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

Modern Restaurant Management

That’s a lot of waste product coming from a steady diet of fries, chicken tenders and an anything-you-can-imagine-tastes-better-fried culture. While these mandates help the environment and put safer fuel on our roads, it also can unintentionally promote bad practices if the buyer doesn’t track the material back to its source.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-February 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Key figures on food and beverage trends include: 76 percent of adults say they are more likely to visit a restaurant that offers locally sourced food and 79 percent of adults say they are more likely to visit a restaurant that offers healthy menu options. percent between 2015 and 2018, compared with a 2.5 foodservice industry rose 5.3

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6 Strategies To Control Rising Food Costs Of The UAE Restaurants

The Restaurant Times

The food import bill has already reached USD 100 billion in 2015 and is anticipated to grow four times by 2025. Source: Wikipedia. Source: RestoHub. Reduce Waste. The UAE is one of the countries generating the most food waste in the world. A lot of food is wasted when the plates are returned unfinished.

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15 Restaurant Metrics to Know and How To Use Them

7 Shifts

When you keep track of your inventory turnover, you can make sure you're not overordering ingredients, which can lead to high food waste, akin to throwing money away. To calculate sales per labor hour, you need the following: Total revenue, from all sources. Why is inventory turnover ratio important? Ideal Menu Price.

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How to Meet The Needs of Today’s Coffee Shop Customer

Perfect Daily Grind

Nielsen’s 2015 Global Health & Wellness Survey , based on a poll of over 30,000 people from Generation Z through to baby boomers, suggests that 88% will pay more for healthier options. We believe our customers come to Caravan for coffee because they enjoy a) the taste and b) the ethos behind the sourcing. “As Enjoyed this?

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The Top Chefs to Watch in Washington, D.C.

Restaurant Clicks

Chef Spike Mendelsohn is also passionate about food sustainability and combating food waste. opened in 2015 and became a sensation, drawing the attention of the Michelin Guide in 2016, when it was awarded a star. This gesture inspired many other restaurants in the Washington, D.C. area to donate food, as well.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Church’s Goes Hybrid and Curry Up Incentives Now

Modern Restaurant Management

Founded in 2006, Just Salad is the fast-casual restaurant industry’s leading proponent of zero-waste practices. Their investments align capitalism with positive social and environmental impact, driving toward zero-waste “closed loop” systems that benefit people, the planet and business.

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