UAE businesses tackle food waste as they start to reap financial benefits and win customers
DUBAI - Tackling food waste is one of the most effective ways to reduce costs and carbon emissions, and keep global warming in check. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO) 2011 assessment estimated the total carbon footprint of global food wastage at eq 4.4 GtCO2 per year, with the total cost of greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to $411 billion annually, and the 2012 market value of food products lost or wasted at $936 billion.
These numbers are increasingly being taken seriously by the United Arab Emirates’ hospitality industry, which is responsible for an enormous amount of food waste from occasions such as feast-like iftar buffets during Ramadan and lavish weekly brunches throughout the year.
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