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Food & Beverages
F&B department refers to
Production, Service & Kitchen Stewarding.
This is the third most energy-consuming department
next to engineering and laundry which accounts
for 20 to 25% of total energy consumed by the
hotel. F&B uses energy in the form of electricity
(for lighting and electrical cooking equipment’s),
Liquefied Petroleum Gas, Natural gas, Coal and
solid fuel.
F&B service department includes all restaurants,
bar, lounge, clubs, room service, banquets and
out door catering and contributes around 15%
to 30% of the total hotel financial turnover.
Environmental impacts
F&B department consumes enormous amount
of resource at all the three levels of operation
that is production, service and cleanliness.
It also generates disproportionate amount of
waste, which has adverse environmental impacts,
some of them are listed below.
Significant Environmental Aspects and Impacts –
F&B Production
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Various
activities in F&B Production
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Aspects
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Environmental
Impact
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Significant
Aspect
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| Receiving
and storing of food item in kitchen |
Generation
of waste paper, jute bags, cloth bags, cartons,
glass bottles, metal tins and plastics |
Land
pollution |
Plastic
waste |
| Production
of food items in kitchen |
Generation
of smoke, vapors, ash and heat and possibility of
overuse of cooking fuel |
Air
pollution |
Oil
and grease vapors |
Significant Environmental Aspects and Impacts –
F&B Service (including Kitchen Stewarding)
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Various
activities in F&B Service
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Aspects
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Environmental
Impact
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Significant
Impact
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| Breakage
of glass, crockery while serving and washing |
Generation
of broken glass and crockery |
Land
pollution |
Resource
depletion |
| Cleaning
of kitchen areas, equipment’s and utensils |
Generation
of wastewater (Possibility of use of hazardous chemicals
for maintaining the hygiene) |
Water
pollution |
Possibility
of excessive use of water and release of Phosphates
in wastewater |
| Polishing
of dish and utensils |
Generation
of silver and brass dip |
Land
pollution |
Possibility
of heavy metal contamination |
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