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Do you have an appetite

for a BUFFET?

PATA launches food waste campaign

implement a campaign that initiative aims to impact the plementing food waste solu- and especially in the Asia Pa-
challenges our industry, par- industry at large, PATA will tions, potential partners and cific, is expected to see sig-
ticularly the hospitality sec- be focusing additional efforts sponsors, as well as those who nificant growth in the next
B UILDING on the tor, to reduce food waste to on hotels and food and bever- would like to help in raising five years. With greater
success of the United landfill. age providers in Asia, and awareness and building a bet- growth, greater waste can be
Nation’s International Year PATA CEO Dr Mario Hardy specific hotel properties in ter understanding for food ex- implied, and more waste usu-
of Sustainable Tourism for said, “With significant growth Bangkok in the Bangkok Ho- cess in tourism. ally translates into a greater
Development (IY2017) initia- expected in the industry and tels Project, with the expert- environmental footprint and
tive and in the context of the especially the Asia Pacific re- ise of Thai-SOS. Why PATA has chosen to therefore more harm to the
Sustainable Development gion in the near future, greater PATA is seeking to engage tackle food waste in the ecosystem.
Goals (SDGs), PATA, along waste can be expected. Our further with hotels who would industry This problem is especially
with our project partner aim is to curb that waste by like to reduce their food waste The hospitality industry visible in the hospitality in-
Scholars of Sustenance bringing the tourism and hos- to landfill, hotels already im- in many parts of the world, dustry as billions of meals
Thailand (Thai-SOS) and pitality sectors together to re-
knowledge partner Futouris, duce our impact on the planet
is launching the BUFFET by reducing our industry’s food
(Building an Understanding waste to landfill. Reducing food
For Food Excess in Tourism) waste will reduce the cost for
Campaign to raise aware- operators in the industry while
ness of food waste in the benefiting the environment at
tourism industry to drive the same time.”
positive change. The main activities in this
Although this work is initiative include raising
geared towards the hospital- awareness of food waste in
ity sector, it can also be rele- the tourism industry and the
vant towards other tourism creation of Asia-Pacific fo-
sectors that have food and cused resources for hoteliers
beverage operations.The and other hospitality and
BUFFET Initiative is about tourism professionals to
bringing together a coalition drive positive change and ulti-
of industry partners and mately reduce their food
PATA members to create and waste to landfill. While this

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February 2018