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For Restaurants Cutting Their Carbon Footprint, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

EATER

As a chef, I have a responsibility to do my best to create good environments for people, customers, and the community,” says Marnell-Suhanosky. They also use 15 percent of the water consumed by commercial buildings in the U.S., “Community, environment. It’s part of my DNA. Food service buildings in the U.S.,

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

Modern Restaurant Management

From salted egg yolks and chili crunch fusions to mushroom-infused teas and freeze-dried fruit powder garnishes, Kimpton’s in-house experts share the standout ingredients, menu items and techniques that will come to the table in 2025.

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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

EATER

Restaurants hoping to make a positive impact on the climate face an enduring challenge: selling their ambitious goals to diners simply looking to have a good time This story was produced in partnership with Civil Eats. The “ PLNT Impact Tracker ” on PLNT Burger’s website wants you to think about what you’re eating.

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Eco‑Friendly Packaging That Won’t Hurt Your Margins

The Rail

For restaurants offering takeout, delivery, or pre-packaged goods, packaging can be a major contributor to waste and carbon emissions. Eco-friendly packaging allows you to align your business with the values of today’s conscious consumers, many of whom are actively looking for companies that reduce waste.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

These trends are driven by Millennial and Gen Z consumers, who are more willing to pay a premium for sustainable products; those consumers also tend to be more online and acutely aware of the impact of business practices on the lives of people and the future of the planet.

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MRM Research Roundup: To-Go Trends, State of the Plate, and Black Market Reservations

Modern Restaurant Management

New data from the National Restaurant Association’s 2025 Off-Premises Restaurant Trends report highlights how off-premises dining has become both a consumer preference and business essential, with the convenience and availability of takeout, delivery, and drive-thru now deeply embedded in everyday life.

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Coffee News Recap, 4 Jul: C price drops below US $3/lb, four new World Coffee Champions crowned in Geneva & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Georgius Audrey Teja from Indonesia is the 2025 World Coffee in Good Spirits Champion, Chen Zhuohao of China clinched the World Latte Art Championship, Thailand’s Chatchalerm (aka BOSS) took the World Cup Tasters crown, and France’s Charles Boyenval secured the Cezve/Ibrik Championship. (New lb over the next 15 months.