The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Collaborate with Suppliers : Request smaller, more frequent deliveries to reduce bulk spoilage. Flexible Deliveries : Arrange smaller, frequent shipments to avoid spoilage. Composting and Recycling Programs Start Composting : Divert organic waste to composting facilities. Recycle Properly : Train staff to sort recyclables.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

B Corp Restaurants As of early 2024, almost 150 restaurants around the world have achieved the certification, from fine-dining independents to fast-casual chains, with hotels, breweries and food delivery companies also dotting the list.

Certification

Lavu

JUNE 6, 2025

Start a Recycling Program to Reduce Restaurant Product Costs Recycle materials like glass, plastic, and paper to save on waste management costs. By implementing a recycling program for materials like glass, plastic, and paper, you can reduce waste disposal costs and improve the environment.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

. – Jackie Abril-Carlile, Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts Culinary Instructo r and Executive chef and general manager at North Mountain Brewing Everything Has Changed At the onset of COVID, most fast casual restaurants went from primarily dine-in business to mostly takeout and delivery models.

Loyalty Program

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

New data from the National Restaurant Association’s 2025 Off-Premises Restaurant Trends report highlights how off-premises dining has become both a consumer preference and business essential, with the convenience and availability of takeout, delivery, and drive-thru now deeply embedded in everyday life.

Reservations

The Rail

JUNE 17, 2025

Instead of passing them a menu that has been recycled over and over you show them the dish, in vivid 3D, right on their table. Elevate Your Restaurant’s Menu with Reality Menu Of course, we have never been afraid of taking a chance, which is why we have created our own AR menu delivery system called Reality Menu.

Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 26, 2024

Online food delivery thrives as phones become one-stop shops for ordering and tracking meals. This convenience has made the online food delivery market massive, with global revenues of over $1 trillion in 2023 alone. They must choose whether to use third-party online ordering platforms or handle delivery in-house.

Delivery

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

With many restaurants closed for in-person dining on and off throughout the pandemic, the food service industry shifted to delivery and takeout as a business imperative. According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5 billion from the same period in 2019.

Food Safety

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

Inspect all food deliveries. Sometimes unscrupulous vendors will attempt to put rotting (or nearly rotting) produce at the bottom of restaurant deliveries. Carefully check each delivery before accepting it or you may be immediately throwing food (and money!) Recycle and compost.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

To support and empower food brands, manufacturers, restaurants, and other industry stakeholders in the UK, Tastewise has accelerated growth, adding localized data of 183K restaurants and delivery menus, over 2.8B Not only is single-use plastic cutlery not recyclable, it’s ending up in our oceans and killing sea life.

Serving

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2021

In most restaurants, the average restaurateurs must turn to logistics solutions to help in the last mile of delivery. For example, some restaurants and delivery services recognized very early on their need to refresh ordering platforms and apps and strategically deploy contactless delivery methods. Manage the Packaging.

Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Restaurants will also explore delivery options beyond costly third-party partnerships, and hike delivery menu prices to make the channel more lucrative as off-premise demand holds steady. Ghost kitchens are reliant upon another hot trend that will continue into 2022, food delivery. Delivery Options.

2022

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2021

Even worse, this problem has been amplified by the increased demand for takeout and delivery during the pandemic. Whichever your specific goals are, they will fall under one of the following categories: reduce waste production, reuse and recycle. Reuse and Recycle. now recycle their waste.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

For their safety and convenience, enable delivery and payment services that allow customers to pay without cash, as well as choose when and how their order should be delivered. They are cost-effective and reduce the likelihood of contamination – buy disposable menus in bulk and recycle them. Postermywall food delivery poster.

Social Media

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2023

With the increased volume, assets like self-order kiosks and app-based delivery allow workers to focus their time and energy on fulfilling orders instead of interacting with certain customers or performing tedious tasks.

Technology

Goliath Consulting

MARCH 14, 2020

A research conducted by US Foods reported that the top complaints from ordering customers included, “food was not warm or fresh” and “food got shaken or messed up during delivery” (3). With more consumers using food delivery services, the demand for better food packaging is stronger than ever. Sustainability. Conclusion.

Delivery

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

Using less delivery packaging is a great way to begin. For the necessary packaging, try to opt for biodegradable materials and packaging with a high recycled content. And a restaurant’s commitment to sustainable practices is perhaps most easily visible through the packaging that they chose.

Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

Early in the pandemic, 72 percent of operators invested in delivery and mobile/online ordering to boost revenue during mandated stay-at-home orders according to TD's 2020 survey, and it appears the popularity of these offerings is here to stay. Investment in delivery and mobile ordering pays off.

2022

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store. Square is launching On-Demand Delivery for Square Online Store where sellers can dispatch a courier through delivery partners for orders placed directly on their website. The buyer receives text updates with links to live maps to track delivery progress.

Guest Recovery

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Dunkin’ is also on track to fully transition to new, recyclable hot coffee cup lids in all of its U.S. The company is also on track to be fully transitioned to recyclable hot coffee cup lids in its U.S. The new lids are made of #5 polypropylene that can be recycled in cities and towns that offer #5 recycling.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 16, 2021

We’re continually learning about new and innovative ways to help our clients be more sustainable—whether that be choosing eco-friendly materials and fixtures or finding new products that use recycled or compostable packaging. Think paper straws versus plastic. Chelsea van Hooven, Global Industry Advisor at Choco.

Fast Casual

Cheetah

APRIL 10, 2020

How to Run a Restaurant and Reap the Benefits of Recycling . So when someone brings up food recycling, you’re probably asking yourself when you’ll ever have time to give it any thought. So when someone brings up food recycling, you’re probably asking yourself when you’ll ever have time to give it any thought.

Recycling

7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

But Hamburger Mary's is eco-conscious and encourages guests to recycle! Delivery - The coffee shop ensured that customers could still get their Three Tree coffee fix even if they couldn't make it to a shop or the trolley. They set up an online store and local delivery service to sell coffee beans.

Airlines

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. One great thing about the online delivery market is that it produces massive amounts of data. Christopher Baron of RedBaron Consulting.

Mobile Ordering

Deliverect

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Delivery isn’t simply an extra revenue channel – it’s also in high demand. Here is a 6-step guide to set up a delivery operation with success. Don’t forget to download our practical checklist for getting started with food delivery! Don’t forget to download our practical checklist for getting started with food delivery! #1

Delivery

7 Shifts

JULY 14, 2020

Many restaurants have reset their health and wellness policies to include a wide range of COVID-19 preventative measures to ensure new operating protocols are being implemented effectively including staff reopening orientation and training sessions.

Management

The Restaurant Times

MAY 27, 2020

In a delivery-only restaurant business, the food you serve remains one of the main parameters to differentiate your brand from the rest. The restaurant industry is witnessing a spike in demand for takeaway and delivery services. For customers, doorstep food delivery has become both a necessity and convenience.

Delivery

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

The guest packaging will be tested in 51 of our company-owned restaurants in Miami and utilizes alternative materials, such as Frypods® made with renewable unbleached virgin paperboard; cutlery made with cPLA, a plant-based plastic; and napkins made with 100 percent recycled fiber. Away From Home, Kraft Heinz. Waitr Holdings Inc.

Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide. Taco Bell's 2020 Commitments.

Franchise

Cheetah

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Ghost kitchens, a delivery-only restaurant model with no physical space for dine-in, have become essential lifelines during the pandemic. While different operational strategies and business models are put to the test, one thing is clear – ghost kitchens are not a trend, they are the new reality as delivery and dine-at-home surge.

Front of House

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 6, 2022

percent of the leftover food is recycled, 1.4 The circular economy is a model of production and consumption involving the reuse or recycling of materials to its fullest life cycle. A move in this direction would include changing the way restaurants handle food waste, and now with deliveries becoming more common, plastic waste as well.

Waste

Deliverect

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

The food delivery industry is continuing to grow at a rapid-fire pace, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down any time soon. Restaurants aren’t the only ones tapping into the potential of delivery. 2 More delivery options than ever. 1 Grocers are getting in on the action.

Delivery

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Restaurant foot traffic is down, and restaurant brands of all sizes have been forced to pivot and leverage digital tools, third-party delivery, and storefront partners to capture demand any way they can. Beyond content delivery, QR codes are providing contactless ways to pay and increase self-service.

2020

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Lunchbox is able to orchestrate services like native ordering through app or web based platforms, delivery and digital marketing, through one platform thanks to its strategic partnership integrations with companies like Toast and Doordash Drive. Tamper-Free Takeout and Delivery. Its size and wide opening can accommodate most dishes.

Fast Casual

Deliverect

DECEMBER 10, 2019

The millennial generation, one of the biggest driving forces behind the boom in the food delivery industry, is the one that set the trend in motion, challenging our eating habits, environmental concerns and lifestyle choices. But how can you make your restaurant - and your delivery operation - more sustainable? Source: Nielsen.

Sustainability

Lavu

APRIL 13, 2020

It’s time to look at the packaging you use for to-go and delivery orders as we shift from serving customers in dining halls to curbside service and delivery only. Or, give customers instructions on recycling the current packaging you use for carryout and delivery orders. Cut Down on Packaging Waste.

Waste

Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2022

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. Yet, alcohol-to-go will remain popular.

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