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Restaurant Sustainability is About Success, Not Just Recycling.

Ken Burgin

Sustainability is about survival and prosperity – can we put that upfront? Now more than ever, with soaring supply prices, staff shortages and crazy weather, sustainability makes sense across all business areas – it’s much more than recycled packaging and local vegetables.

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Emerging from COVID With a More Sustainable Approach

Modern Restaurant Management

While times are difficult right now, it could be the perfect opportunity to consider making some changes to your business model, including shifting to a more sustainable approach for the future. Let’s take a look at a few sustainable practices and why now might be the perfect time to make more planet-friendly choices for your business.

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How can specialty coffee push for a circular economy model?

Perfect Daily Grind

In many industries around the world, sustainability continues to be a pressing issue – and the coffee sector is no exception. This ranges from using more sustainable processing methods on farms to using recyclable and compostable packaging. You may also like our article on how sustainable coffee packaging is.

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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

All restaurants should proactively work to reduce food waste, which will also help you save money, increase profits, spotlight your commitment to sustainability, and help the environment. Optimize your supply chain. Recycle and compost. Between a third and a half of food is wasted worldwide annually.

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Restaurant Sustainability Efforts and Customer Attraction

The Restaurant Group

According to the National Restaurant Association’s “What’s Hot” report, American Culinary Federation chefs named sustainability and waste reduction in the top trends of the year. In fact, seven of the top twenty trends listed by the chefs related in some way to sustainable and environmentally sound practices.

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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. You may also like our article on why recycling single-use coffee cups is so difficult. Can you recycle single-use cups? Read on to learn more about what they had to tell me.

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How Have Catering Supplies Transformed in 2019?

Modern Restaurant Management

If catering companies want to keep up with consumer trends, they must start focussing on sustainably and how their products can support social change. Catering supplies have evolved with these trends, and items such as biodegradable and reusable packaging have been introduced. Cheap and easy solutions are no longer enough.