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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

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The numbers come from the 2022 environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report of the vegan brand Beyond Meat , from which PLNT Burger gets its patties. These numbers are largely hypothetical.

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Beyond the Plate: Evolution and Exploration in the 2024 Restaurant Scene

Modern Restaurant Management

Comparatively, 48 percent intend to automate additional on-premise functions (previously 41 percent in 2022). Brands can switch to plant-based, compostable containers and cutlery made from renewable materials. Finding the balance between innovation and tradition is the secret recipe for enduring success in the evolving dining industry.

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The Challenges — and Opportunities — of Establishing a More Circular Mushroom Economy

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It’s also one with many potential uses ; it can be used as compost, as a means of decontaminating soil, as biofuel, and simply for growing more mushrooms. Stempel currently takes most of the material to a nearby compost facility, but local farms, gardeners, and florists also take a portion. It wasn’t a tough sell. In the U.S.,

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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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State of the Industry and More Restaurant Research

Modern Restaurant Management

million jobs over the past 24 months, bringing the industry total to 15 million at the end of 2022; however, the foodservice industry remains 400,000 jobs below pre-pandemic levels. Only one in ten operators think recruiting and retaining employees will be easier in 2023 than it was in 2022. million by 2030. How Do You Stack Up?

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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. Below are our 7 guest preference predictions for 2022. Sustainability will be top of mind. Each provides something different.

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What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022?

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What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022? E xperts predict the global hotel industry in 2022 will return to 80 percent of 2019 demand — as more vacationers return to the fold and business travelers book trips once more, how have your offerings adapted to post-pandemic consumer demands? What Hotel Menu Trends Will Define 2022?

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