Food Waste Champions

Cafés, Takeaways & Retail

Aldi, Clonakilty

Current Action Taken

Monitoring food waste

-Discounting in store
-Providing food to Clonakilty Meals on Wheels
-'Too Good To Go' boxes
-Using Food Cloud
-Composting food waste

Chunky Chip

Current Action Taken

  • Reducing Portions
  • Half Portions available
  • Elimination Sachets

Green Dot

Current Action Taken

  • No sachets
  • Locally sourced greens
  • ‘To Go’ Bags available
  • Using ‘My Gug’ food digestor

Harte’s Spar

Current Action Taken

  • DiscountingShort Dated

Pike Deli

Current Action Taken

  • Seasonal Fruit
  • ‘Too Good to Go’ discounting
  • No Sachets
  • Owner-grown produce and flowers - as much as possible
  • Only locally sourced meat & produce
  • All food scraps composted locally
  • Only compostable packaging

Scally’s Supervalu

Current Action Taken

  • Sell loose fruit/vegetable
  • Speak to suppliers about reducing minimum crate/order sizes
  • Food Waste Auditing
  • Bin Labelling & Waste Segregation

The Olive Branch

Current Action Taken

- Loose fruit & veg

- Discounting short shelf life

- Selling wonky fruit & veg

Restaurants & Hotels

Camus Farm

Current Action Taken

  • Zero Waste – Farm to Fork
  • Organically reared Dexter Beef on site
  • Organically grown vegetables on site
  • Composting on site
  • No sachets (ketchup etc)

Celtic Ross Hotel

Current Action Taken

  • Half portions available
  • ‘To Go’ bags available
  • Reducing portions when appropriate
  • Removing unnecessary garnish
  • Eliminating Sachets
  • Green Wedding Package Available

Dunmore House Hotel

Current Action Taken

  • Restaurants
    • Half portions available
    • Reducing size of menu
    • Locally & ethically sourced meat & vegetables (list of farms?)
    • No Sachets (Ketchup Etc)
  • Green wedding package
    • Seasonal Vegetables & Desserts
    • Silver service side dishes
    • Wine served at the table
    • Sustainable options for wedding favours
    • Local Flowers
  • Seasonal Vegetables grown on site
  • On site composting

Fernhill House Hotel

Current Action Taken

  • Green wedding package
    • Seasonal Vegetables & Desserts
    • Silver service side dishes
    • Wine served at the table
    • Sustainable options for wedding favours
    • Local Flowers
  • Elimination of sachets (ketchup etc)
  • On Site Composting
  • Permaculture Garden & Woodland

Inchydoney Island Hotel & Spa

Current Action Taken

  • ‘To Go’ Bags available
  • Stop using sachets & singles (kethcup etc)
  • Reducing plate waste at events
  • Reducing portions when appropriate
  • Removing unnecessary garnish

The Emmet Hotel

Current Action Taken

  • Half portions available
  • ‘To Go’ bags available
  • Reducing portions when appropriate
  • Removing unnecessary garnish
  • Eliminating Sachets

The Park Hotel

Current Action Taken

  • Reducing Plate Waste
  • Clear communication at buffet (be mindful of what you take, come back for more!)
  • ‘To Go’ Bags Available

Other (farming, manufacturing)

Ancient Organics

Current Action Taken

  • Market Farm
  • Permaculture Principles
  • Instruction & Facilitation in Food waste reduction

BIM (An Bord Iascaigh Mhara)

Current Action Taken

  • 'Unwanted’ fish parts – for animal feed

Camus Farm

Current Action Taken

  • Zero Waste – Farm to Fork
  • Organically reared Dexter Beef on site
  • Organically grown vegetables on site
  • Composting on site
  • No sachets (ketchup etc)

Clonakilty Food Company

Current Action Taken

- Has done a full waste audit as part of ongoing waste & circular economy charter

- Origin Green gold status
- ongoing staff training around food waste reduction

Shannonvale Foods

Current Action Taken

TBC

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