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Rethinking the Future of Dining Through Technology

Modern Restaurant Management

At the heart of these restaurants is their commitment to sustainability, with top chefs championing locally-produced sustainable ingredients to create their award-winning dishes and working with smallholder farmers and suppliers. These rebates will cut overhead costs to improve operations and can help raise staff wages.

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Wasting Away: Reducing Food (and Energy) Waste for Restaurants

Sustainability Beyond the Plate

The Food Service Tecnology Center (FSTC) held two educational seminars in June covering the relationship between food and energy waste. The big take-away: “Reduce” is by far the most cost effective and sustainable approach to cutting food waste. Specifically, if you cook less food, does that lower the energy bill?

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Coffee News Recap, 5 May: WAC confirms more national competition hosts, Vietnamese robusta production set to fall to four-year low & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Mon, 1 May Westrock Coffee publishes 2022 Sustainability Progress Report. The report highlights the company’s key environmental and social sustainability activities from last year, including increasing global purchases of certified and verified responsibly-sourced coffee by 9% – amounting to an increase of over 19.5 million lbs.

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From Consumption to Connection: Restaurant Promotion Trends for 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

Implement eco-friendly practices, such as reducing waste or using sustainable packaging. I will provide some examples so you can easily grasp the idea: Conduct nutritional seminars. Participate in local events, such as festivals, quests, fundraisers, or sports tournaments. Conduct regular thematic events in your establishment.

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Coffee News Recap, 2 Dec: World AeroPress Championship Finals take place in Vancouver BC, Canada, two Peet’s Coffee California locations vote to unionise & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

European Union set to enforce new sustainable packaging regulations for single-use products which includes coffee capsules. Companies will also be required to publish detailed information on their sustainability practices, including coffee brands. Rinaldo’s Specialty Coffee and Tea acquired by Managing Director Jayne Hynes.

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Coffee News Recap, 22 Jul: Brazil arabica prices highest since 1997, Colombian coffee production down 10% in June & other stories

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The Swiss coffee trader joined the alliance as part of its new sustainability strategy to reduce its environmental impact in 15 origin countries. The CFA created the online Cool Farm Tool to calculate greenhouse gas emissions, waste water levels, and biodiversity management practices on coffee farms. Thu, 21 Jul.

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Foodservice Forecast 2017: Has Cutting Waste Become More Profitable Than Unit Growth?

Sustainability Beyond the Plate

The Food Service Technology Center kicked off 2017 with our annual Foodservice Forecast seminar featuring presentations by Foodservice Equipment Reports ‘ Robin Ashton, the California Restaurant Association ‘s Jot Condie and Jessica Lynam, and myself. However, there is still plenty of profit to be made by cutting energy waste.

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