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FOOD WASTE RECOVERY AND REUSE
Sustainability in restaurant desserts
Environmental sustainability has become an increasingly important topic also in the confectionery world. There are many actions that can improve the current situation such as avoiding food waste, an issue that affects very closely those who work as chefs and pastry chefs. Think of the amount of natural, industrial, human energy needed to produce what we transform every day in our kitchens and labs. Have you ever wondered what it takes to produce a single kg of flour? Whenever we use an ingredient, we should be aware of the treasure we are handling and www.pasticceriainternazionale.com
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take care of it through recovery whenever it is possible. Recoverable food wastes are the edible and healthy leftovers and ingredients, which can be recycled and used for new culinary or pastry products. I am not a scientist who deals with statistics and who studies environmental sustainability, but I am a professional who has become aware of this issue thanks to the information campaigns on this theme and the available data, that can be easily retrieved online, in magazines or webinars. And I am also convinced that the actions that we can
undertake in our daily professional activity will help to build a great future, in the name of respect for the world around us. The importance of ingredients Those who, like me, have spent their professional lives in kitchens and labs, have been taught about the importance of ingredients and their best use. Moreover waste avoidance represents a saving for the company we represent. And let’s not forget that the choice of correct behaviors in kitchens, labs and restau-