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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

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Challenge your chef to be creative in transforming leftovers or excess ingredients into the next day’s specials. Recycle and compost. Cities will compost organic waste, turning it into fertilizer, or harvest methane from rotting waste, burning it to generate power. The more you use, the less you’ll waste.

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Zero Restaurant Food Waste for the Environment and Lower CoGS

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Run daily or weekly specials. High-cost proteins are top candidates for these specials. In addition to running specials, work with your chef to use your kitchen scraps to make new dishes that can help minimize food waste. Compost all remaining food waste. Repurpose unused food to avoid food waste. Conclusion.

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LUKE Wines

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Their website says, “Regular soil analysis, natural composting, integrated pest management, biodiversity ,and integrated farming are always prioritized. Investment in special machinery reduces water usage, and all wastewater from winemaking is collected, treated, and reused in vineyard irrigation.

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7 Ways to Reduce Food Waste in Your Restaurant

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In the dynamic restaurant environment, there are instances when certain menu items, like a special soup, may not sell as expected. Compost Any Wasted Food Your Restaurant Can Converting organic waste into compost is an environmentally friendly practice, transforming waste into nutrient-rich soil.

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7 Guest Preference Predictions for 2022

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Fortunately, there are a lot of great options when it comes to recyclable and compostable takeout containers and paper products. Reusable, recyclable, and compostable are the three major categories that fall under the sustainable packaging category. Each provides something different.

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Restaurant Kitchen Staff is Key to Food Cost Savings

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Consider having a discussion or special training with your staff on all the benefits of food waste reduction: the “upstream and downstream” impact of not only keeping food out of the landfill, but also respecting the resources it takes to get food to the restaurant in the first place. Move Perishables with Specials.

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5 Tips to Take Your Restaurant to the Next Level

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Look into composting as well. Many cities have companies that offer you compost bins for food scraps that they pick up each week. The biggest key here is to let your customers know if you are using locally sourced food, if you’re recycling, and/or composting. Offer special events or tastings.

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