What Hospitality Businesses Must Know To Support Sustainable Food Systems, in 3 Charts.

Hospitality businesses have a superpower: they can choose where they get their food from, and what kind of food and experience they serve to people.

The Travel & Tourism sector generated 7 trillion USD, representing 7.6% of the global GDP, according to the recent figures published by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

In 2019, the tourism sector was responsible for 1 out of every 4 newly created jobs, as reported by the International Labor Organization.

Asia accounts for half of the global food market, and the growing appetite for beef in many of its emerging middle-income countries has resulted in deforestation of the Amazon.

When a hotel or restaurant decides to prioritize locally sourced, sustainably produced ingredients, it sends a message to suppliers and farmers that there is demand for such products.

At the same time, it plays a key role in informing consumers of conscious consumption.