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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

B Corp Certification, a credential bestowed by the non-profit organization B Labs, is a way for businesses to address those concerns and more as they undertake an in-depth auditing process, and come out with a seal of authenticity around their sustainability and social responsibility claims and a branding kit to help promote it.

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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

Proper inventory management is essential to decreasing food waste and saving related expenses. All employees should practice proper “first in, first out” inventory management. Use tech tools to track supplier certifications to be sure your suppliers are consistently practicing proper food safety and quality protocols.

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Effective Promotional Ingredients for Going Green

Modern Restaurant Management

These practices include using energy efficient lighting (79 percent of restaurant operators said they use CFL or LED lighting), engaging in recycling (65 percent of operators recycle cardboard and paper) and reducing food waste (22 percent donate leftover food and 14 percent compost food waste).

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Tapping into the Trend of Sustainable Coffee in Dining

The Rail

Indeed, with coffee drinkers trying to drink a product that echoes their values, this is information that restaurant owners and managers need. Think recycling and composting food waste. This short blog looks into these factors and points out how you can tap into this growing market segment.

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Exploring the compostable coffee capsule market

Perfect Daily Grind

One of these alternatives is compostable coffee capsules. What are compostable capsules? He tells me: “A truly compostable coffee capsule is one that has been verified to be able to break down under certain conditions. There are two certification categories for compostable pods: industrial and home-compatible.

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An Ethos Worth Investing In

Modern Restaurant Management

We invest a bit more in working with suppliers that have third-party certifications ensuring they fish sustainably. Surprisingly, at a certain point in quantity, compostable flatware can be purchased for the same rate as the unsustainable plastic option. As a result, we have a happy team that stays with us longer and is happy at work.

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Can you run a zero-waste coffee shop?

Perfect Daily Grind

To address this problem, some coffee businesses are opting for more sustainable approaches to waste management, including circular economy models. This is widely considered to be the first implementation of official zero-waste management practices in the US. I worked as a barista and coffee shop manager for more than six years.

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