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How can specialty coffee push for a circular economy model?

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This ranges from using more sustainable processing methods on farms to using recyclable and compostable packaging. Some coffee shops and roasters have already been operating in a circular economy for decades. The company powers all of its equipment – including the roaster – using solar energy.

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An Environmentally Friendly Strategy to Reduce Restaurant Costs

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Food production and consumption currently constitute over 30 percent of international greenhouse gas emissions, and the world food system’s ecological footprint is expected to greatly expand in the next few decades following an increase in world population, which is expected to reach 10 billion by 2050.

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Skip the Straw: How Restaurants Can Make an Impact

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At current rates of production, plastic pollution in the ocean will outweigh fish pound-for-pound by 2050. When they have run their lifetime, the straws will decompose in your regular garden compost pile. That’s the equivalent of setting five garbage bags full of trash on every coastline around the world. Going Beyond the Straw.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

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” “We were on a path to integrate more technology into our operations before COVID-19 and found ourselves fast-tracking during the pandemic so that we could get back to business as fast as possible, serve our customers and keep our people employed,” said Kevin Youkilis, owner of Loma Brewing Company. ” Tastewise Data.

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