Food Waste Focus

ARAMARK Higher Education recently announced a program to introduce re-usable to-go containers on college campuses nationwide.    The goal is to prevent the disposal of 2 million single-use containers.   Single-use disposables are one of the most wasteful elements in foodservice, so this is a major step forward.  The challenge will be changing student behavior to make [...]

Last week, about 60 foodservice folks made the journey to Oregon to participate in the 2nd Annual Northwest Sustainability Discovery Tour.   Organized by Truitt Bros. of Salem, Oregon (a sustainable food manufacturer/processor), the event brought together a group of interested operators to see the “best practices” in the Northwest US, a region known for its [...]