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Trash or Treasure? Used Cooking Oil’s Golden Allure Isn’t Just About its Color

Modern Restaurant Management

In the 1990’s, key players in the rendering industry began producing biofuel from recycled animal fats and cooking oils on a commercial scale. While its value changes with a changing commodities market, UCO’s growing use to produce biofuel has helped keep the price elevated. million worth of used cooking oil.

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47 Scaling Restaurants In Scandinavia To Keep An Eye On (Because They Are Awesome)

Apicbase

They only use certified sustainable fish and organic rice, FSC-certified paper packaging and chopsticks, trays made with 80% recycled plastics, and electricity from CO2-neutral sources. Sabrura is an AYCE buffet of sushi made with first-class ingredients, at a popular price. 10 Outlets. Steak House. Casual Restaurant. 25 Outlets.

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

Perfect Daily Grind

Recyclability & sustainability. And while the production of “virgin” aluminium is energy-intensive, it is infinitely recyclable. A 2019 report from The Aluminium Association found that consumer recycling rates for aluminium cans in the US was almost 50%, while the industry recycling rate was over 63%. 7 plastics.

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A Simple Equation Equals Outstanding Wines

The Wine Knitter

All energy is derived from installed solar panels, and only rainwater run-off is recycled and used in the vineyards, eliminating groundwater irrigation. Erin Green, Winemaker Erin has been with Ehret starting with the 2015 vintage. Since 2015, Ehret Family Wines has been winning awards, and their wines receive high ratings every year.

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Coffee News Recap, 2 Dec: World AeroPress Championship Finals take place in Vancouver BC, Canada, two Peet’s Coffee California locations vote to unionise & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The EU’s final approval of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) mean companies are required to use as little packaging as possible, and that governing bodies will need to ensure that 65% of all packaging waste (including coffee capsules and single-serve products) is recycled by end of 2025.

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Ultimate Grubhub, Red Lobster Catering and Parts in Town

Modern Restaurant Management

Integrating Grubhub’s API with PAR’s cloud-based Brink POS software allows Brink clients to offer a seamless ordering experience with increased accuracy in delivery and pickup times, less menu item and price discrepancies, faster setup times, and lower costs.

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

EATER

For a number of other former employees, what Blue Hill at Stone Barns offered wasn’t worth the price. 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. Amy Huo started in 2016 as an unpaid extern.

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