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How Better Cooking Oil Management Enhances Efficiency and Reduces Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

What Can Be Done : Educate the customer about the impact that different oils make not only on their ability to operate but also on their sustainability goals within the kitchen. What Can Be Done : Ther are long-term cost savings associated with sustainable practices, including oil filtration and recycling services.

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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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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

Donation, composting, and organic recycling are all available options to restaurant operators attempting to reduce the amount of food scraps entering their solid waste bins. The Green Restaurant Association claims that close to 95 percent of restaurants’ waste streams could be recycled or composted. Organic Recycling.

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‘Induction Cooking Improves Food Quality and also the Quality of Life for Chefs and Staff’

Modern Restaurant Management

They are designed to educate culinary and design professionals on electrification, decarbonization, and sustainable kitchen practices. That’s the type of education that these courses EcoChef has created hopes to impart. The courses that EcoChef is launching at Chatham University address this need.

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Four Steps to Manage Restaurant Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

Whichever your specific goals are, they will fall under one of the following categories: reduce waste production, reuse and recycle. Educate your staff : This is critical to ensure order in the restaurant and that everyone is aware of the goals you’re working towards. Reuse and Recycle. now recycle their waste.

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CHEFS – SIMPLE AT A DIFFERENT LEVEL

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Slide the works into a custom, recyclable bag with your logo and pass it on to the customer with a smile and thanks for choosing us. Soup can be an inexpensive way to fill stomachs or an elevated product that attracts the most educated consumers and critique by those in the know.

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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

Educate your employees why it’s essential to reduce food waste and train them on how to accomplish this. Recycle and compost. California has just launched a food waste recycling program, the largest of its kind in the US. Train your staff. A lot of the food we toss is perfectly edible.

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