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How to Reduce and Track Restaurant Food Waste

Xtra Chef

Food waste is a serious environmental and humanitarian issue. But restaurant food waste poses a huge problem for overall profitability in the business: The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that restaurants waste $162 billion in food each year. What Causes Restaurant Food Waste? Food Spillage.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

According to new research from the National Restaurant Association, 72 percent of people want a restaurant gift card this holiday season. Given that the 2019 holiday season is shorter than last year, brands will need strong gift card promotions throughout December to optimize their overall sales. Go with a Restaurant Gift Card.

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5 Ways Your Restaurant Can Go Green While Saving Money

Harbor Touch

Restaurant owners are always looking for ways to save money and cut down on waste. As far as environmental impact, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that 22 percent of waste in landfills comes from food waste , and a whopping 20 percent of the United States’ methane gas emissions come from those landfills.

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Sourcing local ingredients and producing more in-season vegetable focused dishes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to improving our carbon footprint. To eliminate waste, I always make pickles or fermentations with excess vegetables and dry cure meats for our charcuterie program to utilize any excess proteins.

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tells a Beautiful Story. Former Employees Say It’s Too Good to Be True.

EATER

No chef has shaped the 21st-century conversation about the connections between agriculture , cuisine , ecology , health , and climate change more profoundly than Barber. The Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, a nonprofit regenerative farm and educational center, opened in 2004 on the site of a former dairy farm.

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Fast-Casual Academia, Climatarian Menu and Ice Auction

Modern Restaurant Management

With more than 60 percent of diners interested in ordering a take-home DIY meal kit from restaurants1, the Fall Scoop lineup provides a variety of preportioned, prepackaged ingredients ideal for creative takeout options in the form of DIY meal kits and offers operators labor savings, versatility and waste-reduction benefits.

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The Tasting Menu at the End of the World

EATER

An American nod to the elemental luxuries of the Japanese ryokan, or inn, its 11-course kaiseki-style dinners are crafted from meticulously tended ingredients grown on its nearby five-acre farm, where photogenic rows of micro-seasonal produce managed by Katina are bordered by the banks of the Russian River.

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