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[Podcast] Own Diner’s Attention With Matt Plapp, CEO of America’s Best Restaurants

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Since 2016 our main focus has been to help independent restaurants, and today we help restaurants all over the country. I'll address the, whether if the elephant in the room, if you're an independent restaurant with, I'll say under 20 locations, don't waste your time with an app. Good) restaurant marketing hasn't changed all that much.

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How to Engage Your Employees in Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

2016 reports say that 83 percent of millennials-students and teenagers- are more loyal to companies engaged in environmental issues. If you’re reducing food waste or saving energy and need employees on board, read on. In creating strategies for a recycling and food waste plan, ask them how they would put that into practice.

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3 Ways Restaurants Can be Philanthropic

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Food waste in the United States is a growing issue. In 2016, 72 billion tons of edible food were thrown out, and that number has increased over the last few years. A restaurant POS is designed to help you avoid wasting inventory, but leftover food is still to be expected from most restaurants.

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Organic Waste Recycling for Foodservice: What You Need To Know

Sustainability Beyond the Plate

Until 2016, commercial organic recycling was limited to the dedicated few. If you produce 4 cubic yards* (the size of a standard commercial bin, not the smaller ‘cart’) or more of organic waste per week, you must separate and recycle that waste. It refers specifically to the breakdown of biodegradable waste (e.g.

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Foodservice Forecast 2017: Has Cutting Waste Become More Profitable Than Unit Growth?

Sustainability Beyond the Plate

During his Size and Shape of the Industry presentation, Robin noted that in 2016 Americans made 61 billion visits to restaurants, or about 189 visits per capita. However, there is still plenty of profit to be made by cutting energy waste. The surprising conclusion is that cutting waste has become more profitable than unit growth.

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A Day in the Life of Whole Animal Butcher Heather Marold Thomason

EATER

When Thomason opened her Philadelphia-based whole animal butcher business in 2016, her goal was to improve the local food supply chains that supported farmers.

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How State and County Fairs Are Becoming Tech Savvy

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Arizona (October 7 to 30, 2016). Kansas (September 9 to 18, 2016). North Carolina (October 13 to 23 2016). Oklahoma) Tulsa (September 29 to October 9, 2016). Virginia (September 23 to October 2, 2016). See which states are the most forward-thinking: Southeast Alaska (August 2017). California (July 2017).