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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

Approximately 45 percent of all fruits and vegetables , 35 percent of seafood, 30 percent of cereals, and 20 percent of meat and dairy products are wasted by suppliers, retailers, and consumers each year. Practice good stock control. Recycle and compost. Food takes up more space in US landfills than anything else.

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Can you run a zero-waste coffee shop?

Perfect Daily Grind

With more and more consumers focusing on sustainability in the coffee industry, the term “zero waste” has become somewhat of a buzzword over the past few years. Essentially, the concept of zero waste is based on the elimination of waste, mainly through reusing and recycling products, materials, and packaging.

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How to find sustainable specialty coffee shops and roasters

Perfect Daily Grind

Sustainability continues to be a pressing issue in the specialty coffee sector – and for good reason. However, from the perspective of the consumer, it’s not always easy to spot a truly sustainable coffee shop or roaster. Why is sustainability so important to consumers? This includes coffee shops and roasters.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

These trends are driven by Millennial and Gen Z consumers, who are more willing to pay a premium for sustainable products; those consumers also tend to be more online and acutely aware of the impact of business practices on the lives of people and the future of the planet. Green Restaurant and Slow Food were others we considered.

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Decade of Disruption: Restaurant Insiders Dish What’s on the Plate

Modern Restaurant Management

In essence, this shift should lead restaurants to embrace the idea of maintaining a truly “intelligent” smart kitchen, one that will be tech-equipped to continue evolving with consumer demands. Virtual restaurants can cater to different consumers, expanding clientele.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home.

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Tapping into the Trend of Sustainable Coffee in Dining

The Rail

As more consumers become conscious of the environmental impacts of their choices, sustainable products are increasingly popular, particularly in the food and beverage sector. Another emerging trend is the consumer interest in sustainable coffee, notably when going out to eat. Think recycling and composting food waste.