article thumbnail

July/August 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

Under the ruling, California restaurants may still not serve foie gras to California consumers. However, although customer traffic decreased significantly during the time of construction, the restaurant maintained the ability to serve the same number of customers as it had before the construction began. Administrative Developments.

2020 164
article thumbnail

Why Restaurants Are Switching to Intelligent Packaging

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2020, many restaurants closed their dining rooms and used online food delivery services to not only protect their staff and customers but also to stay relevant and connected with their customers. Majority of people believe that compostable packaging can be thrown away with the rest trash and it will decompose on its own.

Compost 208
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

How a New York City Restaurant Loses Money on a $14 Sandwich

EATER

With a staff of 35, it served only a tasting menu (plus a half-dozen a la carte items available at the bar), guests leisurely eating courses of fennel tagine, seaweed caviar with creme fraiche, or beet yakitori. The choice of an oval container, made of biodegradable and compostable sugarcane pulp, hurtles food costs upward to 24 percent.

article thumbnail

MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The Index examines the digital ordering strategies best serving restaurants as they grow sales and engage with customers. 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.” Find the full report here.

2019 128
article thumbnail

Summer 2021 Food & Beverage Trends

Goliath Consulting

Especially compostable menus.) Dunkin Donut is serving up their popular coffee drinks with nondairy milk such as oat or almond. We mentioned chilies and heat back in our Fall 2020 Trend Post but never expected hot honey to be crowned as Yelp’s 2021 flavor of the year. Plant-forward. Plants will continue growing on menus.

Beverage 103
article thumbnail

How Muslims Are Rethinking the Future of Ramadan

EATER

During the second Ramadan of the pandemic, community groups, like this one in Cairo, are serving iftars to-go. These range from socially distant community service projects to drive-thru iftars served in to-go boxes. In its earlier days, Feed the City took the form of a traditional soup kitchen, where volunteers served hot meals.

article thumbnail

Coffee News Recap, 27 Jan: Proud Mary Coffee to sell Panamanian Gesha for US $150 per cup, PRF El Salvador to host 2023 Salvadoran Barista Championship & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

JDE Peet’s to launch fully compostable coffee capsule in 2023. The multi-year partnership will see the veteran-owned coffee roaster serve its products at NHRA events nationwide. The roaster’s flagship coffee shop will serve three of its signature blends, with the new store set to open in Spring 2023. last year.

2023 112