Intercon cuts food waste among employees with new campaign

With food wastage becoming a tremendous problem in Qatar and the rest of the Gulf, various organizations here have been trying to come up with ways to ameliorate the situation.

That includes charity efforts to recover uneaten food during Ramadan, and most recently, a hotel program to reduce wastage among staffers.

Earlier this month,Intercontinental Doha – The City hotel held its first “No Bin Day” as part of its company’s Green Engage program.

The initiative aimed to raise awareness and cut food waste in the employee cafeteria in half, from the usual 10kg to 5kg per meal.

Like many restaurants in Qatar, the Intercon offers buffet meal options. But buffets are a main contributor to the country’s food wastage, as people tend to load up more food on their plate than they can eat.

Through “No Bin Day,” the hotel is trying to encourage its staffers to be more conscious about the portions they are taking, organizers said.

Throughout the day, signboards and presentations delivered statistics to employees, reminding them of the domestic and global epidemic of hunger and food waste.

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Intercon cuts food waste among employees with new campaign