Food waste has been a concern for many years, especially within the restaurant industry. Recent trends, however, show how ingenuity in restaurants has sought to reduce food waste as well as introduce new dishes to consumers. One trend is restaurants using perfectly good vegetables which happen to be misshapen or appear to be blemished. Another example is that of dishes being created with food wastes such as peelings. Such innovations will likely lead to further reductions in food waste.

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