27 Sep 2024

Cutting down hospitality food waste

From Nine To Noon, 9:35 am on 27 September 2024

A new hospitality food initiative in Rotorua means that excess cafe food destined for pigs is now going to people.

Some local food outlets are partnering with the Foodprint app - and subscribers are able to buy the day's unsold food. Food safety guidelines are followed, so not all cafe items are available to be sold at reduced prices.

Mea Hunter, business development manager for at Foodprint joins Susana, along with KV Ranawat who owns two businesses participating in the scheme, Pantry D'or and the Lime Cafe.

image of pastries and bread

Photo: KV Ranawat

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