09/12/2017

How Hotels Are Rethinking the Buffet

Hyatt, Ideo are collaborating on solutions to tackle food waste

One of the biggest causes of food waste could eventually get a major rethink.

It’s all thanks to a partnership between the Hyatt hotel chain and the global design firm Ideo, which are collaborating on solutions to tackle the buffet, according to The New York Times.

After Ideo did a round of research at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida (a frequent home of the ASAE Great Ideas Conference, by the way), the two companies came to a surprising conclusion: Just half of the food in buffets, whether at the facility’s restaurants or during events, was actually eaten. And worse, just 10 to 15 percent of that unused food could be reused.

Please click here to read the complete article from Associations Now.