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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

Inspect all food deliveries. Sometimes unscrupulous vendors will attempt to put rotting (or nearly rotting) produce at the bottom of restaurant deliveries. Carefully check each delivery before accepting it or you may be immediately throwing food (and money!) Optimize your supply chain. Recycle and compost.

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Have Delivery Apps Changed What a Restaurant Is?

EATER

The pandemic has forced restaurants to accommodate delivery in order to stay relevant. Although we did offer delivery, our menu decisions, like most of our decisions, had up until that point prioritized the entire dining room experience. Tricky_Shark/Shutterstock. And there’s no going back now.

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ADJUSTING A COOK’S SKILLS TO MEET A CHANGING INDUSTRY

Culinary Cues

The good news is that restaurants are beginning to see an increase in sales as more and more customers return to in person dining in addition to their new habit of ordering for home delivery. Full utilization of ingredients, minimizing waste, composting and portion control will be even more essential than they were in the past.

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

Lavu

Reach out to local shelters, schools, and charitable organizations that are struggling to meet the increased demand for food supplies. It’s time to look at the packaging you use for to-go and delivery orders as we shift from serving customers in dining halls to curbside service and delivery only.

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What’s Packing Your Food? Restaurant Delivery Packaging Trends

Goliath Consulting

A research conducted by US Foods reported that the top complaints from ordering customers included, “food was not warm or fresh” and “food got shaken or messed up during delivery” (3). With more consumers using food delivery services, the demand for better food packaging is stronger than ever. Conclusion.

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4 Quick Steps to Ramp Up Your Takeout Service to Survive

Cheetah

In the San Francisco Bay Area, a region-wide “shelter-in-place” has just been imposed closing all restaurants to only takeout and delivery. Setting up a takeout and delivery service takes time. Here are 4 quick steps to set up a delivery service for your restaurant. Step 1: Decide Quickly on Your Takeout and Delivery System.

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Why Food Delivery Packaging Is the Key to Reestablishing Customer Trust

The Restaurant Times

Though food delivery packaging always played an important role in the restaurant business, post COVID-19, it has become even more essential. Thus, food delivery packaging needs to be as sustainable and efficient as it can. Thus, food delivery packaging needs to be as sustainable and efficient as it can. You ask why?