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

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Rifrullo’s rustic-modern décor, mismatched dishware, and chalkboard sign welcoming guests to “be yourself, make friends, find harmony, and relax,” are as inviting as its prices, which top out at $16 for the salmon burger. When food waste goes to landfills, it creates methane , a powerful greenhouse gas.

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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

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The tool from the East Coast vegan chain — a digital take on a split-flap mechanical display that appears on its website and in the chain’s ordering app — estimates the amounts of water, land, CO2, and oil saved by eating vegan burgers. The “ PLNT Impact Tracker ” on PLNT Burger’s website wants you to think about what you’re eating.

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

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Sustainability continues to be a pressing issue for restaurants and the world. One of the penultimate responsibilities as a professional chef is learning to work sustainably. One of the penultimate responsibilities as a professional chef is learning to work sustainably. Lisa Dahl, Chef and Restaurateur, Dahl Restaurant Group.

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

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2025 Culinary Trends Ingredients on the Rise Takes On Tahini Known for its richer and toastier flavor, black tahini will be featured on menus with versatility ranging from black tahini noodles and black tahini ice cream to tahini lattes and cocktails on the beverage side. That’s where the NEXT Flavor Report comes in.

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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

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All restaurants should proactively work to reduce food waste, which will also help you save money, increase profits, spotlight your commitment to sustainability, and help the environment. Food takes up more space in US landfills than anything else. Recycle and compost. Stop overprepping. salads, salsa, guacamole, etc.)

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Skip the Straw: How Restaurants Can Make an Impact

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As a restaurant, real dedication to solving the plastic waste problem is going to take a bigger commitment than just straws. When they have run their lifetime, the straws will decompose in your regular garden compost pile. The intention behind National Skip the Straw Day on Feb. Going Beyond the Straw.

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

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. | Photo courtesy of Tivoli Mushrooms As demand flourishes, managing the waste from the growing process (known as substrate) poses some problems but brings solutions that could ensure a sustainable future for the market This story originally appeared on Civil Eats. said Avery Stempel, Collar City’s co-founder, as we gazed upon the pile.

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