vegasinc.com | september 4 - september 10, 2016
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By focusing on reducing food waste, restaurants can save money, attract customers and feed the needy By Howard Riell | Special to VEGAS INC
Around the world, at least 1.3 billion tons of food are lost or wasted every year in fields, during transport, in storage, at restaurants and in markets. In rich countries alone, some 222 million tons of food are wasted, almost as much as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, between food waste, Continued on page 15
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