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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. While recycling costs have undeniably increased, demand for high quality recyclables is still growing.

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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. The Green Restaurant Association claims that close to 95 percent of restaurants’ waste streams could be recycled or composted.

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MRM Plant-Based: Five Easy Ways To Increase Your Sales (Without Cauliflower Pizza)

Modern Restaurant Management

Grubhub released its annual “ Year In Food ” report, highlighting the top trends of 2019 and found that vegan and vegetarian orders rose by 27 percent in popularity overall in 2019 as compared to 2018. Vegan and vegetarian dishes took over seven of the top ten most ordered dishes on Grubhub, up from three of the top spots in 2018.

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MRM at Five: What Issues Have Impacted Restaurants?

Modern Restaurant Management

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. Think paper straws versus plastic. The focus is to cut down the impact we have on the environment.

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McDonald’s Pledges to Rid Happy Meals of Plastic Toys by 2025

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The company has taken some positive steps other than swapping out Happy Meal toys: McDonald’s pledged in 2018 that by 2025 all of its packaging materials will be recycled or otherwise sustainable. In the U.K.,

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

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Ingredients are clean and sourced from local vendors whenever possible, and the menu is designed to support vegan, gluten-free, and Halal diets in an effort to accommodate all guests, no matter their dietary preferences. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide.

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How I Got My Job: Founding a Hip and Sustainable Canned Wine Company

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Only 30 percent of glass bottles are recycled in the U.S., I was very active in Food Not Bombs, an activist organization that sources and prepares food that would otherwise be thrown away and offers it to the community for free. Kern Schireson, the CEO at Known, has been guiding me on my journey as CEO since 2018.