According to the most recent UN Environment Programme Food Waste Index Report, about 28 per cent of food waste is from food services. Thai-developed app Yindii is fighting to lower that statistic.
Thai company, Yindii , has developed an app where restaurants and other food service s can sell their leftover food at a discount.The company is looking to expand in other countries, after success in Bangkok and Hong Kong .Food waste management is crucial — the issue currently contributes 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions at a time when 783 million people around the world face chronic hunger.
Vendors sell leftover food that would otherwise be wasted at a heavy discount, and customers can order a "mystery box"."Food retailers are able to reduce their wastage, people get access to high quality food at a discount … and then collectively, together, you're actually reducing carbon emissions," she said.
"The data is really clear on this point, that here is a problem right around the world and one that we could all tackle tomorrow to save ourselves money and reduce environmental impact," he said. A new government policy being introduced in Hong Kong is also forcing people to be more open-minded and conscious about the issue.
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