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Food Waste Management and Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Food Service Industry: A Conceptual Analysis

Food Waste Management and Corporate Social Responsibility in Indian Food Service Industry: A Conceptual Analysis
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Author(s): Anish Slath (Panjab University, India)and Ashish Nikhanj (Institute of Hotel Management, India)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 14
Source title: Urban Agriculture and Food Systems: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Information Resources Management Association (USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8063-8.ch010

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Abstract

India is a land of cultural diversity, every year thousands of tourist travel to India for enjoying the rich heritage of the country. The growth of tourism and hospitality sector has been phenomenal in the recent years. Due to this growth the inflow of tourists has increased. More tourists mean more waste. It is estimated that on an average an in house guest generates one kg of waste every day which is quite alarming figure. Hospitality Industry is an ever growing industry. In hospitality industry, managing generation of daily operational waste is a perpetual challenge. Every year a hotel spends huge amount of money in managing waste keeping in mind the health and safety of the staff the hotels need separate space to store and sort waste. As a practice the waste that is generated in the industry goes to landfill, but the current study is focused on understanding the use of food waste under CSR practices.

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