There is much less waste in cafeterias (people pay attention to and resolutely stop food waste ⑤)
Guangdong is a major catering province. According to statistics, catering revenue accounted for 10.1% of the province’s total retail sales of consumer goods in 2019. It is of great practical significance to stop catering waste.
Not long ago, the Consumer Council of Guangdong Province, in conjunction with the consumer committees across the province, issued an initiative to the province’s catering business units and consumers: to create an economical Guangdong catering and resolutely stop “waste on the tongue”.
As a potential wasteful user, what has the cafeteria done and what measures have been taken to prevent food waste in the buffet?
With this question in mind, the reporter visited some cafeterias in Guangzhou.
The reporter came to two star-rated hotel cafeterias located in the bustling commercial district of Guangzhou, and saw that at the entrance, the dining area and the dining table, slogans of "Green Dining, CD Action" were placed to remind consumers Take meals reasonably.
However, the reporter saw that some customers took a lot of eggs, but they only ate egg whites and threw away the yolks.
“This is generally for fitness enthusiasts who need to add a lot of protein and don’t want to consume too much cholesterol, so they only eat egg whites instead of egg yolks.” Customer Mr. Zhao said that in this situation, fitness enthusiasts should choose more targeted “Fitness is for health, but it cannot be a reason for waste”.
During the interview, the reporter found that some cafeterias still have a lot of waste, such as self-service drinks. There is often more than half a cup left on the table. Some customers only drink soup without meat, and the good ribs are thrown away for nothing.
There are also some self-service hot pots, some customers take too much ingredients, but they don’t like the taste, and they rot in the pot after eating.
However, waste like this is not common. Many customers have a sense of saving and take the initiative to take less and take more to reduce waste.
The reporter came to a barbecue cafeteria in a shopping plaza in Tianhe District, Guangzhou.
There are a large number of customers dining here, and a dazzling array of self-service meat skewers and special dishes are filled in the self-service meal-taking area. A yellow reminder is prominently placed on each table, which reads "Say no to the waste on the tongue" CD Prompt signs with slogans such as "Action, Reject the Leftover Banquet".
“We will do what we can when we take the meal, and we can basically eat everything we take. You can take it a few more times if you don’t have enough at one time, and try not to waste food.” Mr. Chen, a customer who was choosing dishes, said that he encountered dishes that he hadn’t eaten. , I will try a little bit first, and I will take a little more if I like it. "If you don’t like this flavor, if you take a lot of it at once, it will be wasted if you can’t finish it."
In the dining area, the reporter saw that many customers can make empty plates.
"Compared with other restaurants, our kind of full buffet restaurant does have relatively more waste. In response to this situation, we launched a CD-ROM operation. If we find that we can't finish eating, we will count extra money." The restaurant manager said. The restaurant stipulates that if food waste exceeds 100 grams, an additional 20 yuan per person is required. "Our purpose is not to fines, but to cultivate the awareness of customers to save food. After this regulation was introduced, there is now less waste of guests. too much".
Our reporter Hong Qiuting