Eurest Portugal, a local subsidiary of the multinational food and support services conglomerate Compass Group, has been selected as a finalist for the DuPont Safety and Sustainability Awards 2013 on the basis of the company’s achievements in stakeholder engagement for sustainability.

1. Founded in 1974, Eurest Portugal was acquired in 1995 by the world-leading London-based group overseeing operations
in more than 50 countries. Domestically, the company is responsible for providing more than 250,000 meals per day,
prepared and served by a workforce of approximately 5,000 employees. Eurest Portugal is the only actor in the local
hospitality sector diversified across contract catering, cafeterias and canteens, vending and specialised on-site catering
activities, recording a turnover in 2011 of €160 million.
The production of waste is an unavoidable by-product of Eurest
Portugal’s core operations. Recognising this sustainability
challenge, the company developed the innovative ‘Consumer
Awareness, Respects the Environment’ (CARE) campaign, aiming
to raise awareness about the importance of reducing everyday
food waste while encouraging healthy eating practices. If at the
end of a self-service meal a customer’s tray has no leftovers,
they receive a card representing 10 grams of non-perishable
food. At the end of the campaign, the cards are tallied and the
amount converted into food products to be donated to a charity
chosen by the client in question.
The impact of Eurest Portugal’s CARE campaign has been significant. Following implementation of the initiative across 41
catering units in 2011, the company observed a marked reduction in the production of organic waste of approximately 30
percent. From an economic perspective, this is expected to equate to over €1.2 million in direct savings, while the
campaign has resulted in the donation of over three tons of food items to date to relevant charity organisations.
Eurest Portugal, a local subsidiary of the multinational
food and support services conglomerate Compass
Group, has been shortlisted for the DuPont Safety
and Sustainability Awards on the basis of the
company’s achievements in stakeholder engagement
for sustainability.
CONSUMERAWARENESS,
RESPECTSTHEENVIRONMENT
Eurest Portugal developed the innovative
(CARE) campaign, aiming to raise awareness
about the importance of everyday food waste.
The implementation of
the initiative across 41
catering units resulted in a
If a customer’s tray has no leftovers,
they receive a card representing 10
grams of non-perishable food.
which is later converted into food
donations to charity
2011
30% €1.2M
250,000MEALS
PERDAY
REDUCTION
OFWASTE
INDIRECT
SAVINGS
EMPLOYEES
prepared and
served by a
workforce of 5,000
EURESTPORTUGAL
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