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Skip the Straw: How Restaurants Can Make an Impact

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A group of Whitehall Middle School students known as “The Coral Keepers” founded National Skip the Straw Day in 2017 under the guidance of their advisor, Susan Tate. When they have run their lifetime, the straws will decompose in your regular garden compost pile. The intention behind National Skip the Straw Day on Feb.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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In fact, quality impacts the entire dining experience, including how well equipment functions and ultimately supports the staff’s ability to efficiently serve its guests.” The percentage of cultivated land equipped for irrigation is inadequate to meet global needs.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

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The sweepstakes, featuring a grand prize of $10,000 worth of state-of-the-art tech equipment for an ordering and payment system, and $1,500 worth of carryout packaging, can be found at www.smithfieldgood2go.com. billion valuation in 2017. Before the coronavirus affected the way U.S. and across the world,” said Dr Brooks.

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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Additionally, while other smoothie establishments use gallons of water to clean each blender, Ono’s patent-pending automated self-cleaning blender and robotic systems use 28x less water because it only needs to clean the blade and because it’s blended in the customer’s compostable cup. Parts Town and Heritage Combine.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide. Taco Bell's 2020 Commitments.

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Fast-Casual Academia, Climatarian Menu and Ice Auction

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” When Andrew Cherng began serving on the Dean’s Global Advisory Board in 2017, a partnership between the Cherngs and the college quickly developed—one that was rooted in a shared vision. yrKing, leading food prep equipment manufacturer, has introduced the BBS Flex, a new series of Breader Blender Sifter (BBS) models.

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Wasting Away: Reducing Food (and Energy) Waste for Restaurants

Sustainability Beyond the Plate

A variety of food and energy waste-related subjects were presented during the two sessions including composting, recycling, hardware technologies for reducing pre- and post-consumer food waste streams, software solutions for food rescue, and reducing the use of disposables. Specifically, if you cook less food, does that lower the energy bill?

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