https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5 Every year the pressure to make events bigger and more extravagant than ever increases, especially with an abundance of food. But what happens when the party is over? en-us 2022-08-18 01:25:40 UTC 2022-08-25 05:09:22 UTC hello@padlet.com siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2263880379 This Journal article highlights the issue of excessive food wastage within the hospitality industry. In particular, the article explores the effect of food wastage on hospitality employees invoking feelings of guilt and bringing up the ethics surrounding food wastage. Therefore, the study reveals the impact of food wastage on staff is seen to cause a negative emotional response which affects the morale of staff. Furthermore, a decrease in morale among employees can result in more negative effects, which is a challenge for the hospitality/event industry.]]> 2022-08-18 01:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2263880379 siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2263887402 This article describes a study conducted in 2020, which revealed that "nine out of ten employees were negatively impacted by food waste". This study explained that a variety of different emotions are experienced by employees working in the food service industry that witness food wastage. most commonly, guilt, disappointment, and sadness. Furthermore, the study showed that a large portion of workers in the fast food industry are aware of the amount of food wasted within the business. ]]> 2022-08-18 01:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2263887402 siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2263909909 This journal article delves deep into employee and customer perceptions regarding food wastage. In particular, the link between food wastage and the environmental impact is becoming more prevalent in modern society. Thus, witnessing food wastage is found to have an increasing impact on employees. Therefore, this trend will have an impact on the event industry because they are seen to incur a large amount of food waste and that could affect their employees.]]> 2022-08-18 02:14:29 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2263909909 siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2267982119 This news article describes the food wastage initiative that Woolworths supermarkets rolled out in 2014 called the odd bunch. The concept was developed because there was at least 25% of produce being wasted due to slight imperfections. So, to combat the growing issue of food wastage Woolworths created the idea to sell imperfect produce for a discounted price to reduce the amount of food ending up in a landfill. This clipping was chosen as it describes a great initiative developed to tackle food waste within supermarkets. However, it reveals a gap within the event business industry as there aren't any programs that exist to reduce the amount of food waste encountered. Thus, this is a huge opportunity for the event industry to improve its impact and make a difference.]]> 2022-08-22 23:08:41 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2267982119 siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2268044338 In the video, Kate Marchini from the company Re-plate is interviewed and discusses the current issue of food wastage within the event industry and how Re-plate is making a difference. Re-plate is a business that works with event and catering companies to collect any surplus of food left over from events and redistributes food to people in need through charities and food banks. This clipping has been included because it is a great solution to address the issue of food wastage as well as other strategies leading up to the event itself, which should be standard practice. Overall this company will have a positive impact on the event industry by reducing food wastage as well as improving the sustainability image of events that partner with Re-plate.]]> 2022-08-23 00:26:23 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2268044338 siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2268071542 This article explains a major challenge for event organisers today, which is the contradiction of customers expecting more from providers while on the other hand the event industry being pressured to reduce offerings. This creates a massive challenge for the event industry to still provide value to their clients while also being more sustainable. One of the ways in which event organisers can become more sustainable is by reducing food waste from events. However, this could have a huge impact on their business as research has found that food accounts for 40-80% of customer reviews following an event. In addition, a large portion of reviews mention food waste, which is putting pressure on event organisers to avoid over-ordering.]]> 2022-08-23 00:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2268071542 siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2269624263 This report includes recent data from Foodbank Australia regarding the state of food insecurity in 2020 with the threat of COVID 19. The research found that since the pandemic there has been an increase in the demand for food relief services such as Foodbank as the number of Australians needing assistance doubled from 15% to 31%. This trend shows that the need for more thoughtful disposal and use of unwanted food is more critical than ever. So, this highlights an opportunity for the event industry to make a difference using their excessive food wastage to help disadvantaged Australians.]]> 2022-08-24 03:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2269624263 siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2269752970 This magazine article explains that there are a number of things that event organisers can do to combat the issue of food waste. Notably, sustainable practices such as composting, donating food, or reusing ingredients for other meals. Thus, this article reveals multiple opportunities within the event industry to adopt better practices to make a difference in being more sustainable. In particular, the solution of donating food to reduce the amount that ends up in landfill is a concept that has the potential to decrease a large amount of food waste.]]> 2022-08-24 06:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2269752970 siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2270679861 This source discusses the event industry and its current problem with food wastage. However, more importantly, the article looks at the various opportunities in which to reduce excessive food waste including an anaerobic digestion facility that turns food waste into low-carbon electricity. This is a great solution for food scraps that are inedible for human consumption and means that even less food will end up in a landfill.]]> 2022-08-24 23:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2270679861 siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2270697772 Since the Covid pandemic, many businesses have been impacted one of these being animal shelters which have been affected by a lack of food donations. Furthermore, due to the state of the economy after the pandemic, people are being more frugal with their money and as a result, animal shelters are feeling the effects of fewer donations. However, this presents an opportunity for the event industry to donate food waste from events that is safe for animal consumption such as rice, vegetables, and meat. In addition, this can help with leftover produce that is of lower quality for humans who are picky but still good for animals.
 ]]> 2022-08-24 23:59:39 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2270697772 siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2270892304 This article reflects on a study regarding trends that are emerging within the event industry in 2020 revealing sustainable practices are a huge priority. This presents a window of opportunity for event businesses to make themselves stand out from competitors by adopting sustainable strategies. Some of which involve reducing single-use plastic, combining with sustainable locations, and reducing food waste. However, if event businesses do not adapt to suit this sustainable framework then they risk losing business.

]]> 2022-08-25 02:56:18 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2270892304 siobhanmccabe1 https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2270907685 As people are becoming more aware of the need for sustainability this is putting event companies under a large amount of pressure. This article describes that customers are holding event organisers accountable for excessive amounts of food waste. And in general, customers believe that events should be disposing of food waste in an ethical way. The impact of this is that the opinions of customers on how sustainable and thoughtful event businesses are regarding excessive wastage can affect the reputation of a company. ]]> 2022-08-25 03:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/siobhanmccabe1/tkxeantdf8xu1kv5/wish/2270907685