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Managing Your Restaurant’s Maintenance & Sanitization During COVID-19

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Some service providers offer special prices/packages knowing these are tough times for restaurants so find out if labor, materials, equipment, and chemicals are included in the pricing. Poorly maintained equipment also uses more energy increasing your electricity and water bills. A restaurant’s health code depends on it!

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Effective Promotional Ingredients for Going Green

Modern Restaurant Management

About half of consumers indicated that a “restaurant’s efforts to reduce food waste, recycle or donate food can be factors in choosing where to dine.” Apply for awards and certifications : Third-party validation goes a long way; look for award opportunities to highlight restaurant sustainability efforts.

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How to Deal with Legal Regulations Affecting Your New Restaurant

Open for Business

Here, we’ll discuss 10 best practices to help you obtain everything you need to open your restaurant legally from the get-go, and then we’ll map out a case study to show you the licenses, permits, certificates, and inspections needed to open a (fictitious) new restaurant in New York City.

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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

Use tech tools to track supplier certifications to be sure your suppliers are consistently practicing proper food safety and quality protocols. Recycle and compost. California has just launched a food waste recycling program, the largest of its kind in the US. Optimize your supply chain.

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Restaurant cleanliness: Importance of cleaning & sanitation in food industry

Clover - Restaurants

Kitchen equipment is visibly dirty. Dirty rags are used to clean food contact surfaces and equipment. Employees aren’t wearing personal protective equipment. Kitchen equipment such as freezers, ovens, ranges, and other large equipment should also be regularly deep cleaned. Walk-in freezers are poorly maintained.

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Organic Waste Recycling for Foodservice: What You Need To Know

Sustainability Beyond the Plate

Until 2016, commercial organic recycling was limited to the dedicated few. If you produce 4 cubic yards* (the size of a standard commercial bin, not the smaller ‘cart’) or more of organic waste per week, you must separate and recycle that waste. Composting can be considered a form of recycling. What do I need to do?

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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

Perfect Daily Grind

The Dubai roaster says the partnership will reduce the environmental impact of its coffee shops, mainly through recycling used coffee grounds. 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.

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