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🍴 Orbisk, a Dutch company established in 2019, has prevented 1.9 million kilograms of food waste, equivalent to over 25 football fields. In 2024, using its AI-driven food waste monitor "Orbi", Orbisk saved 1.2 million kilograms of food in one year—an 182% increase from 2023's 400+ tons—and reduced CO2 emissions by over 2.9 million kilograms. This showcases the significant impact of technology in combating climate change and reducing food waste in professional kitchens.

🏖 Groupe Ôvoyages, a French independent tour operator leader, partnered with Turenne Groupe through SLP Sélection & Opportunités and Bpifrance via France Investissement Tourisme 3 to double its activity level and strengthen its position. Founded in 2003 by Samia and Raouf Ben Slimane and initially specialized in wellness travel, the company expanded its offerings, particularly since 2018. It now leads in medium and long-haul travel with a €325M revenue projected for 2024.

📝 In France, professional organizations from the restaurant and food retail sector are urging senators to avoid hasty legislation and instead focus on modernizing the restaurant voucher system as the Senate debates the bill this week. The current bill, aimed at reintroducing the use of restaurant vouchers for non-immediately consumable goods like pasta and flour for two years, is opposed in favor of more comprehensive modernization. The urgency for such legislation ended after the deadline of December 31, 2024, due to the Barnier government's censure and halting of parliamentary work.