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Restaurants Diversify Cooking Oils and Optimize Operations as Prices Soar

Cheetah

Cooking oil prices reached an all time high this October. Operators are diversifying oil types and supply sources, while adjusting menus and learning how to prolong fry life. . Cooking Oil Prices Triple amidst Global Shortages. The first years of the pandemic came after nearly 6 years of low vegetable and crude oil prices.

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Coffee News Recap, 7 Oct: Severe weather forecast across several of Brazil’s coffee-growing regions, Nestlé commits US $1 billion to sustainable coffee production & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

As part of the initiative, local artists in three US cities – Atlanta, Milwaukee, and Portland, OR – designed street art murals to raise awareness of sustainability issues in the coffee supply chain. Following a severe frost in July 2022 and several recent droughts, Brazil is expected to yield its lowest arabica crop since 2014.

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Restaurant Trends in the Farm-to-Table Movement

Next Restaurants

As the demand for healthier and whole foods that were responsibly-sourced grew, the movement officially began. But when guests enjoy farm-to-fork cuisine, it means the ingredients can easily be tracked to a specific source, whether that’s several local farms or one specific farm. Dining for Sustainability.

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Deconstructing Russia’s Coffee Market

Perfect Daily Grind

During this time, people would go through great trouble to source green beans to roast and grind at home. To this day, tea dominates the country’s hot drink sales, accounting for around 60% of all beverages sold between 2009 and 2014. As a result, instant coffee made up just over 60% of the coffee consumed in 2014.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

Modern Restaurant Management

This capability can prove invaluable for refining pricing strategies, optimising ingredient and waste management, and planning forthcoming shifts, among other benefits. In 2024, we anticipate a continued evolution, where technology and sustainability will play pivotal roles in reshaping the culinary experience. The first gusto!

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Pay-What-You-Can Markets Provide Produce for the Common Good

EATER

percent for food prices last summer — the largest increase since 1981. Shoppers are told the full price of the food and given the opportunity to pay 25, 50, 75, or 100 percent of that price for a maximum of $30 off their total purchase. We have seen a large increase in prices for everything that we use on the farm.

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

EATER

Located on a working farm that was once part of a sprawling Rockefeller estate, the restaurant is a beacon of the sustainable food movement. By May 2014, when a camera crew from Chef’s Table arrived to shoot an episode dedicated to Barber , Schaible’s enthusiasm was gone.

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