Re-Used Food

[*HappilyEverAfter*]

Hello,

I know this thread/ question may seem a bit disgustingly gross and weird BUT I have heard that some restaurants reuse their food. So, my question is does any restaurant in WDW reuse their food. For example, a breakfast buffet: does Disney reuse the food that they cooked for day 1 breakfast buffet on day 2 if there is extras?

Thanks!

 

[pta-mom]

I would think that that would go against some proper Food Serving laws for restaurants in the US & that DW would not want that type of press......just my guess.

 

[*HappilyEverAfter*]

I would think that that would go against some proper Food Serving laws for restaurants in the US & that DW would not want that type of press......just my guess.

I hope it's true that DW doesn't do that, but you know...you never know.

 

[RMulieri]

If mcDonalds has to toss burgers that have sat out too long, i would doubt that Disney would re-use food...But then again who knows?

 

[*HappilyEverAfter*]

Thanks everyone for your answers. I also want to thank you for not thinking that im a weirdo.

 

[bicker]

There is no reason to believe that any Disney restaurants ever have "reused" food.

 

[theresak]

I'm certain the Disney restaurants are bound by the same food service rules that the rest of the US is subject to - and re-using food is not acceptable. If food (unwrapped things, not individual stuff like crackers) comes to your table, it is thrown out regardless of it's condition. That's why - if you're not going to eat that basket of bread or chips/salsa, please ask them not to bring it out. Less waste is better for all of us.

 

[bicker]

Less waste is better for all of us.

Except the farmers.

[CONSPIRACY THEORY]And I don't think it as much better for most of us as a lot of folks would want us to think....[/CONSPIRACY THEORY]

 

[suzimar57]

now i'll be looking suspiciously at the bread basket.....

 

[tiger4me2]

I know here in Virginia it is against food code regulation. The places are not even to donate to a homeless shelter.

 

[jlewisinsyr]

I know here in Virginia it is against food code regulation. The places are not even to donate to a homeless shelter.

Same in NY, which is some cases is a waste. I belong to Leadership Greater Syracuse (a not for profit organization the recruit, equip, engage and unite current a future leaders) and we cater a lot of events for ourselves and the amount of food left over is always amazing, and it would be nice to be able to give it away, but you can't. I understand the reasonings, no doubt, but its still wasteful.

 

[plutolovr]

One way they may reuse food is to use leftover bread, croissants, danish and such to make bread pudding. Stale or day-old bread makes the best bread pudding, but this wouldn't be bread that was put out on buffets and tables, just the stuff that never made it out of the back of the house.

 

[Belle4mygrl]

20 years ago I worked at Rax. (telling my age huh?) I sometimes worked the small salad bar. We would take down the bar and cover the cold items and place in the cooler for them to be brought out the next day. Have the laws changed? I wouldn't see anything wrong with "re-using" cold buffet items but I am no expert.

 

[bicker]

One way they may reuse food is to use leftover bread, croissants, danish and such to make bread pudding.

"Re-use" implies that the food made it out of the kitchen. The rule is very clear. If the food makes it out of the kitchen, it doesn't make it into any other food service. It gets eaten or gets discarded.

Stale or day-old bread makes the best bread pudding, but this wouldn't be bread that was put out on buffets and tables, just the stuff that never made it out of the back of the house.

Precisely.

 

[rgf207]

I used to work for a fast food restaurant and you are allowed to reuse food but it has to meet certain food safety guidlines

We were allowed to reuse meat and other foods as long as they were not out past their allowed staging time.

We could store them in the walk in cooler in sanitized bus pans and they could be used the following day within a certain time frame.

I imagine that there are certain restaurants where this could happen at Disney and it would be well within food safety standards.

 

[cdotla]

We were told 2 weeks ago while dining at Crystal Palace that all of their uneaten food is given to a local pig farm.

Have to say that I felt so much better after hearing that...it is amazing how much food is wasted, particularly with buffets and DDPs.

 

[acourtwdw]

Someone beat me to the pig farm line! I was going to say that Are the pigs on the DDP and do they have to make ADR's? Just kidding

 

[TinkRBel_In_Training]

We were told 2 weeks ago while dining at Crystal Palace that all of their uneaten food is given to a local pig farm.

Have to say that I felt so much better after hearing that...it is amazing how much food is wasted, particularly with buffets and DDPs.

Wow, those are some lucky pigs! They get to eat CP every day!

In all seriousness, I'm really glad Disney doesn't just dump the leftovers into the trash. At least they're putting it to use

 

[annie1995]

20 years ago I worked at Rax. (telling my age huh?)

I used to work there too! I too remember them saving stuff from the salad bar, but I"m pretty sure food standards have changed from way back when and everything probably gets tossed at the end of the night

 

[garada3]

I used to work there too! I too remember them saving stuff from the salad bar, but I"m pretty sure food standards have changed from way back when and everything probably gets tossed at the end of the night

Me too - for the summer before college!

Don't even get me started on what went in the BBQ beef sandwich