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3 Simple Ways Restaurants Can Reduce Food Waste this Holiday Season

Xtra Chef

The holiday season can be a boon for many restaurants, but it can also exacerbate an issue that plagues the restaurant industry all year long: food waste. The Issue of Food Waste in the Restaurant Industry. Food waste in the restaurant industry is real. million tons of food waste annually.

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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. Full-service restaurants are exempt from this law if employees sort organic waste.

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Coffee News Recap, 10 Jun: Arabica prices hit 3-month high after drought predicted in Brazil, Pergamino to host Barista Jam at PRF Colombia & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The five-week course explores how climate-induced displacement is affecting vulnerable communities in agriculture-dependent countries – including those growing coffee. Heifer International forms strategic partnership with Ecological Foundation of El Salvador to improve agricultural productivity. The location will be open until 26 June.

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The Top 10 U.S. Food Vendors: Do you know everything you should about your restaurant food vendors?

Marketman

to be certified for their sustainable agriculture and food handling processes. . From fuel usage and energy efficiency to reducing, reusing and recycling, DOT Transportation has made great strides in their sustainability efforts. Using electronic transactions to eliminate paper waste, and leveraging renewable energy sources.

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The Top 10 U.S. Food Vendors: Do you know everything you should about your restaurant food vendors?

Marketman

to be certified for their sustainable agriculture and food handling processes. . From fuel usage and energy efficiency to reducing, reusing and recycling, DOT Transportation has made great strides in their sustainability efforts. Using electronic transactions to eliminate paper waste, and leveraging renewable energy sources.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

From beer made from rejected cereal pieces to containers made from organic mushroom waste, food waste will lead the way for more sustainable consumption and innovation. We find that in nearly three-quarters of countries in the index, less than 10 percent of agricultural land is equipped for irrigation. Global Food Security.

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Coffee News Recap, 27 May: Starbucks to leave Russia, Brazil’s 2022/23 production estimated to fall by 2.3 million bags & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

In partnership with convenience retailer Circle K, the project has resold coffee that would otherwise be disposed of as waste. The focus of the event is to secure a more sustainable future for African coffee farmers and build more resilient agricultural systems. Coffee capsule recycling scheme expands in UK. Thu, 26 May.

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