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For Restaurants Cutting Their Carbon Footprint, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

EATER

As part of creating that good environment, she’s taken multiple steps to cut Rifrullo’s carbon footprint, including composting all food scraps, one of the most important steps restaurants can take to combat climate change. “Community, environment. It’s part of my DNA. produces the equivalent annual emissions of 42 coal-fired power plants.

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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

Donation, composting, and organic recycling are all available options to restaurant operators attempting to reduce the amount of food scraps entering their solid waste bins. Audit the waste stream and try to identify current trends and how much waste is actually being generated. Composting. million tons of food.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Back-of-house operations also offer significant technological opportunities. Brands find themselves at a pivotal juncture, where they have the opportunity to both captivate customers and secure their loyalty through a thoughtful blend of innovation and tradition. The key lesson both establishments teach?

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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

B Corp Certification, a credential bestowed by the non-profit organization B Labs, is a way for businesses to address those concerns and more as they undertake an in-depth auditing process, and come out with a seal of authenticity around their sustainability and social responsibility claims and a branding kit to help promote it.

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New & Notable: TEAM Schostak Celebrates 40, AI in Food Service and Beachy Tech

Modern Restaurant Management

New & Notable spotlights the latest news restaurateurs need to know. TEAM Schostak Family Celebrates Anniversary and Employees. TEAM Schostak Family Restaurants (TSFR) is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the anniversaries of employees that have been with the company for 20 years or more.

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How can coffee shops reduce single-use cup waste? 

Perfect Daily Grind

However, with consumers becoming increasingly conscious of their environmental impact, it’s clear that more and more businesses need to adapt and move away from disposable cups. According to Clean Water Action , the US alone uses some 130 billion disposable cups per year – which includes coffee cups. But how do these initiatives work?

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3 Simple Ways Restaurants Can Reduce Food Waste this Holiday Season

Xtra Chef

The season of giving thanks and celebrating with friends, family and colleagues is upon us. And, with it, comes a rise in reservations for holiday parties, special family outings and overall overindulgence. The Issue of Food Waste in the Restaurant Industry. Food waste in the restaurant industry is real. Let’s take a peep at the numbers.

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