New Cater for Later food box scheme launches

Belfast City Council is inviting food providers across the city to sign up to a new scheme, aimed at helping them reduce food waste

Launched during Food Waste Action Week, the scheme will provide Belfast-based restaurants, cafés, canteens, and food-serving event venues with Cater for Later boxes, which they can use to offer diners the opportunity to take leftover food home.

This will in turn allow food providers to cut down on food waste and benefit from:

• improved sustainability
• being more environmentally friendly
• improving their customer service and satisfaction

The boxes used for the Cater for Later scheme are made of food grade cardboard and can be composted, so customers can dispose of them along with their food and garden waste.

Read about the Cater for Later scheme and register to take part in the scheme.

First published 10 March 2023