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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

Donation, composting, and organic recycling are all available options to restaurant operators attempting to reduce the amount of food scraps entering their solid waste bins. Audit the waste stream and try to identify current trends and how much waste is actually being generated. Composting. Organic Recycling.

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How can coffee shops reduce single-use cup waste? 

Perfect Daily Grind

To find out, I spoke with four coffee professionals involved with the HuskeeSwap reusable cup programme. It’s estimated that it takes around 20 million trees and 12 billion gallons of water to produce 58 billion paper cups every year. But how do these initiatives work? And what are the benefits – for both coffee shops and consumers?

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Winterizing Your Restaurant: Navigating Challenges and Ensuring Sustainability

The Rail

By Indiana Lee, Contributor As we begin to move out of the fall season and into the winter, restaurant and bar owners are making preparations for what tends to be a challenging season. Taking steps to prepare for the worst has the joint effect of saving you from having to make unexpected repairs and sheltering you from liability.

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6 Ways To Enhance Waste Management System To Reduce Restaurant Operating Costs

The Restaurant Times

The waste management team should ensure compliance with the do’s and don’ts outlined in it and also take additional measures to track food wastage, wherever required. Conduct Waste Audits. You need to conduct waste audits to know the exact amount of food waste that gets generated from various sources. Categorize The Waste.

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How To Start A Waste-Free Restaurant In The USA

The Restaurant Times

Craft a business plan based on your specific requirements while taking cognizance of the company’s objectives, business-related factors, and other general operations. Besides, ensure that the concept of your restaurant helps it stand out among the competition in the locality. So, the step-by-step guidance is as follows: 1.

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Coffee News Recap, 30 Sep: SCA announces 2022 WBC and WBrC winners at MICE, new study links daily coffee consumption with increased longevity & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

This year’s World Coffee and Tea Expo to take place in Lagos, Nigeria from 1 to 3 December 2022. OCRI uses recyclable and compostable packaging and has reduced food waste in its coffee shops to less than 3%. The company partnered with Eden Reforestation Projects to carry out the initiative. Take a look. Fri, 30 Sep.

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Restaurants Save up to 10% on Food Costs by Reducing Waste

Cheetah

First Things First: Waste Audit Without conducting a waste audit you will not know the amount of food waste you produce. Separate paper, plastic, glass and cardboard, which are recyclable, food that can be redirected as compost, or simply landfill. Weigh and record all the different categories.

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