The hotel chain Meliá Hotels International, in its commitment to developing policies committed to sustainability and the environment, continues to tackle food waste in its hotels. In addition to adopting measures to reduce waste in its establishments, through its collaboration with the Too Good To Go app, the leading mobile application in the fight against food waste, the hotel group has just reached the figure of 30,000 food packs saved, which corresponds to more than 30 tons of food.
This positive milestone means that all these food resources have been used, avoiding waste and the emission of 81 tons of CO2eq into the atmosphere.*
The alliance between both companies began in November 2019 with a pilot phase in hotels in Barcelona, Madrid, Palma de Mallorca, Seville, the Canary Islands and Malaga. Following the good results obtained, the collaboration has been extended and this initiative is currently implemented in 25% of Meliá's portfolio in Spain, with the aim of continuing to add hotels.
Thanks to this initiative, users have the opportunity to save surprise packs with a wide variety of products from the daily breakfast buffets at Meliá hotels through the Too Good To Go app.
As part of its sustainability strategy, Travel for Good, the hotel chain has launched various initiatives to promote a responsible production chain and contribute to reducing food waste. These include, among others, the adoption of new demand control technologies to adjust production to the hotel's actual occupancy volume, the unification of production kitchens, employee training and customer awareness, as well as collaboration with Too Good to Go.
For Gabriel Escarrer, President and CEO of Meliá Hotels International, "At Meliá, we are committed to a circular and local hotel model, essential for reducing waste and minimizing our environmental footprint, where reducing food waste is fundamental in our industry. In addition, we focus on raising awareness among our customers about responsible consumption, preventing food waste, adopting healthy habits and promoting local culture through a quality gastronomic offering.”
According to Marie Lindström, general manager of Too Good To Go in Spain, “all the actors involved in society must join forces in the fight against food waste, since it is a problem that affects us all. We must not forget that in Spain alone, almost 8 million tons of food annually end up in the trash and food waste is responsible for up to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. The commitment and action of major brands such as Meliá is a great sign that the sector is increasingly involved in achieving a greener planet free of food waste.”
Source: Meliá Hotels International.