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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry loses an astounding $162 billion each year in food waste. All restaurants should proactively work to reduce food waste, which will also help you save money, increase profits, spotlight your commitment to sustainability, and help the environment. Between a third and a half of food is wasted worldwide annually.

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Be the Change: How Snooze Prioritizes Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

It’s a role built on purpose, passion and the belief that small actions can create big change. It’s a role built on purpose, passion and the belief that small actions can create big change. As we like to say, it only takes a moment to make a difference. These are all major contributors to our changing environment.

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BRING BACK THE 20 SEAT BISTRO

Culinary Cues

A chef/owner was busy by the stove with an assistant who also washed dishes and bussed tables and out front a single server and maybe, in the busiest of operations, a host/bartender who was likely the spouse of the chef. This business was a reflection of the person, and the person was not a slave to a much larger, more complex beast.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

These trends are driven by Millennial and Gen Z consumers, who are more willing to pay a premium for sustainable products; those consumers also tend to be more online and acutely aware of the impact of business practices on the lives of people and the future of the planet. Green Restaurant and Slow Food were others we considered.

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Four Steps to Manage Restaurant Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

Research from the University of Arizona shows that fast-food restaurants waste 9.55 Considering that the cost of food is the second-largest expense in the restaurant industry, these numbers translate to hundreds of dollars in wasted revenue each day. This way, you can go back and work on the supply and demand metrics.

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Digital Dining and ‘Restaurant Recovery’ Show

Modern Restaurant Management

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature help for small business owners and products for the 'new normal' for restaurants as they reopen. “The ability to customize delivery limits and costs to our customers was especially powerful, as it helped us remain competitive at a cost our business can afford.”

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Exploring the compostable coffee capsule market

Perfect Daily Grind

One of these alternatives is compostable coffee capsules. But even then, biodegradable capsules eventually become microplastics, which have been found in air, waterways, food, and even human blood. What are compostable capsules? There are two certification categories for compostable pods: industrial and home-compatible.

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