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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

The EPA estimated that in 2018, the United States wasted 35.3 According to the food waste hierarchy pyramid, source reduction is the ‘best case scenario’ when it comes to food waste. Fortunately, there are many ways to manage food waste once it has been generated as an alternative to sending it to a landfill.

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Restaurants Save Money with the Right Recycling Practices 

Modern Restaurant Management

In 2018, when China stopped accepting plastics and recycling from the US, waste management professionals wondered whether the recycling industry could survive the loss of a major market for America’s commodity scrap. separating recyclables from other waste— is often the deciding factor in the success of a recycling program.

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MRM Plant-Based: Good Food Scorecard and Healthier Hospital Food

Modern Restaurant Management

According to research by The Good Food Institute, 30 percent of Americans are reducing their total meat consumption, and another 2018 Johns Hopkins study has found that 60 percent of Americans are reducing their consumption of at least one type of animal meat. trillion global meat industry and be worth $140 billion in the next decade.

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Virtual Acceleration, Raising the Bar and Insult Monitor

Modern Restaurant Management

GFCO is the only gluten-free certification that holds companies and products accountable through audits, random product testing and process surveillance. All GFCO certification bodies are accredited to ISO 17065, ensuring they follow internationally established best practices for auditing and product certification.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Randy’s Donuts Plans Rise and Burger King Makes Sustainable Commitment

Modern Restaurant Management

Randy’s Donuts began franchising internationally in 2018 with development deals for 20 stores in South Korea, five stores in portions of Saudi Arabia and nine stores in the Philippines. This could translate to an additional 500 to 1,500 metric tons of paper waste eliminated annually across the U.S.

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Takeaways from Toast’s Restaurant Success Report

Xtra Chef

Consistently tracking prices and auditing vendors is an easy way to manage prime costs in a tricky labor market. xtraCHEF’s Perspective on Food Waste featured in the Restaurant Success Report 2019. Consistently tracking prices and auditing vendors is an easy way to manage prime costs in a tricky labor market.

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Increasing Manager Productivity with Restaurant Inventory Management Technology

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Managers also need to track waste to control costs. Inventory management software solutions with smart spot count capabilities allow above-store leaders to audit items that usually have a high variance or high cost to hone in on what drives most of the discrepancies or concerns.