RESEARCH
FOOD WASTE TOO GOOD TO GO
TIME TO BIN FOOD WASTE? SOCIAL IMPACT COMPANY TOO GOOD TO GO HAS COMPILED A REPORT ON THE AMOUNT OF WASTE IN THE FOOD-TO-GO SECTOR WHICH SUGGESTS A QUARTER OF BUSINESSES ARE THROWING AWAY MORE FOOD AFTER LOCKDOWN THAN BEFORE AND THAT THE ISSUE IS AFFECTING STAFF WELLBEING.
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ith the UK food-to-go market predicted to be worth northwards of £21bn in 2020, it’s little wonder that more and more businesses are trying to get a piece of the action. However, the need to attract shoppers with well-
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stocked displays often leads to a surplus of food at the end of the day, which often ends up being discarded. Against this backdrop, social impact company Too Good To Go surveyed over 2,000 consumers and more than 250 food-to-go employees to
