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For Restaurants Cutting Their Carbon Footprint, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

EATER

Chef-owner Colleen Marnell-Suhanosky opened the restaurant in 2013 after working for renowned Boston chef Lydia Shire and at various East Coast restaurants, including Gramercy Tavern in New York City. Community, environment. It’s part of my DNA. Compostable containers are are an imperfect solution , however, because the U.S.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

I have been fortunate to work with Sleepy Bee Cafe since its founding in 2013. Waste management programs like recycling, composting, and any food-waste reduction measuring done can also help in this category. We are a breakfast and lunch concept in Cincinnati, Ohio and we have been B Corp certified since January 2023.

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July/August 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

The roadwork at issue was two years of construction (from December 2013 to June 2015) which caused dust and debris to migrate into the restaurant and required that the restaurant spend extra time cleaning. The restaurant also replaced its roof and made other improvements to the property as a result of the construction.

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Someone Please Buy Me This Gorgeous Cocktail Set

EATER

Tepotztli grew out of Cantina Experimental , a “self-sufficient cocktail bar” started in 2013 in the cloud forest near San Sebastián del Oeste in Jalisco, Mexico. A metal worker begins with raw material, usually recycled copper, and shapes it on a lathe, washes it, grinds out imperfections, and hammers it.

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Changes at McDonald’s and Reducing Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

“In 2013, I was fortunate to partner with the Hudson team on the retail program at my home airport, St. Since 2013, OHM has been one of the fastest growing companies in Airport F&B Concessions. The company grew from 10 F&B locations at two airports in 2013 to nearly 60 F&B locations at 13 airports by the end of 2018.

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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

The EU’s final approval of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) mean companies are required to use as little packaging as possible, and that governing bodies will need to ensure that 65% of all packaging waste (including coffee capsules and single-serve products) is recycled by end of 2025.

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5 trends transforming delivery in 2020

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Digital restaurant orders grew 23% annually since 2013 and are expected to triple in volume by 2020, according to The NPD Group. Fast food giant McDonald’s is on it, promising to use only 100% renewable or recycled packaging by 2025. The delivery business, traditionally a packaging heavy hitter, is being pressured to change its game.