Culinary & Foodservice Sunday, October 25, 2026

Spain mandates digital food waste tracking for professional kitchens

Spain's Ley 1/2025 requires professional kitchens to implement formal Food Waste Prevention Plans with quantified targets and tracked data starting April 2026.

The numbers

April 2026 Enforceable date for Spain's Ley 1/2025 Food Waste Prevention Plan.
mid-2027 Deadline for EU Waste Framework Directive prevention programmes.
191g per cover Average food waste in 180 resort kitchens.
12% Percentage of all food purchased that is wasted.
$420,000 per year Annual waste cost for a 250-room resort.

Sources

blog.winnowsolutions.com

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