...Huize Ni; Taylor Jade Willmott; Dianne McGrath; Helen Morris; Tina Bianco-Miotto Purpose Routine, systematic measurement of food waste in acute care hospitals is challenging, particularly when monitoring plate waste at scale. This study examines the accuracy of a digital photography method...

...Terhi Junkkari; Maija Kantola; Leena Arjanne; Harri Luomala; Anu Hopia Purpose This study aims to increase knowledge of the ability of nutrition labels to guide consumer choices in real-life environments. Design/methodology/approach Food consumption and plate waste data were collected from two...

... waste of over 55% at both facilities. Investigation into the generation of this waste isolated the major cause being government policy ensuring patients at these facilities are offered choices throughout the meal selection process. Plate waste was generated because of additional policies guaranteeing...

...; (2) preparation losses: waste arising due to food preparation; (3) serving losses: waste left on serving dishes; (4) leftovers: waste occurring when food is prepared but never served and (5) plate waste: waste from customer plates (Engstrom and Carlsson-Kanyama, 2004). Collecting baseline data...

... to allow the evaluation of parameters of an entire menu cycle. The index of waste/consumption (%) was obtained by the ratio between plate waste and the quantity of foods distributed, subtracting the weight of leftovers. Findings – The average index of waste/consumption was approximately 24 percent...