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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

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Changing temperatures and weather patterns mean ingredients that were once common are now harder to come by , and sourcing ingredients from sustainable farms can often be more expensive. Customers who are attracted to sustainable eating “come find us because of our sourcing,” he adds, but “there’s only so many places we can communicate that.”

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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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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

B Corp was one of a few certifications or collectives we investigated to find guidance and validation for the way we do business, particularly our long-standing sustainable sourcing mission. For Sleepy Bee, we submitted our assessment in June 2021, entered the review process in March 2022, and completed it in November of 2022.

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

Modern Restaurant Management

According to Technomic, more than half (52 percent) of consumers say the availability of LTOs is important when deciding which restaurant to visit, up from 48 percent in 2021, as consumers become more vigilant with their spending. The focus on wellness extends to adaptogenic and vitamin-infused drinks.

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Sourcing local ingredients and producing more in-season vegetable focused dishes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to improving our carbon footprint. I also actively participate in the Monterey Bay Aquarium sustainable seafood program to maintain an ongoing awareness of which species can be sourced safely.

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

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The results point to the fact that stopping waste at the source is more effective — environmentally and economically. 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. All of this food waste — 35 percent of the U.S.

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7 Guest Preference Predictions for 2022

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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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