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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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From beer made from rejected cereal pieces to containers made from organic mushroom waste, food waste will lead the way for more sustainable consumption and innovation. Diverting Food Waste. A new study finds restaurants can play a crucial role in diverting tons more food waste away from the nation's landfills.

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

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To eliminate waste, I always make pickles or fermentations with excess vegetables and dry cure meats for our charcuterie program to utilize any excess proteins. Waste reduction- We practice utilizing our waste as much as we can away from the generalist notion of putting things up as specials.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

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Under Barb’s leadership, TSFR’s Del Taco restaurants consistently broke system wide sales records and TSFR was named franchisee of the year two years in a row. Restaurant and Chef and Leadership award categories will continue to have no fees for entry. Barb also served on the Operations Advisory Committee for Del Taco.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide. Taco Bell's 2020 Commitments.

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MRM People & Places: Game On at Walk-On’s and Gingerbread Houses for Humanity

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The brand recently launched its philanthropic arm – aptly named the Game On Foundation – to support youth sports facilities in the communities it serves. “The future of sports, business, art, medicine – you name it – is in the children around us, making it essential to invest in their success.”

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Stone Barns Claims It’s Fixing Agriculture. Former Employees Say the Farm Was Plagued by Dysfunction.

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Multiple former female employees also allege that the farm’s nearly all-male leadership created a sexist environment in the livestock program, culminating in a 2019 letter-writing campaign to Stone Barns leadership and the resignation of two employees in protest. Pseudonyms are denoted with asterisks.

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Safe Distancing Tech and a Farewell to Foam

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Dunkin’s transition to paper cups will remove approximately one billion foam cups from the waste stream annually. This transition, along with the move to the double-walled paper cups, will remove a collective 19 million pounds of polystyrene from the waste stream annually. franchisees for use in their restaurants.