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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

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Use tech tools to track supplier certifications to be sure your suppliers are consistently practicing proper food safety and quality protocols. Recycle and compost. Cities will compost organic waste, turning it into fertilizer, or harvest methane from rotting waste, burning it to generate power. Optimize your supply chain.

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Can you run a zero-waste coffee shop?

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Despite the lack of official definition or certification, zero-waste hospitality businesses are starting to become more popular in countries around the world. We also use compostable and recyclable items, so our landfill bin is only a quarter-full every two weeks.”.

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Effective Promotional Ingredients for Going Green

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These practices include using energy efficient lighting (79 percent of restaurant operators said they use CFL or LED lighting), engaging in recycling (65 percent of operators recycle cardboard and paper) and reducing food waste (22 percent donate leftover food and 14 percent compost food waste).

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Coffee News Recap, 22 Apr: High levels of coffee leaf rust found in Vietnam, PRF Colombia announces new Host Sponsor & other stories

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Italian coffee equipment manufacturer Wega to unveil new espresso machine at cycling event. Westrock Coffee receives Coffee Quality Institute certification. The company’s new CQI-certified lab facility in Arkansas will support its staff in achieving Q Grader certifications, alongside currently employing 30 Q Graders.

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Coffee News Recap, 27 Jan: Proud Mary Coffee to sell Panamanian Gesha for US $150 per cup, PRF El Salvador to host 2023 Salvadoran Barista Championship & other stories

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Uganda Coffee Development Authority distributes wet processing equipment to 35 local farmers and co-operatives. JDE Peet’s to launch fully compostable coffee capsule in 2023. Certification body 4C launches Gender Equality Add-On. The Italian coffee equipment manufacturer says the 2% drop in 2022 revenue, which totalled €3.16

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Coffee News Recap, 5 Aug: Brazilian arabica could rebound in 2023/24, September futures fall & other stories

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The winning team will join winners from other events for a five-day “mystery coffee vacation” RAVE launches compostable coffee bags for easy brewing. Pact Coffee obtains B Corp certification. The certification means that Pact meets high standards of social and environmental impact initiatives. Fri, 29 Jul – D?Longhi

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Coffee News Recap, 30 Sep: SCA announces 2022 WBC and WBrC winners at MICE, new study links daily coffee consumption with increased longevity & other stories

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Ozone Coffee and Hasbean (OCRI) achieve B Corp certification. The UK roasters completed a two-year certification process to score over 80 points on the 100-point B Corp scale. OCRI uses recyclable and compostable packaging and has reduced food waste in its coffee shops to less than 3%.

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