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How Do We Get People to Compost?

EATER

Composting is good for everything and everyone, but food waste continues to be a major problem In the United States, food waste amounts to a whopping 30 to 40 percent of the food supply. New York City, on the other hand, introduced a curbside composting program that failed completely because there was little incentive to participate.

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Restaurant Sustainability Efforts and Customer Attraction

The Restaurant Group

For some time now, the members of the foodservice industry in some areas have been forced, at a minimum, to practice proper waste disposal and recycling. However, in many cases, it required regulation and time-consuming oversight. More than 60% recycle cardboard/paper and fats/oils/grease. 14% compost some food waste.

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What’s Packing Your Food? Restaurant Delivery Packaging Trends

Goliath Consulting

According to Technomic, a food industry research firm, 64% of consumers consider high quality packaging an important factor in deciding where to order food (1). With more consumers using food delivery services, the demand for better food packaging is stronger than ever. The packaging is important to meet this need” (2). Presentation.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

In the case of most of the concepts in these segments, Thanksgiving means significantly less traffic and even closed locations as consumers gather at home for meals with friends and family. Unfortunately, with consumers making more purchases from home, a trend that shows no signs of lessening, eating out is likely to be limited.”

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The Trends to Watch in 2022 & Beyond

Future Food

Whilst some food and hospitality businesses chose to pivot their businesses early, out of necessity, others have elected to respond to changes in consumer preferences and are quickly reshaping the food and hospitality landscape in front of our eyes.

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The Top 10 U.S. Food Vendors: Do you know everything you should about your restaurant food vendors?

Marketman

But, consumers are increasingly curious as to where the meat, fish, produce and dairy products used to create your mouth-watering dishes come from. And this is just the start of a growing list of consumer concerns. They are innovators in the food service supply chain and are committed to sustainability.

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The Top 10 U.S. Food Vendors: Do you know everything you should about your restaurant food vendors?

Marketman

But, consumers are increasingly curious as to where the meat, fish, produce and dairy products used to create your mouth-watering dishes come from. And this is just the start of a growing list of consumer concerns. They are innovators in the food service supply chain and are committed to sustainability.