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Un corn Cook up some memories
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Food waste The UK throws away 10Mt of food every year
71% of this is thrown away by individual households1 More than 2 Mt of this is could be avoided2 Food waste is the 3rd biggest contributor to global co2 production The biggest cause for people to throw away food is buying or preparing too much food for the individual household In % of food from university halls was sent to landfill3 1 "Food | WRAP Cymru". Wrap.org.uk. Web. 7 June 2017. 2 "New Report Highlights Water And Carbon Impact Of Wasted Food | WRAP UK". Wrap.org.uk. N.p., Web. 7 June 2017. 3 Ruben, Matt. "7,000 Students Unable To Recycle Food In Halls". Nus.org.uk. N.p., Web. 7 June 2017.
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Community “Compared with older adults in a partnership, those aged over-50’s who were single ate fewer vegetable products daily” Annalijn Conklin Research shows that family meals promote healthier food choices Eating a meal with other people builds relationships Research shows spending time with other people improves both mental and physical health1 1K. Troyer, Angela. "The Health Benifits Of Socializing". Psychology today. N.p., Web. 7 June 2017.
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Skills University is a great place to learn new skills and many of the skills learned can be used for the rest of ones life. However some life skills are harder to learn, including: How to cook nutritious meals How to cook a variety of meals How to connect with new people How to minimise food waste How to eat out without breaking the bank Our app aims to change this
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UN CORN Uni-Corn aims to:
Combat the post fresher’s blues by bringing people together to share food Fight food waste by using ingredients that would have otherwise been thrown away Share life skills through learning to cook new recipes as a group Save students money by reducing the amount of ingredients you need to make a meal Save time by making it easy and fun to choose what you want to eat
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