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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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The Trends to Watch in 2022 & Beyond

Future Food

Compostable and Biodegradable packaging has been and remains to be one of the most highly recommended environmental solutions in the food sector and welcomed by many food retailers, however an ultimate push towards a reduction in disposables, full stop, may be the stimulus for greater uptake in reusables and returnables.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

In their Q3 2019 Food Sector Retail Index, Placer.ai, the world’s most advanced foot traffic analytics platform, looks at ten of the biggest QSR brands to see who came out on top this quarter. Chick-Fil-A drove growth through menu innovation, but more importantly, it was one of the main characters in the much-hyped Chicken Wars saga (8.2

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Top F&B Industry Trends To Watch Out For In 2022

The Restaurant Times

Increasing numbers of people are actively making intentional decisions to compost food waste rather than simply discarding it. Even as companies evolve with digital, so are retailers, such as Kroger KR +2 percent, which recently partnered with tech startup Ocado to construct robotic fulfilment centres.

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The Future of Food is Exciting - Food and Hospitality Trends of 2020

Future Food

This space is receiving enormous focus & financial commitment in the field of continuous product development & innovation. Sustainable food retailing beyond packaging; SMART food establishments, C02 optimized refrigeration and environmental initiatives in construction to reduce the carbon footprint.

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

Marketman

They are innovators in the food service supply chain and are committed to sustainability. PathProven – Innovative processes to ensure meat and seafood are of the highest quality and that their origin can be traced, have been inspected and regulated throughout production. To meet these goals they have four programs.

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

Marketman

They are innovators in the food service supply chain and are committed to sustainability. PathProven – Innovative processes to ensure meat and seafood are of the highest quality and that their origin can be traced, have been inspected and regulated throughout production. To meet these goals they have four programs.