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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

Modern Restaurant Management

billion dollars in 2016 and experienced a staggering 300 percent surge to a $4.65 Offering contactless ordering and payment since 2016, GoTab is helping hospitality operators rethink their service model, especially as they adapt to rapidly evolving regulations and consumer expectations. Before the coronavirus affected the way U.S.

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How to Engage Your Employees in Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

2016 reports say that 83 percent of millennials-students and teenagers- are more loyal to companies engaged in environmental issues. In creating strategies for a recycling and food waste plan, ask them how they would put that into practice. In 2018, the National Restaurant Association listed it at almost 75 percent.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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We’re continually learning about new and innovative ways to help our clients be more sustainable—whether that be choosing eco-friendly materials and fixtures or finding new products that use recycled or compostable packaging. In 2016, there was plenty of compelling robotics technology geared for the restaurant industry.

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The Future of Restaurants Depends on Universal Healthcare

EATER

Ray’s seminal book The Ethnic Restaurateur , published in 2016, reveals the changing tastes of the American diner, as seen through the cuisines they eat and the livelihoods of the immigrant restaurateurs that make those dishes. But I’m pessimistic about others,” Ray said in a 2016 interview with the Washington Post.

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Safe Distancing Tech and a Farewell to Foam

Modern Restaurant Management

Dunkin’ is also on track to fully transition to new, recyclable hot coffee cup lids in all of its U.S. The company is also on track to be fully transitioned to recyclable hot coffee cup lids in its U.S. The new lids are made of #5 polypropylene that can be recycled in cities and towns that offer #5 recycling.

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Adding Sustainable Alcohol Options to Your Restaurant

The Rail

Modern wineries like the Fetzer Vineyards in California have been net-zero since 2016 and employ a series of methods, including: Installing on-site solar panels that produce 1 million kWh of renewable energy per year; Diverting of 99.2% These steps contribute to achieving a net-zero and zero-waste status.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide. Taco Bell's 2020 Commitments.

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