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Why Restaurants Are Switching to Intelligent Packaging

Modern Restaurant Management

This can happen at any point in the food preparation process, including the packing of meals for takeaway and delivery. Intelligent packaging allows restaurant owners to charge premium amount for well packaged meal, as consumers believe that sustainable packaging has a higher perceived value.

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How can coffee shops reduce single-use cup waste? 

Perfect Daily Grind

As they’re difficult to recycle, we can also conclude most of these cups end up going to landfill, where they contribute to a growing waste problem. As they’re difficult to recycle, we can also conclude most of these cups end up going to landfill, where they contribute to a growing waste problem. But how do these initiatives work?

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Coffee News Recap, 30 Sep: SCA announces 2022 WBC and WBrC winners at MICE, new study links daily coffee consumption with increased longevity & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

revenue growth in 2021, bolstered by rising Nespresso sales. Nestlé states Nespresso was a significant contributor to overall sales growth. Coffee Planet partners with The Waste Lab to implement sustainable waste solutions. Registration is now open. Starbucks opens its 6,000th store in mainland China. Nestlé UK reports 13.2%

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Exploring the compostable coffee capsule market

Perfect Daily Grind

But as demand for more sustainable products in the coffee industry increases, the number of alternatives for plastic capsules is also rising. One of these alternatives is compostable coffee capsules. You may also like our article on whether coffee capsules can be sustainable. Problems with materials used in capsules.

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6 Ways To Enhance Waste Management System To Reduce Restaurant Operating Costs

The Restaurant Times

As per the Food Sustainability Index, a person wastes 494 pounds of food per year in the UAE, which is way higher than in the USA and Europe. Furthermore, to reduce inventory wastage, you need to manage it properly which will be discussed in the next point. . Food wastage is one of the core problems of UAE restaurants.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

Topline numbers show robust restaurant sales growth during November. Same-store sales growth was 1.6 percent in November, which represents the third consecutive month of positive sales growth and the strongest since January. Thanksgiving typically represents lower sales volumes for most industry segments.

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5 Ways Your Restaurant Can Go Green While Saving Money

Harbor Touch

Here are five ways you can recycle, increase sustainability, and save money all at the same time. Many areas provide green trash pick-up where you can recycle plant products into compost; check with your local solid waste program. Recycle your cooking oil and grease waste so it can be used as biofuel.

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