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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

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Train your staff. Educate your employees why it’s essential to reduce food waste and train them on how to accomplish this. Recycle and compost. Cities will compost organic waste, turning it into fertilizer, or harvest methane from rotting waste, burning it to generate power. Realize that small changes matter.

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AMERICAN RESTAURANTS – AN INTERESTING EVOLUTION

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Starting as a raw, not always well thought out movement in the 60’s this became the organic food movement, sustainable practices, recycling and composting, the farm to table movement, and learning about the connections between what we eat and how we feel.

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Zero Restaurant Food Waste for the Environment and Lower CoGS

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Consequently, you must follow proper food storage techniques, and train your staff on these techniques to minimize the amount of perishable goods that go to waste. Compost all remaining food waste. These food scraps are ideal for composting, which returns the nutrients from organic kitchen waste to farms and soils. Conclusion.

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ADJUSTING A COOK’S SKILLS TO MEET A CHANGING INDUSTRY

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Full utilization of ingredients, minimizing waste, composting and portion control will be even more essential than they were in the past. PLAN BETTER – TRAIN HARDER. Cooks and chefs need to update and enhance their skills to build their personal brand and make a difference in an ever-changing restaurant business.

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7 Tips to Reduce Food Waste & Increase Profit Margins

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San Francisco’s mandatory composting ordinance, for example, encourages residents and businesses to reduce their landfill fees by shifting as much as possible to composting. Improve handling and cooking skills – No chef wants to waste food, but some cooks are just not trained to get that extra squeeze out of every item.

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Restaurant Kitchen Staff is Key to Food Cost Savings

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Training your store-level managers and your kitchen staff about food waste reduction is critical to improving overall Cost of Goods Sold (CoGS). Train your store-level managers. The success of your food waste optimization hinges on prioritizing training for your store-level managers in every area.

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7 Ways to Reduce Food Waste in Your Restaurant

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Compost Any Wasted Food Your Restaurant Can Converting organic waste into compost is an environmentally friendly practice, transforming waste into nutrient-rich soil. While the composting process may seem intricate, the following tips can guide you through it and reduce the food and beverage industry’s environmental impact.

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