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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

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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. Most of the time, back-of-the-house food that is being tossed, isn’t because its spoiled, and often times, still perfectly edible.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

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We’re also seeing many of our clients find new ways to be more sustainable in sourcing their food products. For example, we have one client who has moved away from traditional meat options, and their focus is on sustainably sourced oysters and oyster mushrooms, which are grown on-site. “Will this look good on Instagram?

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Surprising Ways that Tech Can Help Evolve Your Restaurant

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After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast. Audience management software can also aggregate data from all sources like Yelp!, It involved hand-written ledgers and note cards.

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Our Wage Models are Broken

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Source: @1fairwage_official on Instagram Everything about how restaurants are structured has been built around this model, and the historically razor-thin margins don’t provide a lot of wiggle room for those looking to initiate change. This isn’t an easy conversation to have. Rethinking Wages: Where to Start? Rethinking Wages: Where to Start?

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

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Hardee's, and Panda Express are just some of the leading restaurant chains that have added plant-based items to their menus over the past 12 months, with Del Taco, Qdoba Mexican Eats, Red Robin, and Yard House adding additional items to their existing plant-based offerings. This data covers U.S.

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The Restaurant of the Future

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between 2018 and 2030. "The Sustainable sourcing and transparency will continue to grow in focus for consumers over the next decade. The National Restaurant Association , in partnership with American Express and Nestlé Professional, released its 10-year outlook report on the projected state of the restaurant industry in 2030.

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10 Top Restaurant Technologies To Evolve Your Business

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After that, the most popular back-office technologies were accounting software (52%, up from 31% in 2018) and payroll software (50%, up from 28% in 2018), according to a study from Toast. Your POS system reduces ordering errors, increases front-of-house and back-of-house efficiency, and helps you control inventory.