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Emerging from COVID With a More Sustainable Approach

Modern Restaurant Management

Disruptions in processing, as well as transportation, have created numerous problems for restaurant owners across the country. It’s also a more environmentally friendly endeavor as it doesn’t rely as much on large forms of transportation. Offer seasonal items. You can also cut back on waste by simplifying your menu.

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Our Favorite Cute (Yet Practical!) Picnic Blankets for a Summer of Outdoor Eating

EATER

Lille Allen/Eater A new generation of blankets fuses fashion with function As warm weather lovers ease into another season of outdoor dining, picnics are everywhere on social media ; we’re not even through June yet, and #summerpicnic has already surpassed more than 17.3 million views on TikTok. in the best possible way.

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Seattle Pizzerias You Need to Visit Today

Restaurant Clicks

Not only do they fire pizza in their sizable wood-fired oven, but they also have seasonal wood-fired veggies. Located in the heart of downtown Seattle, Serious Pie is a wood-fired pizzeria using farm-to-table local Washington ingredients to make the freshest seasonal pizzas around.

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MRM Research Roundup: 2022 Restaurant Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

58 percent of consumers rate healthy options on menu as important, with families rating this the highest at 74 percent, followed by Millennials at 71 percent. Restaurants will up menu prices – 9 in 10 restaurant owners/operators plan to increase menu prices as they grapple with growing supply shortages and costs.

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5 Ways Your Restaurant Can Go Green While Saving Money

Harbor Touch

Here are five ways you can recycle, increase sustainability, and save money all at the same time. Many areas provide green trash pick-up where you can recycle plant products into compost; check with your local solid waste program. Recycle your cooking oil and grease waste so it can be used as biofuel. Switch to paper straws.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-December 2019 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

According to new research from the National Restaurant Association, 72 percent of people want a restaurant gift card this holiday season. Given that the 2019 holiday season is shorter than last year, brands will need strong gift card promotions throughout December to optimize their overall sales. Go with a Restaurant Gift Card.

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Want guests happy to spend more? Give them a more sustainable restaurant

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And when they are ordering takeout and delivery they expect everything packaged and transported in an eco-friendly way. Consider reducing portion or plate size, shrinking the menu, and creatively using parts of vegetables, like herb stems, that usually go to waste. They want meat produced humanely on a small scale.