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2013 Spring SemesterProduct & Service Innovation
Problem Definition
Yena Lee / Fangzhou Yuan / Leny Decret
Problems of Our Interest in Korean Society
Area: EnvironmentWaste of left-over (new but near-expiration date) food in restaurants, grocery stores, convenience stores, etc.
Area: Society / Social WelfareHomeless people do not have enough food
• Waste of resources• Lack of a distribution system• Inefficiency in our society
Deeper Information about the Problems
How much food is thrown away? .
How many homeless people in Seoul? • Nationwide: 13262 homeless people• Seoul: 4734 homeless people,
among them 964 don’t have a regular place to stay
Source: 홈리스정책연구센터
• 17000 ton/day in Korea. Increasing every year• 14% of all food. Worth 25 trillion won• Convenience stores throw away food near
expiration date; A hotel in Korea fills up five 180L buckets a day; 5% of 0.9 million train bentos goes to trash