17-07-2015
Wednesday 15th of July Bridge project presented food, driven by Waste Prevention and Consumer Foundation and the Foundation Resource Bank and with the collaboration of a dozen companies and organizations to take advantage of the surplus industry catering and food trade. The Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat of Catalonia supports the initiative, which companies have already joined the Group as Good Price, Valira or catering company F. Rock.
Bridge Food aims to reduce food waste and also raise awareness. The initiative has the support of the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat of Catalonia and has already begun to work with a dozen companies and organizations participating in the city of Barcelona.
The project is in pilot until the end of September in Barcelona, with the support of the Department of Territory and Sustainability of the Generalitat of Catalonia and is working with twenty member companies and organizations.
The three main pillars of the bridge food are: offer a diagnosis and a proposal of good practices towards food waste companies; awareness; and a network of interaction between companies and donor organizations receiving food in order to take advantage of surplus and respond to a social need. Therefore, the project is aimed at catering companies, restaurants or food stores that want to reduce food waste in its stores and give their surplus, and organizations to support vulnerable groups in the city of Barcelona ( children, seniors, families, soup kitchens ...). At the same time, wants to spread environmental and socio-economic benefits associated with the reduction of food waste and influence consumer habits, attitudes and normalizing win the food and drink consumed in restaurants or buy not following proper criteria.
According to Rosa Garcia, director of the Foundation for Waste Prevention and Consumer "This project complements other initiatives providing various aspects differentiators: the reduction of waste through diagnostics companies and proposals of good practice, the immediate advantage of the food surpluses fresh or cooked these companies, and the fact that users of social organizations benefit from nutritional meals cooked by partner companies. "
"Therefore Bridge Food is food waste comprehensively and provides environmental benefits, social and economic. We made a protocol that defines the legal requirements for food safety to ensure food donations satisfactory to all parties and signed agreements with companies and collaborating entities "stands Marta Beltran, campaign coordinator of the Foundation for Waste Prevention and Consumer Affairs.
Mariona Ortiz Foundation Resource Bank describes how the donation of food surpluses and that "previously analyzed the needs and characteristics of social organizations and their beneficiaries assigned to the company giving more priority to the proper criterion of proximity."
A press conference was attended by representatives of the beneficiary organizations and businesses donor and Ms. Pilar Chiva, director of the Prevention and Recycling of Waste Agency of Catalonia, who explained that "combating food waste is one of the priorities not only regionally but also at European level. The new PRECAT20 program foresees a reduction target of 50% of food waste by 2020 ". For Sonia Bardají, director of the Federation of Parent Families of Catalonia, "was part of the bridge allows food supplement a basic need that many families can not meet." Moreover, George Clusella, giving the company representative F. Roca, explained that "Food helps bridge a step further in improving its management practices implemented to further reduce waste." Bonpreu, the first supermarket chain involved in this experience, believes that donating products can not sell is a social responsibility and, in addition, a very grateful task by the same company workers.Downloads
