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Adding Sustainable Alcohol Options to Your Restaurant

The Rail

By Indiana Lee, Contributor Adding a popular drinks menu to your current offering is a great way to improve your profitability and pad your margins. A well-tailored alcohol menu can help you attract a different kind of consumer and may help you claw back some of the costs associated with pandemic-era inflation rates.

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Four Steps to Manage Restaurant Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

Whichever your specific goals are, they will fall under one of the following categories: reduce waste production, reuse and recycle. You can also consult your employees and customers when doing the waste audit. Reuse and Recycle. now recycle their waste. This is the best way to support recycling programs.

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How can coffee shops reduce single-use cup waste? 

Perfect Daily Grind

As they’re difficult to recycle, we can also conclude most of these cups end up going to landfill, where they contribute to a growing waste problem. You may also like our article on why recycling single-use coffee cups is so difficult. Can you recycle single-use cups? Read on to learn more about what they had to tell me.

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

The Restaurant Times

Conduct Waste Audits. You need to conduct waste audits to know the exact amount of food waste that gets generated from various sources. The goals and benefits of the waste audit must be clear to the team so that it can proactively contribute to the audit and come together to refine the waste management system.

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The New Order: Five Important Focus Areas for Greener Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

For the necessary packaging, try to opt for biodegradable materials and packaging with a high recycled content. Owners can engage with sustainability experts and undergo audits on their existing practices, helping them understand their current ecological footprint and what they need to prioritize to get that down.

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Winterizing Your Restaurant: Navigating Challenges and Ensuring Sustainability

The Rail

Fortunately, there are sustainable practices you can employ to lower utility costs , including: Conducting an energy efficiency audit : Knowing is half the battle, and energy efficiency audits can provide a baseline to measure the impact of your sustainability efforts.

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Restaurant cleanliness: Importance of cleaning & sanitation in food industry

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Restaurant owners should regularly audit staff cleaning and sanitation procedures to ensure there aren’t dangerous violations that could impact your customers or operations. Regularly audit your practices. Empty trash, recycling, and organic waste. Clean menus. You can also post fliers for additional tips and education.