The venue is encouraging staff and its catering partners to monitor their corporate wastage. WRAP promotes a healthy “circular economy by helping to reduce food waste, develop sustainable products and use resources in an efficient way.”
During September Olympia London will host the Speciality & Fine Food Fair and The Restaurant Show.
Food waste is one of the biggest sustainability problems in the hospitality industry as figures reveal that one third of all produce is thrown away. According to OLIO, a food sharing app, the average family in the UK throws an estimated £700 of food away each year.
Olympia London is tackling food waste by measuring deteriorated food, preparation waste and plate waste. The goal is to completely eradicate food waste.
The venue has sent zero waste to a landfill site for over a decade and it has a recycling rate of 98% with the other 2% being sent to an anaerobic digestion plant where fertiliser is produced.