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As Consumers Prioritize Sustainability, Forward-Thinking Operators Accommodate

Restaurant Business

When they choose where to dine, that’s no different—for operators, offering sustainable packaging products is a way to generate value, and according to Technomic’s 2023 Value and Pricing Consumer Trend Report, 75% of consumers say value is important or extremely important when deciding where to dine.

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Restaurant Sustainability is About Success, Not Just Recycling.

Ken Burgin

Now more than ever, with soaring supply prices, staff shortages and crazy weather, sustainability makes sense across all business areas – it’s much more than recycled packaging and local vegetables. Check the weekly discoveries on Hospo Reset – information & inspiration for restaurant, cafe & foodservice operators.

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Managing Your Vendor Network: The Key to Economically Sustainable Operations in the COVID Era

Modern Restaurant Management

One thing that many restaurants are not doing right now is taking the time to evaluate the core services that keep their businesses operating. The truth is: waste management, recycling, hood cleaning and grease trap services are more often than not a source of overspending and inefficiency. Centralization: Protection from Overspending.

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Supermarket Food Waste Is a Big Problem. Is Dynamic Pricing the Solution?

EATER

In the bread aisle, you see two loaves identically wrapped; both are perfectly edible, but one is a day older and costs half the price. This is a business practice called dynamic pricing, and it may be coming soon to a supermarket near you. The price is changing throughout the [time] horizon.” Which do you choose?

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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

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. Before implementing any food diversion efforts, it’s helpful to know where the operation currently stands in regard to food waste. Organic Recycling.

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Coffee News Recap, 8 Apr: Coffee prices fall after increasing in 17 consecutive months, ICO drafts new International Coffee Agreement & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Yonder is hoping to purchase a week’s volume of wholesale coffee so that Svit Kavy can continue operations. Fairtrade International announces new Living Income Reference Price for Indonesian coffee producers. Fairtrade launched its first Living Income Reference Price in 2021 for Colombian farmers. cents/lb – a 7.6%

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AMERICAN RESTAURANTS – AN INTERESTING EVOLUTION

Culinary Cues

Despite a steep decline in food prices, many families did without milk or meat.” -The The Great Restaurateurs: A new generation of restaurant operators found a home in established, bustling communities leading way to the “era of the restaurateur”. But the days of the restaurateur-centric operations were fading quickly.

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