The Business of Food Waste: How Malaysia Can Turn Loss Into Value

Anis Hanani Suffian, Co-Founder & CEO, ReMeal

17-Nov-25 12:00

The Business of Food Waste: How Malaysia Can Turn Loss Into Value

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Malaysia throws away vast amounts of edible and reusable food every day, but initiatives like MPAJ’s waste-diversion programme, which saved over RM100,000 by rerouting 2,400 tonnes of scraps, show there’s real economic value waiting to be unlocked. We speak with Anis Hanani Suffian, Co-Founder & CEO of ReMeal, to take a look at why food waste remains stubbornly high, what it would take to treat it as a business opportunity rather than an environmental headache, and how councils, SMEs, F&B operators, and households could all play a part in building a viable food-waste economy in Malaysia.

Produced by: Richard Bradbury, Kishan Sivaswamy

Presented by: Richard Bradbury

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Categories: Corporates, managing, Women in Business

Tags: food waste recycling, sustainable F&B practices, municipal waste policy, food waste, circular economy, waste management,

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