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Foodservice

At Compass Group, the world’s largest foodservice company, they are building a sustainable future for all. They channel their passion for food, champion responsible sourcing, and reduce food waste at scale to drive global change and enrich lives. As proud members of the U.S. Food Waste Pact and working in partnership with their clients, they aim to halve food waste across the Group by 2030.

Food Waste Reduction Strategies

  • Establishing Stop Food Waste Day, an international day of action that raises awareness of the social and environmental impacts of food waste, in 2017 and supporting its celebration every year since, reaching 115 million people globally in 2024.

  • Linking an element of the bonus plan of executive directors and senior management to their food waste prevention and reduction efforts.

  • Tracking and measuring food waste through their proprietary Waste Not 2.0 tablet tool, implementing usage at over 3,500 sites, across 12 countries, and in nine languages around the world as of 2024.

  • Training chefs and associates through the Global Culinary Forum and North American Culinary Council to plan, cook, and serve with food waste prevention and other sustainable practices in mind.

  • Partnering with national and local food recovery organizations to donate more than 2.6 million meals globally in 2024.