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Since restaurants are one of the major sources of food going to trash, I was wondering whether the current crisis would not actually have an opposite effect wit

by patall 7y ago

Since restaurants are one of the major sources of food going to trash, I was wondering whether the current crisis would not actually have an opposite effect with more food being on the market. Sure, not all types of food but on the other hand people have been buying a lot of nonperishable goods from what i have seen last few weeks which would also indicate lower demand in the near future.

mycall 7y ago
Surely a Freakonomics question.
ginko 7y ago
>restaurants are one of the major sources of food going to trash Is that the case? I would have assumed that restaurant kitchens are a lot better at avoiding wastage and random spoilage than home cooks. I guess there's left-overs, but you'd also have that at home.
- TeMPOraL 7y ago
  AFAIK catering (not eat-in/take-out restaurants) waste ridiculous amounts of food, because they overprovision for events and then throw uneaten food away.
  - catalogia 7y ago
    If the host plans ahead and brings some cheap cardboard cartons, they can tell guests to take what they like before leaving. Maybe in some places regulations or liability wouldn't allow this, but I've seen it done and it results in very little food being thrown out.
  - collyw 7y ago
    There is an app here where you can buy up unsold restaurant food at a cheap price.
- orwin 7y ago
  My sister used to be a cook for two one-star restaurant and a five-star hotel (now in a better paid yet more laid-back job). Your assumption is normal (i had the same) but its false. Even when they reduce some leftovers for sauce/juice, they trow away a lot of food to make it look good. And its even worst for the "grande cuisine" where they throw away multiple dishes when someone at the table goes for a piss and the waiter forgot to tell the cooks. Maybe in fast-food or with bar cuisine this is not the case, but from what i know, they are probable the most inneficient users of food.

by patall 7y ago

mycall 7y ago

Surely a Freakonomics question.

ginko 7y ago

>restaurants are one of the major sources of food going to trash Is that the case? I would have assumed that restaurant kitchens are a lot better at avoiding wastage and random spoilage than home cooks. I guess there's left-overs, but you'd also have that at home.

TeMPOraL 7y ago
AFAIK catering (not eat-in/take-out restaurants) waste ridiculous amounts of food, because they overprovision for events and then throw uneaten food away.
- catalogia 7y ago
  If the host plans ahead and brings some cheap cardboard cartons, they can tell guests to take what they like before leaving. Maybe in some places regulations or liability wouldn't allow this, but I've seen it done and it results in very little food being thrown out.
- collyw 7y ago
  There is an app here where you can buy up unsold restaurant food at a cheap price.
orwin 7y ago
My sister used to be a cook for two one-star restaurant and a five-star hotel (now in a better paid yet more laid-back job). Your assumption is normal (i had the same) but its false. Even when they reduce some leftovers for sauce/juice, they trow away a lot of food to make it look good. And its even worst for the "grande cuisine" where they throw away multiple dishes when someone at the table goes for a piss and the waiter forgot to tell the cooks. Maybe in fast-food or with bar cuisine this is not the case, but from what i know, they are probable the most inneficient users of food.