This statistic shows costs of avoidable restaurant food waste in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element. Food purchase accounted for over half of the cost at 50.5 percent, followed by labour at 41.9 percent. Energy and waste management were among the smaller cost contributors.
Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element
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WRAP. (November 1, 2013). Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/326779/costs-of-avoidable-restaurant-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
WRAP. "Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element." Chart. November 1, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326779/costs-of-avoidable-restaurant-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
WRAP. (2013). Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/326779/costs-of-avoidable-restaurant-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
WRAP. "Distribution of Costs of Avoidable Food Waste in Restaurants in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2013, by Cost Element." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Nov 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326779/costs-of-avoidable-restaurant-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
WRAP, Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/326779/costs-of-avoidable-restaurant-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Distribution of costs of avoidable food waste in restaurants in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2013, by cost element [Graph], WRAP, November 1, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/326779/costs-of-avoidable-restaurant-food-waste-by-cost-element-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/