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Keep it Clean and Safe

Modern Restaurant Management

As a manager orowner,you must train employeestobag garbage, break down recycling products and dispose of oils properly. Dirty smellsmay keep customers away if they get a whiff of the back area while walking in the front door. Dirty smellsmay keep customers away if they get a whiff of the back area while walking in the front door.

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How the Pandemic Has Forever Changed the Way We Eat

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As President of the Food & Delivery segment of Novolex, I’ve had a front seat to these dramatic changes, and to the challenges facing the industry as it struggles to survive and adapt. According to SEC filings, food delivery apps experienced tremendous growth in 2020 earning a combined $5.5 billion from the same period in 2019.

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

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“Community, environment. It’s part of my DNA. As a chef, I have a responsibility to do my best to create good environments for people, customers, and the community,” says Marnell-Suhanosky. When food waste goes to landfills, it creates methane , a powerful greenhouse gas. produces the equivalent annual emissions of 42 coal-fired power plants.

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

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Increasing Regulatory Pressures on the Food Service Industry I expect more states and municipalities to implement stronger organics recycling laws in 2025, mandating food waste diversion for commercial food service operators. After a challenging 2024, it’s promising to see restaurant operators looking ahead to 2025 with optimism.

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Emerging from COVID With a More Sustainable Approach

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But, when it comes to both front and back-of-house operations, there are things you can do to cut back on waste production, including: Setting up a recycling program. A Sustainable Supply Chain. Food processing, in some facilities, has been slowed down substantially due to labor shortages or complete shutdowns. Quite a bit.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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Read any article enumerating the current or emerging trends in restaurants and retail and you will see ideas of health and wellness, environmental sustainability, and brand authenticity coming to the fore. But is B Corp certification something restaurants should pursue? I have been fortunate to work with Sleepy Bee Cafe since its founding in 2013.

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BRING BACK THE 20 SEAT BISTRO

Culinary Cues

There were eighteen or twenty seats (mostly deuces) and in better weather maybe two more tables on the street or alleyway in front or beside these tastes of a chef. There were eighteen or twenty seats (mostly deuces) and in better weather maybe two more tables on the street or alleyway in front or beside these tastes of a chef.

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