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Why Restaurants Are Switching to Intelligent Packaging

Modern Restaurant Management

According to Future Market Insights, since 2021, online food delivery services market is growing at over 9.5% Majority of people believe that compostable packaging can be thrown away with the rest trash and it will decompose on its own. of overall waste generated in 2021. million tonnes or 28.1%

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Summer 2021 Food & Beverage Trends

Goliath Consulting

With the pandemic and climate change being hot topics in recent months, Summer 2021 will have guests wanting to see more healthy and sustainable items on their menu. Especially compostable menus.) According to Yelp’s 2021 Trend Forecast Report , the rate of review mentions of hard seltzer was up 189%. Plant-forward.

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7 Tips to Reduce Food Waste & Increase Profit Margins

Cheetah

San Francisco’s mandatory composting ordinance, for example, encourages residents and businesses to reduce their landfill fees by shifting as much as possible to composting. Unilever’s Hellman’s brand, for example, aired commercials during Super Bowl 2021 and on the web encouraging consumers to reduce food waste at home.

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7 Guest Preference Predictions for 2022

Restaurant365

As we end 2021 and consider the vast increase in takeout, comfort food, and overconsumption of alcohol that took place during the throws of the pandemic, many of us are resolved to doing better in 2022. Fortunately, there are a lot of great options when it comes to recyclable and compostable takeout containers and paper products.

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July/August 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

California Requires Quick Service Restaurants to Make Composting Bins Available : On July 1, a California law, requiring restaurants, malls and other businesses to make composting and recycling bins accessible to customers officially went into effect. Administrative Developments. FDA Resumes Domestic Inspections : On July 10, the U.S.

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What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022?

Hot Schedules

2021 was the Year of the Chickpea, and the trend will carry into 2022 – not just humus, but new products coming to market like chickpea-based ice cream, pastas, and flour. Source eco-friendly products where possible, and look at implementing onsite produce gardens and/or composting. b3lineicon|b3icon-heart-care|?|Heart Heart Care.

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2022 Restaurant Industry Trends: Part 2

The Restaurant Group

They are increasingly adopting compostable packaging materials in food deliveries to reduce their carbon footprint. In October 2021, the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advised Americans to cut their daily sodium intake from 3,400 mg to 3,000 mg by 2023. 5 A Pinch of Salt . Conclusion.

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