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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

The EPA estimated that in 2018, the United States wasted 35.3 million tons of food. According to the food waste hierarchy pyramid, source reduction is the ‘best case scenario’ when it comes to food waste. Food Donation. There are many different avenues that can be taken with food donation.

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Zero Restaurant Food Waste for the Environment and Lower CoGS

Restaurant365

While true zero-restaurant food waste is extremely rare, it can be a meaningful goal. Implementing a zero-waste initiative can help minimize your carbon footprint and may even attract new customers who embrace your environmental friendliness. Additionally, limiting your food waste can improve your restaurant’s bottom line.

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Waste Reduction for Better Food and Increased Sales

Modern Restaurant Management

Until recently, Beyond Green Sustainable Food Partners was mainly a foodservice consulting company for schools and other large institutions, and we catered food to preschools on the side. Historically, we have trained cafeteria staff to cook food from scratch while also reducing food and labor waste.

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6 Ways To Enhance Waste Management System To Reduce Restaurant Operating Costs

The Restaurant Times

Food wastage is one of the core problems of UAE restaurants. As per the Food Sustainability Index, a person wastes 494 pounds of food per year in the UAE, which is way higher than in the USA and Europe. High food waste is not just bad for restaurants, it also impacts the environment and food security significantly.

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How to Wield Restaurant Food Costs to Your Advantage

MBB Hospitality

In the restaurant industry, managing food costs is not just an operational task—it’s a strategic imperative. Understanding and optimizing restaurant food costs can be the difference between profitability and financial struggle. This means going beyond the surface to scrutinize every aspect of your food expenses.

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The Trends to Watch in 2022 & Beyond

Future Food

The Trends to Watch in 2022 & Beyond The changing face of Food & Hospitality. 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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Exploring the nutraceutical properties of coffee

Perfect Daily Grind

With growing pressure to minimise the amount of waste produced by the coffee supply chain , there is understandably interest from food and pharmaceutical companies about reusing the byproducts of coffee production as functional ingredients. The global coffee industry generates over 20 billion kilograms of coffee cherry waste annually.

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