Suffice it to say that airlines waste a lot of food. When airlines have buy on board menus, they can never accurately predict exactly how much people will order on a particular flight. For drinks and packaged snacks this isn’t an issue, since those can be resold in the future. However, it creates a real…
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That's disgusting and the impact to the environment and food insecurity and waste from this misguided endeavor will be zero.
How is that disgusting? Like it's not that they are selling the half-eaten sandwich of a pax that wasn't peckish... It's fresh food put in a bag..
Sounds like the TooGoodToGo business model. I appreciate it from a food waste perspective!
When was the last time you bought food in a restaurant or supermarket blind not knowing what you were buying ? Good concept to reduce waste but if it's a food item you don't like it's going straight in the bin so not sure it's a great idea as is! People like to know what food they are going to be eating!
Not everybody is quite so picky. That is the whole point of companies like Too good to go. I think there are enough people in the world who are quite happy with anything they would get from an airline buy on board menu...
If your not a picky eater I good idea. I'm assuming these are premium meals not eaten or BOB pre-ordered but not eaten/passenger didn't show up, etc. I don't about Swiss but at least the US domestic airlines the flight attendants usually eat up any left over premium meals, as they should.
I have no idea what food is being sold at the office cafeteria until I already have my tray
LOL- "mystery meat" that reminds me of meals at my college food service years ago.
Only way for MYSTERY food to work for me, is if its really, severely discounted. There are some food I simply really don't like, so it has to be an amount I'm willing to toss in the bin for giggles.
If you don't eat pork then don't buy the leftover food. Bringing your own food would be even better. Those who don't eat pork are minorities. LMAO.