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How can specialty coffee push for a circular economy model?

Perfect Daily Grind

This ranges from using more sustainable processing methods on farms to using recyclable and compostable packaging. When carried out effectively, a circular economy minimises environmental impact. To find out more about a circular economy model in coffee, I spoke with Mark Zhou, founder of sustainable packaging company MTPak Coffee.

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BRING BACK THE 20 SEAT BISTRO

Culinary Cues

Bigger is less predictable and much more difficult to control and bigger takes cooks and chefs away from what they love to do, what attracted them to the trade in the beginning – to cook from the heart. Instead of thirty-gallon trash cans spread out through the kitchen, there were two much smaller cans, a recycling bin, and tubs for compost.

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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

Food takes up more space in US landfills than anything else. Restaurant operators would be wise to take the following steps to reduce food waste and save money. All employees should practice proper “first in, first out” inventory management. Optimize your supply chain. Recycle and compost.

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How can coffee shops reduce single-use cup waste? 

Perfect Daily Grind

As they’re difficult to recycle, we can also conclude most of these cups end up going to landfill, where they contribute to a growing waste problem. To find out, I spoke with four coffee professionals involved with the HuskeeSwap reusable cup programme. Can you recycle single-use cups? But how do these initiatives work?

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Trends in Supply Chain Management in the Restaurant Industry

The Rail

By Briana Hilton, Contributor The “ slow food movement ” has been given a big push by new post-pandemic demands, with many restaurants now nearshoring or reshoring (sourcing supplies closer to their location so as to have greater control over supply). Below are some of the hottest trends taking over the restaurant industry.

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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. Unless you know how much waste your restaurant produces per day, taking any initiative will be counter productive. This way, you can go back and work on the supply and demand metrics.

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How can you minimise the environmental impact of green coffee storage?

Perfect Daily Grind

Maintaining freshness is an essential part of green coffee storage, but minimising environmental damage at this stage of the supply chain is also crucial – especially as the demand for more sustainable coffee grows. Read on to find out what they said about minimising the environmental impact of green coffee storage.

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