Food Waste is a substantial contributor to environmental damage and one that could be fairly easily eliminated.
Did you know…
33% of all food produced…
is wasted every year. That translates to £974 BILLION worth of food thrown away annually.
If food waste were a country…
it would be the third largest greenhouse gas emission producing country in the world.
If JUST 25% of the food…
currently lost or wasted were saved, it would be enough to feed the 795 million undernourished people in the world.
What Bridge Baker is doing to help
Bridge Baker’s founder, Gauri, grew up in India where food was expensive and they never wasted a morsel.
Leftovers were creatively recycled. No one threw food away, not least because they were acutely aware that many people went hungry every day.
These commitments run deep at Bridge Baker. So, we never throw anything away.
1. Our left over bread goes to charity – nothing is ever put in the bin.
2. Our chefs also slice and freeze bread for toasting and for brunch, and make crunchy croutons for salads and breadcrumbs for toppings.
3. We make our delicious cake pops from the cake cut offs, broken macarons and bits of pastry that are not usable.
4. We give away our used coffee grounds to customers at our front doors. These are rich in nutrients, especially nitrogen, potassium and phosphorous and work well as a fertiliser.
5. We always use proper reusable plates, cups and cutlery for dine-in customers, never throwaway single-use plastic, unlike several chains around us.
6. We use minimal packaging for our take away food, and it’s either biodegradable or made from paper. We don’t use any plastic packaging except for re-usable freezer bags.
If you want to find out more about the International Stop Food Waste campaign, including tips and recipes, stories from ordinary people and what you can do to help, check out their website…