Reducing Wasted Food at Events
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Food waste prevention isn't just for households and restaurants—it's an essential consideration for events of all sizes. From corporate conferences to weddings, festivals to campus gatherings, thoughtful planning can dramatically reduce wasted food while enhancing guest experiences.
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We've partnered with industry leaders like MeetGreen and Sustainable Events Network of Florida and the Caribbean to provide practical resources for event planners, venues, and hospitality professionals. These tools will help you implement food waste prevention strategies that benefit your bottom line, delight your guests, and protect our planet.
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Explore these resources to discover how your next event can be part of the solution to food waste.
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Food waste is a critical issue for the event industry which encompasses environmental, social, and economic concerns. MeetGreen has made it a priority for all of our clients.
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Watch Meetings Today for this September 25 webinar led by the foremost expert on meetings and events sustainability, Nancy Zavada, CEO of MeetGreen, to address what may be the most vexing—and embarrassing—issue impacting business events. It’s the “dirty little secret” no one talks about, so let’s initiate a dialogue to tackle the food waste issue together and use our power as meeting professionals to be part of the solution.
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The Sustainable Events Network, Florida & Caribbean (SENFC) sustainability resource for individuals, associations, corporations, event planners and event venues in Florida and the Caribbean. SENFC initiatives include food rescue, materials re-purposing, energy and water conservation, education, CSR and sustainability best practices. The SENFC team actively engages with all entities in our region to promote sustainability and provide education to stakeholders - in essence, everyone.
​Hotel Kitchen is WWF's hub of operational guidance for hotel properties addressing food waste, providing tools and step-by-step guidance for executives, chefs, managers, and staff to measure and manage waste. WWF supports restaurants and food service businesses to address food waste, collaborating with large food service and catering companies on initiative strategy and implementation. 86 Food Waste is WWF's hub of guidance developed for US restaurant operators applicable to diverse restaurant concepts.
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