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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

The EPA estimated that in 2018, the United States wasted 35.3 According to the food waste hierarchy pyramid, source reduction is the ‘best case scenario’ when it comes to food waste. Fortunately, there are many ways to manage food waste once it has been generated as an alternative to sending it to a landfill.

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Restaurants Save Money with the Right Recycling Practices 

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2018, when China stopped accepting plastics and recycling from the US, waste management professionals wondered whether the recycling industry could survive the loss of a major market for America’s commodity scrap. percent a year, and the plastic recycling market by $14.74 billion by 2024.

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Effective Promotional Ingredients for Going Green

Modern Restaurant Management

A 2018 National Restaurant Association (NRA) State of Restaurant Sustainability survey found that a restaurant’s sustainability efforts can impact a consumer’s choice of restaurants.

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Restaurant Sustainability Efforts and Customer Attraction

The Restaurant Group

According to the National Restaurant Association’s “What’s Hot” report, American Culinary Federation chefs named sustainability and waste reduction in the top trends of the year. The focus of the resulting report is on the conservation of resources, waste management, and consumer insights.

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Four Ways To Manage Limited Resources And Increase Your Margins

Modern Restaurant Management

This is a trend that has been confirmed by a 2018 report from The Hartman Group, which shows that young people are more interested than previous generations in quality cues, transparency and sustainability credentials, and information on ingredients and nutrient density. Use Efficient Equipment. Minimize Waste.

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How to Engage Your Employees in Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2018, the National Restaurant Association listed it at almost 75 percent. 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. “But turnover!”

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

Perfect Daily Grind

“The world we live in is fast-paced, with consumers becoming more and more focused on quality over quantity in many aspects of life,” says Dan Fellows, World Coffee in Good Spirits Champion 2018 and 2019. This doesn’t mean that you’ll need to outfit your store with all new equipment. But quality isn’t enough to win you customers.

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