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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

Donation, composting, and organic recycling are all available options to restaurant operators attempting to reduce the amount of food scraps entering their solid waste bins. The next time that your restaurant prepares a pan of food that goes uneaten, or has an inventory order that surpasses demand, think donation. Composting.

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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

Food takes up more space in US landfills than anything else. Restaurant operators would be wise to take the following steps to reduce food waste and save money. Upgrade inventory and ordering systems with the latest technology. Efficient ordering and stock rotation will minimize food spoilage and waste. Train your staff.

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How can specialty coffee push for a circular economy model?

Perfect Daily Grind

This ranges from using more sustainable processing methods on farms to using recyclable and compostable packaging. When carried out effectively, a circular economy minimises environmental impact. To find out more about a circular economy model in coffee, I spoke with Mark Zhou, founder of sustainable packaging company MTPak Coffee.

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Zero Restaurant Food Waste for the Environment and Lower CoGS

Restaurant365

Post-consumer waste is everything that’s wasted after it reaches your guests, like leftovers that get thrown out after they’re served. Take a deep dive into the items that have the largest variance to find the cause of waste. Ordering too much inventory can lead to wasted food or dishes that are served past their peak of freshness.

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Shifting Priorities During COVID-19: Waste Goes up as Restaurants aim to Stop the Spread of the Pandemic

Lavu

Waste production is going up as business owners around the world swap their waste reduction initiatives out with ways to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The climate was improving, and providing food orders began rolling in, including a significant request for a 100-man occasion, settled in advance for the next week. Paperless ordering.

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Food Service Trends to Know in 2024

Restaurant Engine

In this article, we take a broad look at food service trends to know in 2024. Nearly 60% of people say that restaurant sustainability practices are somewhat influencing when choosing where to dine out. So, you can bet that one of the 2024 trends to look out for is sustainability practices. Use organic ingredients.

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How can coffee shops reduce single-use cup waste? 

Perfect Daily Grind

To find out, I spoke with four coffee professionals involved with the HuskeeSwap reusable cup programme. It’s estimated that it takes around 20 million trees and 12 billion gallons of water to produce 58 billion paper cups every year. But how do these initiatives work? And what are the benefits – for both coffee shops and consumers?

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