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Building a sustainable operation in today’s climate

Restaurant Business

Innovative products made with sustainable ingredients have proliferated across various segments for a number of reasons. Supply chain stability and cost of ingredients have both been impacted by the pandemic, and consumer preference for sustainable products made with the future in mind has grown.

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How to Raise Restaurant Menu Prices without Negative Pushback

Ken Burgin

Operators still holding the price of meals to what they were 12 months ago are bearing the brunt of massive increases in the cost of ingredients. Setting prices is approached with fear and anxiety by many restaurant and cafe operators, but it’s a unique opportunity to use your marketing and financial skills and make more money.

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What Consumers Want? A B2C Checklist

Modern Restaurant Management

Implement personalized suggestions, loyalty programs, and special incentives to make each diner feel appreciated and understood. Sustainability: A Menu with a Dash of Environmental Conscience Sustainability is the new expectation as modern diners are growing increasingly ecologically conscious.

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On the Road to Relief: Restaurant Trends and Opportunities to Watch

Modern Restaurant Management

Adapt to Growing Price Fatigue Since the pandemic, controlling food costs has been a major challenge for restaurant operators. When prices for staple ingredients like chicken rose dramatically in 2023, restaurant operators were forced to increase their prices. Full-service menu prices climbed 4.5

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Restaurant Sustainability is About Success, Not Just Recycling.

Ken Burgin

Sustainability is about survival and prosperity – can we put that upfront? Now more than ever, with soaring supply prices, staff shortages and crazy weather, sustainability makes sense across all business areas – it’s much more than recycled packaging and local vegetables. They have a vital purpose and passion.

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Plant Based Protein Adds Innovation, Sustainability and Profits to Restaurant Menus

Sante

Rather today’s consumer demands menu innovation as well as eco-friendly and sustainable practices. ” Prices Move in the Right Direction. After some fairly dramatic price increases in the last few years, the price of meat substitutes has started to level off. from $62 a case to $99 a case.

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Improving the Sustainability of Your Restaurant During Challenging Times

Future Food

Improving the sustainability of your restaurant during challenging times – a lesson for everyday trading. The question for every restaurateur and food operator in Australia is: What am I doing every day to make my business more sustainable and immune (or partially immune) to market forces? Image via Good Food).