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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. You may also like our article on why recycling single-use coffee cups is so difficult. Can you recycle single-use cups? Read on to learn more about what they had to tell me.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

While restaurant sales were lower for November of 2018, November of 2019 did not include the same holiday headwinds. Second, the shift of Thanksgiving into December of 2019 converts from tailwind to headwind this month. percent from 2018 to 2019, sales for the whole weekend only increased about four percent. First, at 2.1

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MRM Plant-Based: Five Easy Ways To Increase Your Sales (Without Cauliflower Pizza)

Modern Restaurant Management

Grubhub released its annual “ Year In Food ” report, highlighting the top trends of 2019 and found that vegan and vegetarian orders rose by 27 percent in popularity overall in 2019 as compared to 2018. Sustainability. It’s obvious the demand for plant-based food is a growing trend.

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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. Composting can be considered a form of recycling.

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How Have Catering Supplies Transformed in 2019?

Modern Restaurant Management

If catering companies want to keep up with consumer trends, they must start focussing on sustainably and how their products can support social change. By 2025, McDonald’s plans to recycle guest packaging in 100 percent of its restaurants. Cheap and easy solutions are no longer enough.

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Coffee News Recap, 30 Sep: SCA announces 2022 WBC and WBrC winners at MICE, new study links daily coffee consumption with increased longevity & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Coffee Planet partners with The Waste Lab to implement sustainable waste solutions. The Dubai roaster says the partnership will reduce the environmental impact of its coffee shops, mainly through recycling used coffee grounds. OCRI uses recyclable and compostable packaging and has reduced food waste in its coffee shops to less than 3%.

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3 Simple Ways Restaurants Can Reduce Food Waste this Holiday Season

Xtra Chef

The guide serves as a resource for restaurant sustainability directors, owners and other leaders in the industry who are developing and implementing food waste reduction strategies. According to Ecocycle, one of the largest non-profit recyclers in the US, less than 15% of restaurant food waste is collected for composting.

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