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145 eliminate food waste by offering leftover food to the public at discounted prices . Malting strongly believes the new app has been an excellent initiative that has proved mutually beneficial to both Scandic and its customers . “ The system allows us to get money for food that would otherwise go in the bin . At Scandic , we like to say that we make our food with heart and passion . It belongs in the stomach rather than the bin ,” says Malting . So far more than 70,000 meals have been ‘ saved from the bin ’ from Scandic hotels in Norway alone .
Scandic has also embraced another digital solution called ‘ Winnow Solutions ’, a system which connects a device to a weight in order to measure leftover food from a buffet or a customer ’ s plate , affording Scandic an in-depth look at exactly how much is being wasted . The daily and weekly reports from the solution enable Scandic ’ s head chefs to produce the right amount of food each day and decrease food waste .
“ If you really want to embrace sustainability through cutting down on overproduction , you have to start at the beginning ,” explains Malting . “ You have
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