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Why Restaurants Are Switching to Intelligent Packaging

Modern Restaurant Management

According to Future Market Insights, since 2021, online food delivery services market is growing at over 9.5% Majority of people believe that compostable packaging can be thrown away with the rest trash and it will decompose on its own. of overall waste generated in 2021. million tonnes or 28.1%

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July/August 2020 Legal Update

Modern Restaurant Management

California Requires Quick Service Restaurants to Make Composting Bins Available : On July 1, a California law, requiring restaurants, malls and other businesses to make composting and recycling bins accessible to customers officially went into effect. Administrative Developments.

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

We use recyclable packaging and keep takeout packaging products to the minimum. This list can go on and on for waste, however, when waste is FINALLY just waste, compost is the answer or if the trimmings are safe, I'll give them to my sous chef, who then feeds them to her chickens. Using creative plating opportunities when arisen.

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Supermarket Food Waste Is a Big Problem. Is Dynamic Pricing the Solution?

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food supply — results in “annual greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to those of 42 coal-fired power plants,” according to a report released by the EPA in November 2021. Vermont established a universal recycling law that requires separation and diversion of food scraps from the waste stream.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Currying Up Favor and Committed Taco

Modern Restaurant Management

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.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

For Sleepy Bee, we submitted our assessment in June 2021, entered the review process in March 2022, and completed it in November of 2022. Waste management programs like recycling, composting, and any food-waste reduction measuring done can also help in this category. Once that is submitted you are subject to a thorough review.

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7 Guest Preference Predictions for 2022

Restaurant365

As we end 2021 and consider the vast increase in takeout, comfort food, and overconsumption of alcohol that took place during the throws of the pandemic, many of us are resolved to doing better in 2022. Fortunately, there are a lot of great options when it comes to recyclable and compostable takeout containers and paper products.

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