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Roadmap to Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

There is not one simple thing a company can do to be more sustainable–there are dozens that need to done every day, but they are doable. Over the past 30 years, she has been the architect of their groundbreaking approach to responsible purchasing and a leading force behind their pivotal shift toward sustainability.

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Certifications and direct trade in the coffee industry

Perfect Daily Grind

There is also no specific “direct trade” certification for coffee – and as such, the definition of it can be used rather loosely in the coffee industry. To learn more about the relationship between direct trade and certifications in the coffee industry, I spoke with two coffee professionals who work with private certification initiatives.

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Revolutionizing Restaurant Supply Chains: The Impact of AI on Transparency, Validation, Verification, and Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

It can help improve restaurants’ transparency, validation, verification, and communication, driving key performance indicators (KPIs) like increased customer satisfaction, trust, and loyalty. Here, AI can help verify suppliers’ compliance with audit and certification standards. Improving sustainability. Driving KPIs.

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Effective Promotional Ingredients for Going Green

Modern Restaurant Management

Consumers are prioritizing sustainability when it comes to dining choices, driving a trend for going green in the restaurant industry. Concerned about climate change and the environment, these consumers are increasingly spending their dining dollars with restaurants demonstrating sustainability initiatives.

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The New Order: Five Important Focus Areas for Greener Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

Luckily, a commitment to more sustainable operations can coexist with healthy profits, and even growing margins. Below are five important areas of focus for restaurant and catering professionals who are re-imagining their operations for a newer, more sustainable normal. First Priority: Getting Smarter.

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Do specialty coffee consumers actually want to be more connected to farmers?

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Forging connection to origin: a specialty “special” One of the main selling points of specialty coffee is that it is more sustainable, traceable, and transparent than commodity-grade coffee. He explains that most specialty coffee brands want to demonstrate that they source and purchase their products fairly and sustainably.

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Understanding Restaurant Guests’ Restroom Preferences

Modern Restaurant Management

In addition, there are toilet paper and paper towel dispensers made from recovered ocean plastic, meeting the continuously increasing consumer demand for sustainable solutions. Creating a touch-free environment, increasing cleaning and disinfecting frequency and purchasing sustainable hygiene solutions are three simple starting points.