Dubbed as a world-famous food paradise, Hong Kong has a vibrant foodservice landscape. The vibrancy, however, comes with a huge amount of waste generated throughout the operations. Not only is it a waste of resources but also increases the operating cost. As part of the government’s strategy to achieve “#WasteReduction．#ResourcesCirculation．#ZeroLandfill”, both the forthcoming #municipalsolidwastechargingscheme and single-use plastic ban call for the industry to actively work with different stakeholders to transition to a circular economy.
This Knowledge Primer will inquire into how the local foodservice industry can attain resource #circularity through collaboration with the government, businesses, consumers and culinary training institutes. The four individual presentations will shed light on the following topics:
- Invest Hong Kong will share the latest local trends of foodservice value chain’s innovation for circularity;
- The Institute of Dining Professionals will identify challenges involved in realising resource circularity, and discuss possible strategies for the industry to align the operations with resource circularity;
- Maxim’s Group will present practical insights of engaging consumers on circularity with the Circularity in Action projects’ experiences;
- The Principal of Hotel and Tourism Institute, Chinese Culinary Institute, and International Culinary Institute will bring in the perspective of instilling #circularthinking into the practitioners through refreshing curriculum and other learning experience.
A moderated discussion among the speakers will follow to exchange ideas on their different roles, and also potential synergy in the foodservice industry’s #valuechain to bring about circular transition.
The event will also celebrate the launch of the project’s A Practical Guidebook to a Circular Economy: Collaborating with Value Chain Partners for a Resilient Business. Designed as a go-to self-study resource particularly for foodservice business owners and managers to grasp and act on the idea of resource circularity, this Guidebook emphasises intellectual access, practicality, value chain-based problem-solving, and local relevance. The guidebook highlights exemplary circularity projects and best practices for reference, and also provides standard-aligned step-by-step guidance and readily available templates to help the readers translate commitment into action.
Event details:
Date: 17 October 2023 (Tuesday)
Time: 2:30pm – 5:00pm (4:15pm to 5:00pm will be the networking session)
Venue: HKU iCube, 4005-07, Two Exchange Square, Central, Hong Kong
Format: Physical*
Language: Cantonese and English (with SI)
Programme website: https://bit.ly/KP6Event_eng
For programme rundown: https://bit.ly/KP6Rundown
For registration: http://bit.ly/KP6_Registration (Deadline: 13 October 2023)
For enquiry: Mr. Woody Cheng (Tel: 3910-2463 / Email: pslb@hku.hk)
Category : Event