An idea for France: making cakes using unsold bread

“Our idea for France cis to create cookies handi-waste”. With this portmanteau, the three co-founders of biscuits KignonTo Savenay (Loire Atlantique) intend to engage on two fronts: the fight against waste and the integration of workers with disabilities. The biscuit factory Handi-Waspi invents its recipes from unsold organic bread, in a jovial working atmosphere. The company makes the rounds of organic bakeries every morning and buys unsold items for 50 cents per kilo. Handi-Waspi settled in an ESAT which employs 40 people including 30 disabled. Everyone has their own responsibility, according to their abilities. Cookies anti-waste sold in more than 500 organic and bulk stores in France.

Methods to recycle your bread

The biscuit factory Handi-Waspi is not alone in tackling bread waste. In Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin), a brewer uses it to develop new flavors. “It gives a beer with a little baguette taste that appeals to its customers“, emphasizes Valerie Hurtel. At home, you can also save your bread. “On Internetthere are plenty of tutorials to resuscitate a wand. most simple cis to pass it under the tap, five minutes in the oven and voila, it comes out crisp“, adds the journalist. In 2023, the fight against waste is intensifying, particularly in work or in consumption patterns. Sometimes it also saves money.