What do they do with the leftover food in restaurants?

Question

Don't tell me they throw it away !

Answer 1

yes they do.

Answer 2

According to Health Rules, it must be thrown out.

Answer 3

leftover from people's plates - that should be going in the trash

if the food has been made and not all of it has been sold, it will be used again the next day - if it is still not sold then it goes in the trash

Answer 4

I work in a restraunt and we throw it away and some ppl take it home.

Answer 5

I hope they give it to their employees.  They make nothing as it is anyway.

Answer 6

Depends on what you are talking about.  Fast food restaurants throw food out every 15 minutes or 30 depending on chain......larger fancier restaurants, cook food to order.....so they really wouldnt have much to throw out....now for soups that sit heating all night they cover them and refrigerate .......for places that cook food in advance they also cover it and refrigerate......

Answer 7

anything from a plate that has already been served is obviously thrown out... if it has yet to be cooked, most times it is refrigerated and used tomorrow... things like fish that cant be reused are often thrown out or donated to shelters/ given to employees, depending on the restaurant.

Answer 8

they toss it.  They can't donate it because if someone gets sick they could sue them.  I know, its sad.

Answer 9

With allot of are leftover we make soups or turn it into the next days special. Be creative!

Answer 10

At my work we wrap it up and freeze it and wright the date on it and keep it up to three days, then if it is not used we trash it.

Answer 11

Donate the food to a local food bank or call a local church. REMEMBER   it truly is a SIN to waste food when people go to bed hungry ever night.

Answer 12

Unfortunately they have to throw it away b/c its against the law to resell them

Answer 13

All food that has been put on a table and platter then served to the table and is not eaten by customers is discarded afterwards, whether it was touched or not because of laws and county health codes that the restaurants should abide by. That's how it works in the United States anyway. Some U.S.A. restaurants probably violate this rule, but they are "treading" on thin ice if they do.  I don't know about other countries.

Fresh food that is used during preparation in the kitchen may be kept for a later prep time, but it is closely monitored and marked to guard against spoilage.

In the restaurant kitchen, many canned and bottled foods are kept refrigerated or on the shelf.

Answer 14

You heard of dumpster diving ?   Dinner time !

Answer 15

They freeze and reuse it I guess!

Answer 16

They waste it by stuffing it down their food disposal. That dont even care for those who starve.

Answer 17

Most places do.

Some places, like buffets, can save certain items like soups and whatnot, but only for so long (a certain number of days or hours).

For most places it is a huge liability to donate it to a food bank/shelter believe it or not. I have had many food service jobs, and used to wonder about that myself. The problem is, the food establishment could be sued for donating it, if any of the food ended up resulting in someone having food poisoning. The labor and transportation costs alone would NOT be beneficial to the company, as well as the tidious effort of food safety. Hot foods usually need to be kept above 165 F and cold foods need to be kept below 40 F.

All foods needs to be kept at least out of what's known as the "Danger Zone" which is between 40F and 140F, the prime temperatures for food bacteria to form.

Some restaurants let their employees eat the food, or certain foods, most just throw it away.

Answer 18

A lot of restaurants in NYC donate it to homeless shelters or soup kitchens.

My old company, if they had too much food left over would do that as well.

Another old job used to donate it to the Church soup kitchen across the street...

Answer 19

Eat it, throw it away, give it to local food banks or homeless shelters, etc. Depends.