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For Restaurants Cutting Their Carbon Footprint, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

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Chef-owner Colleen Marnell-Suhanosky opened the restaurant in 2013 after working for renowned Boston chef Lydia Shire and at various East Coast restaurants, including Gramercy Tavern in New York City. When food waste goes to landfills, it creates methane , a powerful greenhouse gas. Community, environment. It’s part of my DNA.

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Changes at McDonald’s and Reducing Food Waste

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This edition of MRM News Bites features McDonalds, the Food Waste Reduction Alliance, OpenTable, Ordermark, Hudson Group, Hakkasan Group , Waitr and Checkers, ICV Partners, Restaurant Technologies, Diebold Nixdorf and Alto-Shaam. " Reducing Food Waste. Changes at the Top for McDonald's.

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Winnowing Away at Food Waste and Epic Generosity

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Winnow Raises $20M to Fight Food Waste. The company, with US offices located in Iowa City, has recently made headlines in the country, having been selected as a food waste innovator and recipient of the Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Kroger Foundation Grant. 63 million tons of food is wasted every year. ” Marc Zornes.

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How AI Will Save the Restaurant Industry

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According to estimates, the restaurant industry is by itself responsible for approximately hundred million dollars a year of food waste. Restaurants can then adjust their food purchasing decisions accordingly, reducing their spending amounts as well as their contribution to food waste. Integrated Inventory and Purchasing.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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I have been fortunate to work with Sleepy Bee Cafe since its founding in 2013. Waste management programs like recycling, composting, and any food-waste reduction measuring done can also help in this category. We are a breakfast and lunch concept in Cincinnati, Ohio and we have been B Corp certified since January 2023.

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MRM Research Roundup: Top F&B Trends to Watch

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Dash From the Past: A Decade Delivered In 2013, things started off small, with a simple idea. Today, we’re looking back on the decade to see how much our tastes have changed since 2013 and what’s stayed consistent — our passion for chicken sandwiches, for one. Since 2013, more than 600 million (!)

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Actually, Candy Corn Is Great

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A 2013 survey from the NCA showed that only 12 percent of Americans think of candy corn as their favorite treat (and they included “gum and mints” as an option, so the competition wasn’t exactly stiff). Do we recoil at flourless chocolate cake because it shares a texture with human waste? They’re invalid.

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