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The Rise of Sustainable Food Sourcing: Considerations for Seafood Restaurateurs

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From re-stocking wild populations, reducing overfishing, and creating alternative fuel sources, to creating green jobs, conserving natural biodiversity, and reducing environmental disturbance. Sustainable Food Sourcing Is Worth the Effort. Sourcing seafood sustainably takes a bit more work but is worth it. Source Responsibly.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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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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Stay Ahead of the Danger: Proactive Food Safety Strategies for Restaurant Managers

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Source Wisely The first step in preventing foodborne illnesses starts long before you begin preparing food—it's all about where you get your ingredients. Sourcing from reputable suppliers ensures that the food you're serving is safe. Let’s take a closer look at those strategies.

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

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Growing Momentum for Plant-Based and Local Sourcing The movement towards plant-based foods and locally sourced ingredients will continue to gain momentum in 2025, reducing overall food waste through better inventory management and demand forecasting. Additionally, supply chain disruptions can complicate sourcing efforts.

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From Recipe to Retail: Steps to Create a Sellable Product

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Many such trade shows also offer professional seminars to help with seminars on the process of developing a new product, costing, sourcing a co-packer and more so you can take advantage of the educational offering. This step could cost approximately $15,000.

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Net-Positive Dining at The Green Orchid

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Going above and beyond LEED certification, Selby Gardens is seeking “Petal” certification through The Living Future Institute and will strive for net-positive energy, be free of toxic chemicals, and lower the energy footprint many times below that of a generic commercial structure.