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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

EATER

And even if we could, doing so won’t grant us the overarching agency or control that so many unrestrained, greenwashed fantasies advertise: Dining at one climate-conscious restaurant does not make the broader restaurant industry sustainable.

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MRM Research Roundup: Midyear Report Card, Cowboy Carter Boost, and the Evolving Pumpkin Craze

Modern Restaurant Management

representing a wide range of titles, organizational sizes, and advertising budgets. A third of respondents (31 percent) cited the lack of a unified customer view as their biggest data blind spot, while 43 percent reported that it is moderately challenging to measure the ROI of their media and advertising efforts. Residents waste 8.1

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User-Generated Content: Transforming Your Diners into Your Best Marketers

Restaurant Engine

Your diners trust other people whove dined with you more than they trust your advertising. By promoting UGC, you can market your restaurant without a large advertising budget. As an added tip, consider sustainable, compostable packaging. Why is UGC So Powerful for Restaurants? What does this mean for you? UGC builds a community.

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28 Strategies to Cut Costs in the Restaurant Business

Lavu

Another solution is to start a composting program for food scraps and other organic waste. By turning these scraps into compost, you can reduce the amount of waste that ends up in landfills. Taking proactive steps to minimize waste can save money and make the food industry more sustainable and responsible.

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Carry-Out Services: 7 Brilliant Marketing Strategies to Launch Your Restaurant’s New Offering

Restaurant Engine

6: Use Geotargeted Ads Paid digital advertising, and especially hyper-local campaigns, can get your carry-out service in front of the right people at the right time. Consider compostable or recyclable packaging and send a note along telling your customers you care about the environment. Exclusive rewards for online or app-based orders.

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7 Guest Preference Predictions for 2022

Restaurant365

Fortunately, there are a lot of great options when it comes to recyclable and compostable takeout containers and paper products. Reusable, recyclable, and compostable are the three major categories that fall under the sustainable packaging category. Each provides something different.

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Restaurants Avoiding Big Delivery Apps Have to Get Creative

EATER

To translate this aesthetic to go, takeout food is creatively wrapped in compostable packaging and adorned with colorful custom labels. And these companies have deep advertising and marketing pockets; DoorDash just announced its first Super Bowl ad, featuring actor and rapper Daveed Diggs and a few Sesame Street muppets.