Proposed framework for food waste strategies of city restaurants in CALABARZON, Philippines

This study examined the food waste strategies of casual dining restaurants in CALABARZON Region.Specifically, assessed the employees' food waste reduction behavior, investigated the different practices or drivers of food waste and determined the food waste strategies.The paper also tested the significant relationship among the practices of food waste, the employees' food waste reduction behavior, and food waste strategies; developed a framework for effective food waste management strategies and proposed a policy for food waste management.The method used in this study is a quantitative descriptive correlation research design.There were 315 total employees served as the respondents, stratified random sampling technique were employees.Thus, five employees of selected city restaurants in CALABARZON were then sub grouped from each of the province in the region.Specifically, it included three city restaurants from among all cities in CALABARZON that are DTI registered and existing for at least five years already.Results reveals that there was significant relationship exists and implies that the better the food waste behavior, the more observable the practices of food waste; there was significant relationship exists and implies that the better the food waste behavior, the better is the food waste strategies; and there was significant relationship exists and indicates that more that they observed the practices of food waste, the better is the food waste strategies employed.Furthermore, as an output of the study, Framework of Food Waste Management were proposed with theoretical, practical, and managerial implications.