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July/August 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

The roadwork at issue was two years of construction (from December 2013 to June 2015) which caused dust and debris to migrate into the restaurant and required that the restaurant spend extra time cleaning. The restaurant also replaced its roof and made other improvements to the property as a result of the construction.

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Exploring the compostable coffee capsule market

Perfect Daily Grind

One of these alternatives is compostable coffee capsules. In 2015, The Global Life Cycle of Stainless Steels report found that the average global recycling rate of stainless steel was 85%. What are compostable capsules? There are two certification categories for compostable pods: industrial and home-compatible.

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How a New York City Restaurant Loses Money on a $14 Sandwich

EATER

The choice of an oval container, made of biodegradable and compostable sugarcane pulp, hurtles food costs upward to 24 percent. Since relocating in 2015, Dirt Candy has been one of the handful of full-service American restaurants to operate without tipping. But the cost to make any dish at a restaurant goes beyond the food itself.

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Another Tasty Visit to Alentejo

The Wine Knitter

The Sustainability Program was launched in 2015 by CVRA (Comissão Vitivinicola Regional Alentejana). WASP began with 96 members in 2015 and has grown to 396 members representing about 45% of Alentejo’s vineyard area. More than 80% of the grapes grown here are red, but whites are gaining momentum, especially Antão Vaz.

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How Restaurant Dessert Menus Shaped Our Sweet Tooth

EATER

2008: Cereal Milk launches an empire Christina Tosi invented or popularized a number of household-name desserts — Compost Cookies, Crack Pie ( now Milk Bar Pie ), naked cakes — but her Cereal Milk, which she initially developed at Wylie Dufresne’s wd~50, reshaped the dessert world. It quickly expanded across the U.S.,

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The True Cost of Keeping a Restaurant Open During a Pandemic

EATER

In March, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit the Bay Area, Techamuanvivit was forced to close the original location of Kin Khao, the critically acclaimed Thai restaurant she had opened in 2015 at the Parc 55 Hotel in Union Square.

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What’s the difference between plastic and metal coffee pods?

Perfect Daily Grind

Figures from the European Aluminium Association estimate that in 2015, the aluminium can recycling rate for Europe was over 76%. In response, we’ve seen a rising number of initiatives to combat this – whether that’s compostable or biodegradable products, or increasing access to plastic recycling streams. Enjoyed this?

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