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The Cost of B-ing Good

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Read any article enumerating the current or emerging trends in restaurants and retail and you will see ideas of health and wellness, environmental sustainability, and brand authenticity coming to the fore. But is B Corp certification something restaurants should pursue? Green Restaurant and Slow Food were others we considered.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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Growing Momentum for Plant-Based and Local Sourcing The movement towards plant-based foods and locally sourced ingredients will continue to gain momentum in 2025, reducing overall food waste through better inventory management and demand forecasting. Additionally, supply chain disruptions can complicate sourcing efforts.

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How to Add Products to Your Restaurant’s Sales Mix

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One option is to develop and manufacture products that can be used and sold in the restaurant as well as in retail outlets. Other ways to source the key products to manufacture: What’s the most popular item on your menu—that one dish that you’re known for? Getting into Retail. Packaging and Design.

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Is Your Ghost Kitchen Haunted by Food Safety Breaches?

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The National Retail Federation called ghost kitchens a $43 billion industry , and Hospitality Technology predicts that number will rise to $71.4 Make sure food comes from safe source s. Use software solutions to manage supplier certifications. billion by 2027. Thermometers should be calibrated at the beginning of each shift.

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Roadmap to Sustainability

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Once sustainability rises to the top of the to-do list, the next hurdle is lack of information about the sources of the food they are buying and the practices used to produce it. Restaurant operators can think of sustainability in three phases: sourcing, operations, and disposal. Actions like waste reduction are actually cost savers.

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AI Flips into White Castle and Resetting America

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Certification. After almost three years of following a strict process, Valrhona has earned the B Corporation® certification. B Corporation certification measures company performance in five areas: governance, workers, customers, community and environment. retail bags, and 5 lb bags. ” Valrhona Secures B-Corp.

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What Are Crytpo Restaurants Serving Up?

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The coffeehouse chain will become one of Bakkt's flagship retailers and embrace crypto through its payment app. Here, members join by buying a nonfungible token (NFT), which is a certificate of authenticity using a distinctive string of characters in connection to a blockchain. Flyfish Club. Ethereum which is about $7,557 today.

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