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Carnival Corp. made its first surplus meal donation in Latin America, establishing a pathway for Carnival Cruise Line ships visiting Roatán, Honduras. The donation of 210 portions of prepared, unserved meals from Carnival Jubilee was provided to the municipality of Roatán for distribution to local partners serving communities in need.
Part of Carnival Corp.'s Less Left Over strategy to reduce food waste, the program safely redirects high-quality surplus meals to help address food insecurity in port communities visited by the company's ships. With the addition of Roatán, the program has expanded to 18 ports since 2017, providing more than 320,000 meal portions to global communities since its inception, with plans to continue expanding into new markets.
"Expanding our surplus meal donation program to Latin America is an important step in our Less Left Over strategy and an example of how collaboration can turn surplus into support for communities," said Vicky Rey, VP government affairs for Latin America, Carnival Corp. "This work requires clear processes, strong government collaboration and shared commitment, and we are especially grateful to President Asfura for helping facilitate this first donation so quickly, along with the federal and local leaders who helped make it possible."
"This first donation shows what can happen when the right partners come together with a shared purpose," Roatán Mayor Ron McNab said. "Prepared, unserved meals can now safely move from ship to shore to support schools, hospitals and community organizations across Roatán. We are grateful to Carnival Corporation and Carnival Cruise Line for helping to bring this program to life."
"Surplus meal donation starts with strong food safety standards and close coordination between our shipboard teams and our partners ashore," said Schalkie Badenhorst, director of food operations, Carnival Cruise Line. "Our team members help make this work possible by identifying high-quality unserved meals remaining after service and ensuring they are handled and transferred ashore in accordance with our food safety requirements."
Carnival Corp.'s Less Left Over strategy has reduced its per-person food waste by 47% since 2019, avoiding more than $250m in surplus food costs, while the company more than 13.5m cruisers. The strategy spans dozens of small and large programs, practices and technologies across its cruise lines that are aimed to cut food waste 50% by 2030 versus 2019.
Fuente: sea-trade cruise
