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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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Additionally, while other smoothie establishments use gallons of water to clean each blender, Ono’s patent-pending automated self-cleaning blender and robotic systems use 28x less water because it only needs to clean the blade and because it’s blended in the customer’s compostable cup.

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Safe Distancing Tech and a Farewell to Foam

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.* Made with #5 polypropylene, customers can recycle the K-Cup® pods by peeling and disposing of the lid, composting or disposing of the grounds, then recycling the remaining empty cup. Dunkin’ launched its DD Green Achievement program in 2014 to help its franchisees build more sustainable and energy-efficient restaurants.

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The Tasting Menu at the End of the World

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Katina uses no tractors or chemicals in her fields; instead, she regenerates the soil with compost, fixes nitrogen with cover crops, and minimizes tillage so as not to disturb the microbiology her team has worked so hard to enrich.

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MRM Research Roundup: Halloween-2019 Edition

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Consumer pressure is mounting to phase out single-use plastics, and replace these with more easily recyclable aluminum and glass, plant-based and compostable “hybrid” plastics, or re-use and re-fill containers. .” Here are some highlights: Single-use plastics: it’s time to go.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

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Sandy was promoted to Director of Information Technology in 2009, and in 2014 she was promoted to Vice President of Information Technology. She is now responsible for all aspects of technology across the Schostak family of companies and office.

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tells a Beautiful Story. Former Employees Say It’s Too Good to Be True.

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By May 2014, when a camera crew from Chef’s Table arrived to shoot an episode dedicated to Barber , Schaible’s enthusiasm was gone. The carrot cutlet, a signature Dan Barber dish that represents the “Third Plate,” served at an event at in 2014. Finally, in late 2014, he gave multiple months’ notice, as was expected at the restaurant.

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Grubhub Grabbed and Contactless is Everywhere

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.” Dixie Ultra Grease Resistant Foodwrap uses a starch-based treatment that helps provide oil and grease resistance and has the potential to degrade naturally after use within industrial composting facilities. That review will be followed by other major composting certification applications. Multiple Traceability.