RESTAURANT FOOD WASTE IN QATAR

Ayesha Khurram, Joud Massalkhi Farshoukh, Ahmad Salma, Abdelrahman Hassan & Noor Al- Bukhari
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PROBLEM DECISION MATRIX

0.7-0.9 kg/person/day
60% of solid urban waste is food waste
in Doha (UN Environment Program, 2021)

Underlines a growing concern; inefficient

use of food and resources used in its
production, transportation and disposal

POSSIBLE SOLUTION 1 POSSIBLE SOLUTION 2 RECOMMENDED SOLUTION

Modern Composting Technologies
109,000 kilos of food waste is
composted yearly in Qatar
Smart Inventory Systems Smart Inventory Systems
Benefits
Cut food waste by over 70% since
Integration and Scalability
they can order and stock precise Fullfillment Rates

quantities of food (FoodPrint 1) Long lifetime & easy updates Stockouts

Compost is used to grow

Carrying Cost
fresh produce for any This reduces overstocking and any Targets the problem at its core
establishment food spoilage
Stock Turnover Rates

Less third-party involvement

Vermicomposting This solution is a combination of advanced
technologies such as:
Anaerobic digestion
Inventory AI Drone
Artificial Intelligence

Advanced Analytics
Data Analysis Inventory
Machine Learning
Machine Learning