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OUR DAILY BREATH: CHEFS AND RESTAURATEURS – DON’T WASTE THIS TIME

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Our first job is certainly to protect ourselves and our families, to stop the spread of the virus in every way within our individual power, but time wasted now will come back to bite us in the near future. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG. To fail to recognize that EVERYTHING WILL BE DIFFERENT is a formula for real failure.

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How To Start A Waste-Free Restaurant In The USA

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Globally, food waste generates 4.4 This is one of the reasons why food waste has been gaining momentum over the past few years. In the US, food waste and related packaging account for almost 45% of the material that goes into landfills. Step-by-step Guide For Starting A Waste-Free Restaurant In The US.

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Shifting Priorities During COVID-19: Waste Goes up as Restaurants aim to Stop the Spread of the Pandemic

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Waste production is going up as business owners around the world swap their waste reduction initiatives out with ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19. If your restaurants want to reduce waste even amidst the current crisis, there’s still plenty you can do. Donate Food Waste to Local Charities. Paperless ordering.

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Hotel Profit Margins Decreasing? Five Steps to Reducing Waste

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Five Steps to Reducing Waste. The Impact of Food Waste. U S hotels contribute to the generation of 131 billion pounds of food waste every year , resulting in an enormous environmental impact, and a big dent to profit margins. Waste stretches beyond the physical, say, head of lettuce you’re throwing in the trash.

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IT’S TIME FOR RESTAURANTS TO PLANT THE SEEDS AND HARVEST THE TALENT

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Far too often we invest our time in addressing the effects of a challenge rather than the source of the roadblocks that appear. Restaurant waste nips away at profitability – why? This was evident in news articles, books, television, movies, and blog posts, and a 24/7 food network. www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG.

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Five Ways to Reduce Waste

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Five Ways to Reduce Waste. The Impact of Food Waste. US Restaurants generate between 22 and 33 billion pounds of food waste every year. All that waste adds up. The EPA estimates that food waste is the single largest category in any given landfill. First, all the resources required to produce it are wasted.

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ADJUSTING A COOK’S SKILLS TO MEET A CHANGING INDUSTRY

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So, as life starts to transition to a level of normalcy, restaurants may find that the pandemic opened the door to a viable, additional source of revenue that isn’t going away. Full utilization of ingredients, minimizing waste, composting and portion control will be even more essential than they were in the past. CAFÉ Talks Podcast.

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