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View all search resultsJakarta restaurants reduce food waste in citywide movement
The Jakarta Environment Agency launched the “Jakarta Less Waste Initiative” movement on Thursday to get commercial buildings and restaurants to reduce food waste.
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For any changes to take place, 6,000 restaurants and cafes in Jakarta need to improve their food waste management, data from the Jakarta Environment Agency indicates. (Shutterstock/alexmillos)
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he food and beverage industry is now working toward making changes that benefit the environment, with restaurants reducing the amount of food waste and getting rewarded for their efforts as a result.
At Senayan City Mall in Central Jakarta, donut shop and café Krispy Kreme is adhering to the store’s tight policy on significantly reducing the amount of food waste.
“A maximum 1.5 percent waste is allowed with our leftover donuts,” Christian, 28, assistant manager of the Krispy Kreme branch, told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
If the store ran out of donuts, it could request a calculated amount of plain donuts from the main branch in BSD, South Tangerang, which then delivered garnished donuts to the local branch, Christian said.
Employees are given incentives for following through on the policy.
“If we reach the food waste target across consecutive months, we’ll get a bonus,” he said.
Other restaurants, however, claim they are unable to cut down on waste.
