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Restaurants Save Money with the Right Recycling Practices 

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2018, when China stopped accepting plastics and recycling from the US, waste management professionals wondered whether the recycling industry could survive the loss of a major market for America’s commodity scrap. While recycling costs have undeniably increased, demand for high quality recyclables is still growing.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. 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.

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For Restaurants Cutting Their Carbon Footprint, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

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For example, it helped Sonic burger franchise owner Spencer Hart install solar panels on the drive-in canopies at four of his Long Island locations. It takes a lot of education. Those panels now provide 35 to 40 percent of his electricity needs. Containers cost more upfront, but businesses start to save fairly quickly.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Increasing Regulatory Pressures on the Food Service Industry I expect more states and municipalities to implement stronger organics recycling laws in 2025, mandating food waste diversion for commercial food service operators. The future of the industry lies in tech-enabled growth, cross-industry partnerships, and franchise expansion.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. " Restaurant real estate changes to align with consumer preference.

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Coffee News Recap, 12 Aug: Coffee leaf extract could inhibit Covid-19 infection, Intelligentsia employees vote to unionise & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

K Cup consumers could receive reimbursements over recyclability settlement. was accused of labelling K Cups as recyclable when many were not widely available for recycling in the US. case, K Cup customers are eligible for a reimbursement if they purchased the pods labelled as recyclable between 8 June 2016 and 8 August 2022.

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Coffee News Recap, 6 Jan: Vietnam’s annual coffee exports grew by 10% in 2022, PRF El Salvador to host Global Roasting Contest and Cold Brew Championship & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The Canadian roaster’s new 100% recycled cardboard packaging also includes a fully recyclable and compostable shipping label and inner lining. The roaster also says its clear coffee bag is recyclable in most regions of Canada. The Indian franchise partner is now the exclusive licensee of Lavazza in the country.

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