Study Finds Hotel Buffet Breakfasts Waste Twice as Much Food as Menu Orders
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austinallegro
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Summary
A study found that hotel buffet breakfasts waste up to twice as much food compared to ordering from menus, creating environmental and financial problems for hotels. A computer model has identified counterintuitive solutions to reduce this waste.
Key quotes
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This all amounts to a problem for the environment and the bottom line of hotels.
A computer model has found some counterintuitive solutions
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