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How the Pandemic Has Forever Changed the Way We Eat

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In 2017, a US Foods study revealed that nearly 30 percent of food delivery drivers taste the food they’re responsible for delivering, sparking an evolution in packaging design to tamper-proof takeout. The bigger trend we expect will continue to grow beyond the pandemic is tamper-proof packaging.

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How to Engage Your Employees in Sustainability

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In creating strategies for a recycling and food waste plan, ask them how they would put that into practice. “10 percent energy reduction compared to 2017 by the end of 2020” or “95 percent correct recycling by July compared to the 55 percent of 2018.”

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

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billion valuation in 2017. ” “I have been impressed with Novalent’s groundbreaking technology, research and engineering capabilities since our first discussions in 2017 and I and look forward to advising the team to help Novalent bring critical life-saving protection to their food producing clients in the U.S.

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Skip the Straw: How Restaurants Can Make an Impact

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A group of Whitehall Middle School students known as “The Coral Keepers” founded National Skip the Straw Day in 2017 under the guidance of their advisor, Susan Tate. At current rates of production, plastic pollution in the ocean will outweigh fish pound-for-pound by 2050. The intention behind National Skip the Straw Day on Feb.

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

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We use recyclable packaging and keep takeout packaging products to the minimum. Every Earth Day since 2017, Snooze has planted one tree for every Snoozer (a.k.a. Banners Kitchen & Tap and Hub Hall in Boston will feature aluminum Ball cups, which are infinitely recyclable. From April 18-24, Snooze, an A.M.

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The Cult of Liquid Death

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When Liquid Death launched in 2017 — with just a rendering of its now-distinctive tall boy can hitting the internet — everyone was pretty sure that this new water brand was just a gimmick. Liquid Death started its life as a punchline on the internet. But it’s turned its savvy branding and distinctive tallboy cans into a $50 million business.

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Inside the Starbucks Collectors Cup Market, Where a Single Tumbler Can Sell for Nearly $2K

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These collectors are obsessed with Starbucks limited merch, like hard plastic tumblers decorated with flowers or iced coffee cups made from recycled glass. Ashley Spaulding, a collector in Fort Worth, Texas, got her first reusable Starbucks cup as a gift from her husband in 2017.

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