 million tons of food waste<\/a> in Canada, restaurants contribute about 9% or 4.5 millions tons of food waste annually.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d142bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d142bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>The value of all food wasted by Canadian restaurants is about $4.4 billion.<\/h5><p>With a total of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/toronto\/food-waste-report-second-harvest-1.4981728#:~:text=CBC%20News%20Loaded-,More%20than%20half%20of%20all%20food%20produced%20in%20Canada%20is,in%20need%20across%20the%20country.\">$49 billion worth of food wasted in Canada<\/a>, food wastes costs Canadian restaurants $4.4 billion every year.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21bfd76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21bfd76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>Ontario restaurants produce up to 220,000 tons of food waste annually.<\/h5><p>According to Council of Ontario, Ontario restaurants produce up to 220,000 tons of food waste annually.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-450a5e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"450a5e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>Restaurants in Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia generate over 100,000 of food waste annually.<\/h5><p>Restaurants in Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia produce in excess of 100,000 tons of food waste annually. <\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a9a8c2d e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a9a8c2d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-909fae6 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"909fae6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93c2d97 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"93c2d97\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b29c698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"b29c698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script src=\"https:\/\/js.hsforms.net\/forms\/embed\/8482141.js\" defer><\/script>\n<div class=\"hs-form-frame\" data-region=\"na1\" data-form-id=\"ec09b4fa-d50e-48cf-a410-2404dc095124\" data-portal-id=\"8482141\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144929c5 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"144929c5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-556037e8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"556037e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40aea821 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40aea821\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Global<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f5c8c2 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11f5c8c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32c1c6fe elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"32c1c6fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8289e38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8289e38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>Food waste costs restaurants about $170 billion globally each year.<\/h5><p>Based on a total of 338 million tons of food wasted by restaurants globally each year, the cost of food waste for restaurants globally is about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dinegreen.com\/\">$170 billion annually<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c5b651 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c5b651\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>Single location restaurants can produce up to 75,000 pounds of food waste annually.<\/h5><p>A single location restaurants can produce between 25,000-75,000 pounds of food waste every year.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818c35f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"818c35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>Plate waste, spoilage and food preparation are common types of food waste in restaurants.<\/h5><p>Besides over serving and spoilage, common types of food waste in restaurants include food preparation waste, expiration, uneaten food and inventory mismanagement.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f166090 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f166090\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>Overproduction, lack of employee training and improper storage contribute to restaurant food waste.<\/h5><p>Common <a href=\"https:\/\/refed.org\/downloads\/Restaurant_Guide_Web.pdf\">reasons<\/a> that cause restaurants to waste food are overproduction, lack of employee training, improper storage, lack of access to composting facilities and limited awareness by restaurant managers.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adea670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adea670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"f67c9d0b-9d63-482b-a135-e8365b153cda\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><h5>All you can eat buffets are some of the biggest food wasting restaurants.<\/h5><p>Since excess food can not be reused or donated according to food regulations, all you can eat buffets are forced to throw a lot of food out as well as keep extra food on hand to meet demand which makes these types of restaurants as one of the highest food waster in the industry.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de3271 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7de3271\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a3b08cb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a3b08cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d483e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26d483e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56f7ff42 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"56f7ff42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68026763 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68026763\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The amount of food wasted by restaurants underscores the urgent need for systemic change within the food industry. From over-portioning to inadequate inventory management, various factors contribute to this pervasive issue. Innovative solutions such as donation programs, menu optimization, and composting initiatives offer promising avenues for reducing waste and fostering a more sustainable food system.<\/p><p>By adopting these strategies and fostering a culture of conscientious consumption, restaurants can not only minimize their environmental impact but also save costs and contribute to the broader effort of combating food insecurity.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38326df2 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38326df2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4fdace elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c4fdace\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45ad9fc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"45ad9fc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc98362 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7cc98362\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b53f75c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"b53f75c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c58d606 e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c58d606\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a1d4e2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"3a1d4e2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9741\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9741\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How much food do restaurants waste globally??<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9741\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9741\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"6360d716-1e1d-4721-a6f5-db42a066e936\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\"><div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b4025ad5-38b3-4168-8c21-80cb289af20e\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>Restaurants account for about 26% of all food waste or about 338 million tons of food waste each year.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9742\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9742\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 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April 10th, 2024 Over 1.3 billion tons of food is wasted each year globally along the entire food supply chain. This staggering number represents 13.8% of global food production with food services contributing about 26% of all food waste. Restaurants account for about 338 million tons of food waste globally each year which ranks second behind households that contribute 793 million tons of food waste. However, food wasted by restaurants varies significantly between countries and regions with multiple factors affecting these numbers. This report will outline key statistics related to restaurant food waste across different countries and restaurant segments. United States Up to 33 billion pounds of food waste is generated by restaurants in US every year. According to the US Department of Agriculture\u2019s (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS), food waste is defined as \u201cfood discarded by retailers due to color or appearance and plate waste by consumers.\u201d Even Food unfinished food on a plate and food scraps from preparing a meal count as food waste. The range for food wasted by restaurants in US is between 22 and 33 billion pounds every year. 15% of all food waste in America is contributed by restaurants. According to NPR, about 15% of all food that ends up landfills is generated by restaurants in the United States. Up to 10% of food waste created by restaurants occurs prior to reaching consumer. Whether its improper storing, delayed delivery or food waste during meal preparation, all are contributing to 4-10% or up to 3.3 billion pounds of food wasted by restaurants prior to reaching consumers. Oversized portions increase food waste via unfinished meals by diners. On average diners leave 17% of their meals uneaten which directly correlates to the increase portion sizes over the last 30 years. US restaurants produce the most food waste among all restaurants in the world. US restaurants rank number one in terms of total food waste generated compared to any other country&#8217;s restaurants with up to 33 billion pounds of food wast every year. Canada 9% or 3.2 million tons of food waste is generated by restaurants In Canada . With about\u00a035 million tons of food waste in Canada, restaurants contribute about 9% or 4.5 millions tons of food waste annually. The value of all food wasted by Canadian restaurants is about $4.4 billion. With a total of $49 billion worth of food wasted in Canada, food wastes costs Canadian restaurants $4.4 billion every year. Ontario restaurants produce up to 220,000 tons of food waste annually. According to Council of Ontario, Ontario restaurants produce up to 220,000 tons of food waste annually. Restaurants in Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia generate over 100,000 of food waste annually. Restaurants in Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia produce in excess of 100,000 tons of food waste annually. Global Food waste costs restaurants about $170 billion globally each year. Based on a total of 338 million tons of food wasted by restaurants globally each year, the cost of food waste for restaurants globally is about $170 billion annually. Single location restaurants can produce up to 75,000 pounds of food waste annually. A single location restaurants can produce between 25,000-75,000 pounds of food waste every year. Plate waste, spoilage and food preparation are common types of food waste in restaurants. Besides over serving and spoilage, common types of food waste in restaurants include food preparation waste, expiration, uneaten food and inventory mismanagement. Overproduction, lack of employee training and improper storage contribute to restaurant food waste. Common reasons that cause restaurants to waste food are overproduction, lack of employee training, improper storage, lack of access to composting facilities and limited awareness by restaurant managers. All you can eat buffets are some of the biggest food wasting restaurants. Since excess food can not be reused or donated according to food regulations, all you can eat buffets are forced to throw a lot of food out as well as keep extra food on hand to meet demand which makes these types of restaurants as one of the highest food waster in the industry. Conclusion The amount of food wasted by restaurants underscores the urgent need for systemic change within the food industry. From over-portioning to inadequate inventory management, various factors contribute to this pervasive issue. Innovative solutions such as donation programs, menu optimization, and composting initiatives offer promising avenues for reducing waste and fostering a more sustainable food system. By adopting these strategies and fostering a culture of conscientious consumption, restaurants can not only minimize their environmental impact but also save costs and contribute to the broader effort of combating food insecurity. FAQ How much food do restaurants waste globally?? Restaurants account for about 26% of all food waste or about 338 million tons of food waste each year. How much does food waste cost restaurants each year? Food waste costs restaurants up to $170 billion globally each year. How much food do restaurants in Canada waste? Canadian restaurants account for about 9% of all food waste in Canada or 3.2 million tons each year. How much food do restaurants in US waste? US restaurants waste up to 33 billion pounds of food every year. 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