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Buzzing About Bees and Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

Chef Richard Sandoval’s fascination with bees and their critical role in food sustainability began years ago, rooted in a deep respect for nature's intricate balance. "A menu special is great and fun and exciting but answering the ‘why’ behind it is what training centered around.

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Dining Trends for 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

Experiential dining, plant-based menus and sustainability were hot topics in the Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) 2023 Trends Report. Culinary methods and sources of inspiration for menus and venues were also part of this group’s discussion. Chef Showcases – Consumers are hungry for culinary experiences curated by chefs.

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Winterizing Your Restaurant: Navigating Challenges and Ensuring Sustainability

The Rail

Implementing Energy-efficient Solutions Sustainability is important both for your customers and your bottom line — and during winter, the positive impact sustainable practices can have on your business is much more pronounced. You can and should be proactive with your sustainability efforts, especially public-facing ones.

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Sustainable solutions: Essential tips for reducing food waste in your restaurant

Tableo

You may improve the sustainability of the future and boost the profitability of your restaurant by putting these methods into practice. Conduct a waste audit You must first identify the source of food waste in order to address it effectively. Adjust the specials on the menu based on the supply of ingredients and excess inventory.

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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).

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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. According to Buyers Edge Platform, one of the main differences is that plant-based meat substitutes are actually composed of isolated proteins that are sourced from plants. ” Trust your chefs and other experts.

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Do specialty coffee consumers actually want to be more connected to farmers?

Perfect Daily Grind

Forging connection to origin: a specialty “special” One of the main selling points of specialty coffee is that it is more sustainable, traceable, and transparent than commodity-grade coffee. This helps to elevate the quality perception of your coffee, and shows that you’re going the extra mile [when sourcing].” But why is this?