{"id":7940,"date":"2022-05-18T14:33:45","date_gmt":"2022-05-18T13:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/economia-circolare-ristorazione\/"},"modified":"2022-07-18T22:25:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T21:25:48","slug":"catering","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/applied-circular-economy\/catering\/","title":{"rendered":"Circular economy in the catering sector\ufffc"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns ev_header\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n            <div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-lg-6 is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n                <div class=\"wp-block-group\">\n                    <div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n                        <span class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\">Circular economy<\/span>                        <h1 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h1\">Catering<\/h1>\n                        <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Home<\/span><\/p><\/nav>                                                    <div class=\"testo_introduttivo_pagina\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This section is dedicated to all companies that fall within the catering sector and want to embark on circular economy paths. We are addressing bars, restaurants, fast food chains, markets, mass catering and food and beverage companies. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-lg-6 is-vertically-aligned-center d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-lg-end\">\n                                            <picture>\n                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RISTORAZIONE-1-640x0-c-default.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n                            <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RISTORAZIONE-1-640x0-c-default.png\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article_thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RISTORAZIONE-1-640x0-c-default.png\" alt=\"economia circolare ristorazione\" width=\"\" \/>\n                        <\/picture>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns ev_testo_icone has-colore-tema-2-color has-gradiente-fasce-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row are-vertically-aligned-center justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-5\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h2 has-text-align-undefined text-uppercase\"><strong>How sustainable is catering today? The current scenario of the sector\u00a0<br><\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-4 mb-3\">\n<span class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h1 has-text-align-center mb-3\"><strong>22%<\/strong><\/span>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0Food losses\u00a0\u00a0in catering, that is 345 million tonnes per year\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-4 mb-3\">\n<span class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h1 has-text-align-center mb-3\"><strong>185thousand<\/strong><\/span>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Tonnes of food wasted in Italian restaurants every year\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-4 mb-3\">\n<span class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h1 has-text-align-center mb-3\"><strong>20% \/ 50%<\/strong><\/span>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Of the food cooked every day in Italian canteens is wasted\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns has-colore-tema-4-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-text-align-undefined has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\">European directives and targets to adopt the circular economy in catering\u00a0\u00a0<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Implement measures to reduce food waste by 30% by 2025 and 50% by 2030;\u00a0<\/li><li>Reduce the consumption of single-use plastic products by 2026: cups and glasses with their lids, ready-to-eat food containers (such as fast-food, sandwiches, salad boxes, fruit and vegetable packaging and packaged desserts);\u00a0<\/li><li>Banning disposable plastic, which includes products made of oxo-degradable and disposable plastic, such as: crockery, cutlery, straws, drink stirrers, glasses and expanded polyester food containers (such as containers with or without lids, used to store ready-to-eat food)\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns pb-4 has-colore-tema-4-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"container py-0 py-lg-0\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-text-align-undefined has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\">Why is sustainable catering important?\u00a0\u00a0<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg\">\n<p>In 2015, global expenditure in restaurants exceeded food purchases in shops for the first time. Catering accounts for 5% of the world&#8217;s GDP, a dimension that is correlated with high resource use and waste generation.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a0The circular economy offers a concrete solution to reduce these externalities. In a closed system, food waste is in fact seen as a useful resource that can be reused in subsequent production cycles, creating a system similar to that found in nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A circular approach also provides concrete business benefits: reducing waste and production costs, aligning with new market needs and enhancing one&#8217;s reputation, increasing competitiveness and anticipating future regulations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns has-colore-tema-2-color has-gradiente-fasce-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-text-align-undefined\"><strong>How to create a sustainable kitchen\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Purchasing food produced and packaged in an environmentally sustainable manner.\u00a0<\/li><li>Logistics and distribution, preferring eco-friendly products and packaging\u00a0<\/li><li>In the kitchen, using high-efficiency equipment, renewable energy, reusing waste and proposing new dishes based on sustainable food.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li>Communication, raising consumer awareness through low-impact menus and through personal branding\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns has-colore-tema-4-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg\">\n<span class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-text-align-undefined has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\">\u00a0Virtuous examples of circular catering<\/span>\n\n\n\n<p>Some catering companies have turned their business into a virtuous example of applying the circular economy, using their resources to benefit themselves and the environment\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"box_numeri row gy-3 gx-lg-4 justify-content-center stile_attestazioni my-3 my-lg-5 \">\n            <div class=\"elemento col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 mb-2 mb-lg-0\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper px-2 py-3\">\n                <span class=\"numero h1\"><\/span>\n                <div class=\"row mb-2\">\n                                            <div class=\"col-3\">\n                            <picture>\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo-1.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo-1.png\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_sfondo\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"54\" height=\"96\" \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col-9\"><span class=\"h4 titolo blue\">From cereals to packaging <\/span><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <p class=\"mb-0\">Some companies have succeeded in converting unsold produce from fruit and vegetable markets into 100% biodegradable plastic to make environmentally sustainable packaging for fruit and vegetables, avoiding the disposal of vegetable waste and reducing the use of polluting plastic. <\/p>            \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elemento col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 mb-2 mb-lg-0\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper px-2 py-3\">\n                <span class=\"numero h1\"><\/span>\n                <div class=\"row mb-2\">\n                                            <div class=\"col-3\">\n                            <picture>\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo2-1.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo2-1.png\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_sfondo\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Senza-titolo2-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"80\" \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col-9\"><span class=\"h4 titolo blue\">From organic wet waste collection to a second product  <\/span><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <p class=\"mb-0\">Some companies have managed to recover organic waste (such as oranges and coffee grounds) in shopping centres by transforming it into a &#8216;second product&#8217; that can be reintroduced and sold in the same centre.  <\/p>            \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"elemento col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-4 mb-2 mb-lg-0\">\n            <div class=\"wrapper px-2 py-3\">\n                <span class=\"numero h1\"><\/span>\n                <div class=\"row mb-2\">\n                                            <div class=\"col-3\">\n                            <picture>\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3Senza-titolo.webp\" type=\"image\/webp\">\n                                <source srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3Senza-titolo.png\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_sfondo\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/3Senza-titolo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"52\" height=\"102\" \/>\n                            <\/picture>\n                        <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col-9\"><span class=\"h4 titolo blue\">Digitisation and traceability tools  <\/span><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                \n                <p class=\"mb-0\">Some industry companies help chefs reduce waste by using digitisation and traceability tools to manage and measure waste and discards in kitchens, halving food waste and saving money.  <\/p>            \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<span class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h3 has-text-align-undefined has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\">Circularity, your sustainability partner\u00a0\u00a0<br><\/span>\n\n\n\n<p>Circularity can help your catering business embark on a circular economy journey. Investing in Circularity allows you to embrace sustainable production models for the planet, strengthening your business model and aiming for long-term economic, social and environmental benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns ev_elenco_posts\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sf_grigio.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img_background\"\/><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row are-vertically-aligned-top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12 mb-3\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h2 has-text-align-undefined text-uppercase has-colore-tema-1-color has-text-color\"><strong>Case History: <\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg-12\"><div class=\"blocco_elenco_pagine elenco_cpt_casehistory\">\n    <div class=\"gallery_slider slider_fullpage\">\n                                    <div class=\"elemento_gallery cpt_casehistory col-12 col-lg-6 mb-3 catering\">\n\t<div class=\"wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row g-0 h-100\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wrapper p-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img_logo\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chef-express-logo-200x0-c-default.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h5 mt-3\">Case history<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"h4\">Chef Express<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"mb-0\">Sector: Catering<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>Target: communication strategy<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"d-none d-lg-block col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"immagine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/chef-express-400x450-c-default.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\t\n\t\t<a class=\"read_more\" href=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/casehistory\/chef-express\/\">Read now<\/a>   \n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>                                <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-banner stile-base\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-columns ev_banner has-colore-tema-2-color has-text-color\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/sf_icone-1.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"img_background\"\/><div class=\"container py-lg-1\"><div class=\"row are-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg is-vertically-aligned-center\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-ev-title titolo_evidenzio d-block h2 has-text-align-undefined mb-3 has-colore-tema-2-color has-text-color\">Need more information?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact us to find out how Circularity can help your catering company adopt the principles of the circular economy. Our experts will accompany you along the entire journey, offering an all-round service.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-colore-tema-2-color has-gradiente-bottoni-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/piattaforma-circolare\/\">I want to receive more information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-evidenzio-column col-12 col-md-12 col-lg is-vertically-aligned-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RISTORAZIONE-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RISTORAZIONE-1.png 621w, https:\/\/circularity.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/RISTORAZIONE-1-300x171.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Circularity addresses the entire supply chain by providing virtuous examples on bars, restaurants, fast food chains, markets, collective catering.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3015,"parent":8320,"menu_order":66,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7940","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7940\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8320"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/circularity.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}