Post on 21-Feb-2017
Meetings go greenGoodbye Food Waste, is that possible ?
Type of events
1. Seminars & trainings = important participation fee2. After work = small participation fee 3. Big events (Garden Party/Brussels meets Brussel) = mix of free and
paying attendees4. Free events (Google/Start up nights/ …)
No-show rates
1. Seminars & trainings = important participation fee1. Average no-show: +/- 10 %
2. After work = small participation fee 1. On average: - 20 %2. Last minute on the spot : + 10 %3. The average : - 15 %
3. Big events (Garden Party/Brussels meets Brussel) = Mix of paying and free attendees
1. Paying: +/- 15 à 20 %2. Free: +/- 30 % à 40 %3. Last minute on the spot: +/- 5 à 10 %4. Total: +/- 25 %
No-show rates?
4. Free events (Google/Start up nights/ …)1. Average no-show: 30 to 40 %2. Last minute on the spot: 5 to 10 %3. Total: 30 %
Food waste managementHow can we reduce the food waste downstream and upstream ?
Upstream :
- Specific question in the registration form to estimate a correct number of participants for the catering.
- Minimise the « no show » rate:- Cancellation clause: if absent without cancelling by e-mail 4 working days
before the event, the participation fee is charged anyway – for free events, a small fee (50 €) is charged. However, someone else can take their place.
- Adapt quantities for the catering:- First order to the caterer – 30 % of the expected target.- Confirm the order, based on the number of registred attendes & your
experience, 48 hours before the event (see above).
Food waste management
How can we reduce the food waste downstream and upstream ?
Upstream :
- One exception: Plated meals: obligation to plan a number of meals based strictly on the number of guests.
Management of the food waste
How can we reduce the food waste downstream and upstream ?
Downstream :
- In case of surplus: - Buffet meals (ex. sandwiches/croissants/…) :
- Distribution to the BECI staff - Distribution to the participants (cfr Job Days)
- Availability of ‘fresh box’ to take away the surplus (cfr. Plated meals)
- (Legal) interdiction to give the surplus to the homeless people (AFSCA rule – the cold chain is broken).
Management of the food waste
Other measures taken by BECI :
- Work with environmentally certified caterers (ex Ecodynamic Enterprise Label)- Stock tableware from the caterer (contract clause)- Highlight in the confirmation email the different means of transportation other
than the car