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How Organic Ingredients Can Enhance Your Restaurant’s Sustainability Initiatives

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They generate large amounts of waste and carbon emissions through food production and transportation. Additionally, sourcing organic products from local providers can help reduce food miles and carbon emissions associated with transportation. Organic farming methods enhance soil health through crop rotation and cover cropping.

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What Delivery Customers Expect During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Modern Restaurant Management

Now more than ever, delivery customers are aware of who is handling their food and the way it was prepared and transported. Reassure customers you are going the extra mile to protect their food by: Retraining staff and ensuring everyone’s Food Handler certifications are up to date. Using tamper-proof labels and/or packaging.

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Supply Chain Transparency Can Make Your Restaurant Safer, Boost Key Metrics

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To ensure that their suppliers are properly certified – in terms of safety protocols and ESG efforts – many restaurants are using tech tools to better manage their suppliers’ certification status. We’ve been inundated with transportation delays, extreme weather events, product shortages, recalls, and other challenges.

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Supporting Guests and the Environment with Sustainable Restrooms

Modern Restaurant Management

Daily travel numbers are nearly back to what they were in 2019, according to the Transportation Security Administration ( TSA). Source products with sustainability certifications. Options include dual-flush toilets, WaterSense toilets that meet Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) certifications and low-flow toilets.

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Five Ways for Restaurants to Make Valentine’s Day Special in 2021

Modern Restaurant Management

Keep in mind you’ll want to include foods that transport well as takeout. Whatever methods you choose to build excitement, make sure to feature your specialty menu, any discounts you’re offering, gift certificates you have available, or anything else customers will want to know.

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Restaurateurs Foresee Bright Future as Fine Dining Turns Vegan

Modern Restaurant Management

In currently market scenario, even the top regulatory and certification institutes add “may contain” labels on plant based diary and meat alternatives that are required for preparing a vegan meal. Genuine vegan and clean labeled ingredients are scarce and expensive, which ultimately increases the cost of cuisine.

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Revolutionizing Restaurant Supply Chains: The Impact of AI on Transparency, Validation, Verification, and Sustainability

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Here, AI can help verify suppliers’ compliance with audit and certification standards. AI-enabled logistics systems can reduce the number of trips delivery trucks take, optimize delivery routes, and reduce transportation-related emissions. Building consumer trust.

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