Avaliação de uma intervenção contra o desperdício de alimentos e seus impactos econômicos em uma Unidade de Alimentação e Nutrição de um município do Recôncavo da Bahia

Abstract

In managing a Food and Nutrition Unit (FNU) food waste is a major factor, as this brings with it a portion of the costs of each stage of production. Rest is the amount of food on the plate or tray returned by the user. The aim of this study was to evaluate the proposed intervention to not waste food, comparing the results of the Rest Intake (RI) before, during and after an educational campaign, quantifying the loss in revenue from the company, caused by RI. It was held at the FNU, a campaign against food waste and registered in a specific spreadsheet data suitable for the study. We used formulas and specific methods to calculate the financial impact of the RI brought to FNU. Before the intervention RI for a person was in average 72.75 g, 62.12 g during the intervention, and after the educational intervention, the average was 67g. Statistical analysis showed significant difference between RI for a person educational campaign before and during, and after the RI for a person educational campaign was not statistically different from either of the two other moments search. At the end of data collection, the unit had a loss of R $ 7.538,00. This work shows that the implementation of campaign orientation makes it possible to decrease the rate of RI. Finally, it is necessary to make continuous deployment of measures to achieve higher levels of satisfaction and greater awareness of users, so that the unit obtain a significant reduction in costs. Keywords: Campaign; rest intake; costs.