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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. Full-service restaurants are exempt from this law if employees sort organic waste.

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Exploring the compostable coffee capsule market

Perfect Daily Grind

However, this staggering growth has also led to vast amounts of waste going to landfill around the world. . One of these alternatives is compostable coffee capsules. Although recyclable capsules are an option for consumers, the waste disposal solutions aren’t always straightforward. What are compostable capsules?

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

Perfect Daily Grind

Plastic waste is understandably a major concern for many consumers. Figures from the European Aluminium Association estimate that in 2015, the aluminium can recycling rate for Europe was over 76%. In recent years, concerns about plastic waste have understandably started to increase. Compostable and biodegradable pods.

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

EATER

COMPOST oven: 155 degrees. This was the latest iteration of Blue Hill at Stone Barns’ compost oven, which cooks food in the most sustainable way imaginable — with heat from waste being recycled on-site. The compost egg was such a blatant lie it felt silly,” she says, adding that it left her wondering, “ Why am I doing this? ”.

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13 Best Meat Delivery Services, Subscriptions & Online Butcher Shops

Restaurant Clicks

I can order online home delivery on my own schedule so that I can buy right when I want it, and nothing goes to waste. Starting with its founding in 2015, Crowd Cow believes that convenience and quality shouldn’t be mutually exclusive. Every order is fully carbon-neutral and ships in 100% compostable packaging. ButcherBox.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

When TSFR sold the Burger King busi­ness in 2015, Laura transitioned to the Director of Learning & Development for Del Taco and MOD Pizza. As with all of Power Knot’s biodigesters, the LFC-300FT biodigester weighs the amount of waste food that is ingested, and reports that graphically and numerically on its color touch screen.

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