ResQ The Environment From Food Waste—While Saving Money!
The increase of food waste in Finland is a growing problem, but you can be part of the solution. With the help of just one app, you can reduce waste and save money. By Naomi Kosonen March 23rd, 2025 Statistics show that about 400 million kilograms of food go to waste yearly in the Finnish food chain. 14% of this comes from food waste from food stores and 16% from restaurants (Kuluttajaliitto, 2025). A huge amount of the food waste in restaurants comes from the food that is prepared but does not even end up on the consumer´s plates. It is left in the food counter or kitchen because no one bought it. It has been studied that of all the food waste in restaurants, about 60% of this is the food that is left in the kitchen, prepared but untouched. 30% is the food waste from the plates of customers and 10% from the kitchen while preparing meals (Luke.fi, 2022) Eat delicious food and save the environment ! As a foodie, I hav...