The quick service restaurant sector includes fast-food and takeaway outlets that serve quickly prepared meals with minimal table service. Australia loses $36.6 billion to wasted food each year, eroding value across the supply chain through inefficiencies that can be reduced. This action plan was developed to help businesses mitigate back-of-house food waste.

While consumers are often targeted in food waste campaigns, hospitality and the food industry are major contributors to overall food waste, with the hospitality sector responsible for 16% of Australia’s annual food waste. Sector Action Plans work with key stakeholders across a food industry sector or along a food commodity supply chain to understand where...