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Prepared meals

0.352199kgCO₂e/CADGWP: AR6 (as published)

Published by OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) in OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) v2.11 (2025); last verified 2026-08-28.

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Publisher's description

Meals, snacks, other food items and non-alcoholic beverages, prepared and served for immediate consumption, on the premises at a bar, table, or other place attended by a server. Meals, snacks, other food items, and non-alcoholic beverages, prepared for immediate consumption, on the premises at a table or other place not attended by a server. Meals, snacks, other food items, and non-alcoholic beverages, prepared and dispensed for immediate consumption off the premises. Meals, snacks, other food items, and non-alcoholic beverages, prepared and served or dispensed, for immediate consumption, under contract for a specified period of time, to a business, government or institution, which pays the food preparer. Meals, snacks, other food items, and non-alcoholic beverages, prepared and served or dispensed for immediate consumption at unique events, under contract with the caterer.

Included processes

Meals and non-alcoholic beverages, prepared and served with table service; Meals and non-alcoholic beverages, prepared and dispensed without table service, for consumption on the premises; Meals and non-alcoholic beverages, prepared and dispensed for immediate consumption off the premises; Meals and non-alcoholic beverages for immediate consumption, prepared under long-term contract; Meals and non-alcoholic beverages prepared for catered events.

Values by year and methodology

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10 more year × methodology combinations, 2015–2025, 1 methodology. Free with an account.

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open-climate.ai (2025). Prepared meals [emission factor]. OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG), OpenIO-Canada (CIRAIG) v2.11. Dataset 2026-08-28. https://open-climate.ai/factors/ef-openiocanada-prepared_meals-ca_pe-cad-cradle_to_gate-fd816a4a/