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Restaurants Save Money with the Right Recycling Practices 

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2018, when China stopped accepting plastics and recycling from the US, waste management professionals wondered whether the recycling industry could survive the loss of a major market for America’s commodity scrap. While recycling costs have undeniably increased, demand for high quality recyclables is still growing.

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Is Used Kitchen Equipment Worth The Money?

The Restaurant Times

When opening a new restaurant, bakery, or cafe, one of the first things that pops up in one’s mind is buying kitchen equipment. This is where used kitchen equipment comes into the picture. As necessary as kitchen equipment is, it is possible to lower its cost by opting for second-hand apparatus. Source: RestoHub.

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QSR Brands Can Leverage Technology to Overcome a Recession

Modern Restaurant Management

Smart kitchen equipment, such as automated stove tops and automatic recycling oil fryers, make order fulfillment easier, faster, and more consistent. Technology, such as AI software, is now being used to help identify where improvements can be made to make the sourcing process even more efficient and cost effective.

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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

According to the food waste hierarchy pyramid, source reduction is the ‘best case scenario’ when it comes to food waste. Donation, composting, and organic recycling are all available options to restaurant operators attempting to reduce the amount of food scraps entering their solid waste bins. Organic Recycling.

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Can you run a zero-waste coffee shop?

Perfect Daily Grind

Essentially, the concept of zero waste is based on the elimination of waste, mainly through reusing and recycling products, materials, and packaging. This is a daunting task considering that a staggering 91% of all plastics ever produced haven’t been recycled – ending up in landfills and oceans around the world instead.

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How can heat retention & recirculation help specialty coffee roasters to improve efficiency?

Perfect Daily Grind

This includes the efficiency of the equipment they use. As well as utilising some kind of heat source (usually either gas or electric), most roasters have an in-built fan or pump. A roaster’s heat source and ventilation system are constantly working in unison. As such, it’s key for roasters to efficiently control it.

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How do specialty coffee shops filter water for coffee?

Perfect Daily Grind

Firstly, you want to protect your espresso machine and equipment from corrosion or the build-up of limescale, which reduces efficiency. In terms of protecting equipment from corrosion and limescale, higher levels of minerals and compounds in water can leave chalky deposits – especially in espresso machine pipes and boilers.

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