American Hotel & Lodging Association Joins the U.S. Food Waste Pact

AHLA joins 29 other food businesses and organizations signing onto the Pact’s voluntary agreement, which utilizes the “Target, Measure, Act” framework to facilitate industry collaboration and action to reduce food waste across the food system.

According to ReFED, 29% of food produced in the United States goes uneaten or unsold, with the vast majority becoming waste that gets sent to destinations like landfills, incinerators, and sewer systems. The foodservice sector accounts for 12.5 million tons of this surplus food, with the surplus from the lodging subsector making up nearly 10%. In lodging alone, that amount of food is equivalent to two billion meals and valued at $17 billion—giving hospitality companies the opportunity to save food and money through waste reduction efforts.

«It’s great to officially welcome AHLA to the U.S. Food Waste Pact. They have been a leader on food waste reduction not just in the hospitality industry, but across the food system. Their work has helped guide our recent pilot that aimed to reduce food waste at events, and we are eager to have them share best practices with the rest of our signatory base». Jackie Suggitt, Vice President of Business Initiatives & Community Engagement at ReFED

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