Good choice: Coorg resort makes guests pay for wasting food

[Spartan]

You’ve heard your gran say it at the dinner table: waste nought. Over one-third of all food produced globally goes waste, and if food waste were a country it would be the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Twenty-five per cent of the world’s water supply is used to grow food that is never eaten.

One luxury resort situated in the hills of Coorg, Karnataka has paid heed to that suppertime sermon. At The Ibnii Spa Resort food wasted by guests is weighed and billed to the atithi at the rate of Rs 100 per 10 gm.

The proceeds go to a not-for-profit organization that feeds children at an orphanage in Madikere.

There has been a drastic decrease in the quantity of food waste since the initiative was taken up. We know that from the number of waste bins: it has come down from 14 to 1.
Ibnii’s CSR adviser Shreya Krishnan told Deccan Chronicle that the resort’s composting units used to be overworked with 14 large bins collecting food waste daily. So it was decided to decrease the portions. The guests were told they could place any number of orders. But the wastage went on.

That when it was decided to charge guests for the food they have not eaten. The process is simple: at the end of every meal ordered by a guest, whatever is left over is weighed on a scale in front of them. At the end of the stay, the guests are told at checkout how much they wasted. They have to cough up Rs 100 per every 10 gm. The payout is dropped straight into a donation box.

It’s been six months since the initiative was taken up and Shreya Krishna said the initiative works. "We have seen a drastic decrease in the quantity of food waste. From fourteen waste bins every day, we now only need one.”

There has been no blowback from the guests too; they rather appreciate it.

[Simple123]

food baleka pothe 

[Spartan]

1 minute ago, Simple123 said:

food baleka pothe 

next time rakandi...

[xano917]

Just now, Spartan said:

next time rakandi...

Not a good business strategy . 

[Spartan]

Just now, xano917 said:

Not a good business strategy . 

food bagolekapote..enduku nadustadi..

Kannadigas food is yummy most of the times.

[xano917]

One time we went to a restaurant 15 mins before closing buffet . 
so we got 2 plates of each and food was horrible , this was in sfo some old desi restaurant . 
 

We were hungry , but food was not even edible for hungry people. So we had to waste half of the food we had on our plate . owner son started arguing and also argued .

 

after 1 month his restaurant is CLOSED !!!!!

 

end result says about the restaurant. 

[Spartan]

Just now, xano917 said:

One time we went to a restaurant 15 mins before closing buffet . 
so we got 2 plates of each and food was horrible , this was in sfo some old desi restaurant . 
 

We were hungry , but food was not even edible for hungry people. So we had to waste half of the food we had on our plate . owner son started arguing and also argued .

 

after 1 month his restaurant is CLOSED !!!!!

 

end result says about the restaurant. 

thumb rule...never go to restaurant within 1 hr of closing time..

may it be buffet or serving...

[ARYA]

7 minutes ago, Spartan said:

thumb rule...never go to restaurant within 1 hr of closing time..

may it be buffet or serving...

Mavalla ulavacharu lo wekends 3 pm closing ina 4 varaku serve chestaru kammati prema tho..

[xano917]

6 minutes ago, Spartan said:

thumb rule...never go to restaurant within 1 hr of closing time..

may it be buffet or serving...

no car, walking distance, desi food craving.

"some bread please" position.

 

another time lake tahoe deggara oka nepali restaunt ki vellam we saw boards of you will be charged if food is wasted ani. Obviously food was horrible. next 3 days we went another desi restaurant 

baga nadise restaurant e langa nakaralu veyyavu. nadavani restaurants ki lanaga nakaralu anni 

[Spartan]

Just now, ARYA said:

Mavalla ulavacharu lo wekends 3 pm closing ina 4 varaku serve chestaru kammati prema tho..

surname adigi allow chestara lopaliki

[Spartan]

Just now, xano917 said:

no car, walking distance, desi food craving.

"some bread please" position.

 

another time lake tahoe deggara oka nepali restaunt ki vellam we saw boards of you will be charged if food is wasted ani. Obviously food was horrible. next 3 days we went another desi restaurant 

baga nadise restaurant e langa nakaralu veyyavu. nadavani restaurants ki lanaga nakaralu anni 

baita poi..desi food craving endi inka....

[cosmopolitan]

Good one..

[Hydrockers]

Food worst iathe dabbulu tisukora mari

[ARYA]

5 minutes ago, Spartan said:

surname adigi allow chestara lopaliki

Business lo no surnamelu only dabbulu

[xano917]

11 minutes ago, Spartan said:

baita poi..desi food craving endi inka....

cheffukone kastalu kaadu le broder. makku intlo temp ga 1 month kosam joined , makku aunty said no desi food pls, my house full your kampu.

rent was cheap 650 only back in 2013.