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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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Best Summer Cocktail Trends of 2019

Lavu

We’ve scoured the Web, spoken to in-the-know bartenders, and taste-tested the newest drinks to bring you the best summer cocktail trends of 2019. After all, 2019 is the summer of the smoky cocktail (see below). Another summer 2019 cocktail trend, predicted by Rob, is muddled seasonal fruits. Smoke Your Drinks.

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How can coffee shops reduce single-use cup waste? 

Perfect Daily Grind

In 2019, the leaders of 170 countries pledged to “significantly reduce” their use of plastics (including disposable coffee cups) by 2030. As more and more countries implement bans on single-use cups and plastics , we’ve seen the number of biodegradable, compostable, and recyclable alternatives increase. Can you recycle single-use cups?

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What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022?

Hot Schedules

E xperts predict the global hotel industry in 2022 will return to 80 percent of 2019 demand — as more vacationers return to the fold and business travelers book trips once more, how have your offerings adapted to post-pandemic consumer demands? What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022? b3lineicon|b3icon-tray|?|Tray. Modern Dining.

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How to Reduce and Track Restaurant Food Waste

Xtra Chef

You should also train kitchen staff to make each recipe exactly as it’s written, including its final serving size. For example, Toast’s 2019 Restaurant Success Report states that 38% of restaurants reuse kitchen trimmings to reduce waste. Excess that can’t be repurposed can be considered for composting instead.

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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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How Public Libraries Are Seeding America’s Gardens

EATER

The seed library in Mystic is just one of a number that have sprouted up around the country over the last decade — including in Georgia, California, Colorado, Arizona, and Maine — as libraries turn to seeds to help them meet the daily needs of the communities they serve in new ways. Pandemic-Driven Change.