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How can coffee shops reduce single-use cup waste? 

Perfect Daily Grind

As they’re difficult to recycle, we can also conclude most of these cups end up going to landfill, where they contribute to a growing waste problem. However, in response to the issue of single-use cup waste, some coffee shops now offer discounts for customers who bring their own reusable cups, as well as other swap schemes.

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How the Pandemic Has Forever Changed the Way We Eat

Modern Restaurant Management

With many restaurants closed for in-person dining on and off throughout the pandemic, the food service industry shifted to delivery and takeout as a business imperative. According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5 Legislators Will Rethink How to Better Manage Product Waste.

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Coffee News Recap, 22 Jul: Brazil arabica prices highest since 1997, Colombian coffee production down 10% in June & other stories

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Volcafe joins the Cool Farm Alliance to reduce carbon emissions in its supply chain. The Swiss coffee trader joined the alliance as part of its new sustainability strategy to reduce its environmental impact in 15 origin countries. The company has been the official coffee supplier for AFC Ajax Amsterdam since 2017. Thu, 21 Jul.

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

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According to UK-based consumer intelligence firm Brandwatch, one of the biggest challenges for the food and beverage industry is staying up to date with consumers’ wants and needs. They state , “The food and beverage industry is seemingly one of the most susceptible to changing trends, micro-trends, and local trends.”.

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

Sustainability Beyond the Plate

The Food Service Technology Center kicked off 2017 with our annual Foodservice Forecast seminar featuring presentations by Foodservice Equipment Reports ‘ Robin Ashton, the California Restaurant Association ‘s Jot Condie and Jessica Lynam, and myself. Richard Young, Director of Education. The real estate boom is over.

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Does grinding frozen coffee damage your grinder?

Perfect Daily Grind

Moreover, in his 2017 US National Coffee Championship routine, winner Kyle Ramage used dry ice to freeze his coffee beans before grinding. In our lab, we use food-safe vacuum sealers, and we have found that the quality of the bags makes a significant difference in terms of preserving freshness.”

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The Link Between Deadly Lettuce Outbreaks and a Warming Planet

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For lettuce growers, even a modest warming of the planet has the potential to accelerate existing risks of foodborne illness in the supply chain — and bring about issues we can’t foresee. In 2010, a review of climate change and food safety concluded that climate change “may have an impact on the occurrence of food safety hazards.”