Reducing food waste in the workplace has many benefits. Besides optimizing everyday life in the workplace and contributing to good numbers in the company's ESG report, it also reduces the costs associated with a lunch program.
Moment made a crucial decision to change their approach to the lunch program, and with the help of Officeguru's lunch app, they have achieved an impressive reduction of almost 80% in their food waste.
Before implementing the lunch app at Moment, facility manager Sascha Barmann was interested to know what effect it would have. She decided that they should weigh their food waste in the period leading up to and after the new solution was implemented.
Through this, it became known exactly how remarkable a change it would prove to be:
"We simply calculated that we have saved almost 80% in food waste by allowing people to opt in and out on the app, "
explained Sascha, who has been the driving force behind this transformation.
According to Sascha, what makes the app a brilliant solution for reducing food waste are two main factors. First of all, it's the feature that allows employees to opt-in for meals rather than opt-out, and secondly, because it gives an accurate overview of how much food actually needs to be ordered.
Sascha explains that it took a bit of training to get the employees to use the app, but that they have generally accepted it very well. The effort was rewarded when employees began to see the value in the new approach that eliminated daily food waste.
Sascha was well aware that this was a change in culture and behavior. She worked with a focus group and designed the process to be distributed across the company to ensure everyone was aware of the changes. This was crucial to ensure a smooth transition to the new scheme.
In addition to reducing food waste, Moment also saw a financial benefit. This reduction in food waste also led to a smaller lunch bill.
Moment's journey is an example of how a simple yet effective solution like Officeguru's lunch app can have a huge impact on reducing food waste. Moment has shown that with the right approach and gradual adaptation, great progress can be made, not only for the company, but also for the environment.