2021/5/6

As their project to reduce food waste, six fourth-year students of the Faculty of Global Engagement’s Department of Global Tourism sold nearly expired foods at the Daimaru Kyoto department store on Sunday, April 18th.

With the cooperation of Daimaru Kyoto, students put their knowledge about reducing food waste to practice and sold surplus chocolates and cookies from Valentine’s Day as well as dried noodles for 30 to 50 percent off their original price. As a result, some two hundred customers bought discounted products that otherwise did not make it to store shelves again. Students also hung educational posters at their booth to promote food waste reduction and surveyed their customers. Of the 122 kilograms of products that were about to go to waste, they saved 74.

According to one student, “I learned a lot from this experience. In the surveys we took, we found out that there are more people who’re concerned about food waste than we expected. We would like to continue hosting these events to promote the reduction of food waste as much as possible.”

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