Posts tagged with ‘food waste’
Eight Strategies for Reducing Food Waste in Trade Shows and Events
Some 2,600 unserved meals were donated by the Washington Hilton after the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner was cut short on April 25 by a gunman. During a rare and dramatic event, the staff were able to follow the established food-saving protocols and didn’t let the meals go to waste. The Washington Hilton is...
Green Lights: Three Ways Community Activities Can Bolster Event Marketing Campaigns
Your monthly event sustainability update Strong sustainability programs include activities your brand can talk about—and promote. A shining example (and the 2023 Grand Ex award winner), Reddit donated its CES exhibit walls to Habitat for Humanity post-show, and then at Cannes Lions, opted to forgo swag giveaways in favor of its Karma Kash initiative, through...
Green Lights: How Venues are Adopting Zero-waste Solutions and Reducing Emissions
Your monthly event sustainability update In our April Industry Pulse Survey, 72 percent of event marketers said sustainability plays a role in vendor and/or material sourcing and selection, and half of the survey’s respondents said they are eliminating single-use plastic at their events and activations. As interest in producing sustainable events continues to grow, we’ve...
How Sustainability, Health Foods are Inspiring 2022 Event F&B
What’s cooking at the best events this year? The National Restaurant Association has released its “What’s Hot: 2022 Culinary Forecast,” which reveals that the F&B industry is choosing to reset in 2022. What was in 2021 an “off-premise” and “meal-kit” focus is this year centered around sustainability and health and immunity-boosting foods. The association partnered...