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Coffee News Recap, 16 Dec: ICO lowers coffee consumption growth forecast to 1% to 2% until 2030, CEPEA says more rainfall needed in Brazil for successful 2022/23 harvest & other stories

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Decafino compostable pouches are made from plant-based polylactic acid plastic, and include food-grade seaweed extract and natural minerals. Specialty Coffee Expo 2023 to take place in Portland, OR from 21 to 23 April. The first qualifying round will take place from 27 to 29 January 2023 at the Baltimore Convention Centre.

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Coffee News Recap, 27 Jan: Proud Mary Coffee to sell Panamanian Gesha for US $150 per cup, PRF El Salvador to host 2023 Salvadoran Barista Championship & other stories

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The next event will be Cup of Excellence Indonesia, which will take place on 16 February. JDE Peet’s to launch fully compostable coffee capsule in 2023. Sintercafé to take place in Costa Rica from 8 to 10 November 2023. The 2023 Cold Brew Championship, which is sponsored by Toddy, will also take place at the two-day forum.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

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But for other segments, namely fine dining and family dining, this holiday actually means an increase in sales as many families travel, get together and celebrate by dining out. Unfortunately, with consumers making more purchases from home, a trend that shows no signs of lessening, eating out is likely to be limited.”

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First Robotic Mobile Restaurant and DoorDash’s Commissary Kitchen

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Additionally, while other smoothie establishments use gallons of water to clean each blender, Ono’s patent-pending automated self-cleaning blender and robotic systems use 28x less water because it only needs to clean the blade and because it’s blended in the customer’s compostable cup. 55 out of the top 100 U.S.

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Blue Hill at Stone Barns Tells a Beautiful Story. Former Employees Say It’s Too Good to Be True.

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There was so much to take in, especially from the head chef, Dan Barber. That spring, he alleges, he was sexually assaulted by a member of the kitchen management, and in the aftermath, was devastated by how the restaurant’s leadership, including Barber, handled his allegation. “I Which education is actually standing out more?”.

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

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It was a wonderful opportunity to educate our guests on bycatch fish (which are the fish picked up in large nets that are typically thrown out) as well as smaller breeds and not the big-name fish (such as halibut, albacore, etc.), Invest in sustainability and take a long view Don’t be wary about upfront costs for sustainability.

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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.