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Beyond the Plate: Evolution and Exploration in the 2024 Restaurant Scene

Modern Restaurant Management

Similarly, Taco Bell Cantina is also reinventing its dining journey by offering a shareables section on its menus, showcasing local artwork, opening kitchens, and serving alcoholic drinks like twisted freezes. Brands can switch to plant-based, compostable containers and cutlery made from renewable materials.

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7 Tips to Reduce Food Waste & Increase Profit Margins

Cheetah

It has been shown that 4-10% of food is lost before it reaches the table, and 17% of what gets served is left uneaten. San Francisco’s mandatory composting ordinance, for example, encourages residents and businesses to reduce their landfill fees by shifting as much as possible to composting.

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Restaurant Kitchen Staff is Key to Food Cost Savings

Restaurant365

A lot of food waste can happen in the last step before it is served to a customer: when your kitchen staff is putting food on the plate. If you do catering or other types of buffet-style serving, you can also consider changing guest choices. A waste log serves two purposes. Engage in Composting. Teach Portion Control.

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Four Ways To Manage Limited Resources And Increase Your Margins

Modern Restaurant Management

While it’s no easy task, the tools needed to create clean environments for preparing and serving food and making smart decisions on resource management exist. By far most of the water that goes into the meals you serve is the water needed to grow the ingredients. Water savings also are hidden in more prosaic activities.

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How To Start A Waste-Free Restaurant In The USA

The Restaurant Times

For a restaurateur, serving food items forms a significant part of the core operations, and a food service license is a must. If you plan to serve liquor, you also need to get a liquor license from the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control agency. Serve takeaways in compostable food containers and packaging.

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How Public Libraries Are Seeding America’s Gardens

EATER

Libraries across the country are fighting food insecurity by offering communities free seeds and gardening education This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Between November 2021 and February 2022, HVSC donated roughly 10,000 seed packets to seed libraries, schools, educational programs, and community gardens. Shutterstock.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The Index examines the digital ordering strategies best serving restaurants as they grow sales and engage with customers. In fact, quality impacts the entire dining experience, including how well equipment functions and ultimately supports the staff’s ability to efficiently serve its guests.” Find the full report here.

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