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Well-Wasted Cuisine

FoodCycle Uses Surplus to Feed Local Communities

— May 5, 2011 — Social Good
You've certainly heard it (or maybe even said it) before: "Finish everything on your plate and don't waste any food!" While those scraps from your leftover dinner typically end up in your trash bin (or hopefully, in the compost), FoodCycle does something different with a different kind of waste.

FoodCycle is a non-profit organization based in London, England, that uses young volunteers and unused professional kitchen space in order to make the most of surplus food. But FoodCycle doesn't simply cook up delicious and healthy meals for those who need them; instead, as a group, they foster positive social change in the community.

Founded by Kelvin Cheung, FoodCycle's mission is threefold. Firstly, they aim to do something with the estimated 400,000 tons of surplus food from the food retailer industry that could be made into nutritious dishes. Secondly, FoodCycle attempts to tackle the 4 million people in the United Kingdom that are affected by food poverty. Lastly, FoodCycle is crucial as a volunteering opportunity for youth ages 16 to 25, many of them who are searching for employment.

In addition to serving food in various communities both within and outside of London, FoodCycle has also expanded to community cafes, where nutritious, affordable and healthy meals are served in an encouraging environment where cooking skills and food knowledge will be shared without using prescriptive or confrontational methods. FoodCycle's first community cafe, Station House, is located at Crouch End, Haringey, London. Some of the meals include roasted vegetables, feta potato cakes, caramelized carrots and brussels sprouts, red cabbage and parsnip stew and banana cake.

In addition, FoodCycle is part of another new development, as a participant in Good for Nothing, a collaborative creation event that brings people together for fast-paced 'doing.' (To get involved, visit Good for Nothing's Ning.) Indeed, FoodCycle is certainly walking the walk by harnessing collective engagement in order to benefit the community and making good use of food surplus that normally gets wasted in astounding amounts.

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Food Cycle website
Trend Themes
1. Food Waste Reduction - FoodCycle uses surplus food that would normally go to waste to create nutritious dishes for communities in need and has expanded to community cafes.
2. Social Impact - FoodCycle has a strategic mission to tackle food poverty and create positive social change in the community.
3. Youth Employment - FoodCycle provides a volunteering opportunity for youth aged 16-25, many of whom are searching for employment.
Industry Implications
1. Food and Beverage - FoodCycle is creating innovative solutions and fostering positive change in the food industry by reducing food waste and feeding those affected by food poverty.
2. Non-profit - As a non-profit organization, FoodCycle has created a unique business model that creates social impact by empowering youth and using surplus food in a responsible and sustainable manner.
3. Social Enterprises - FoodCycle's community cafes provide nutritious, affordable and healthy meals in an encouraging environment without using prescriptive or confrontational methods, which is beneficial to the social enterprise industry.
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