The Rail

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Waste Reduction Strategies Effective waste reduction strategies like composting and recycling can enhance sustainability. Implement recycling programs for packaging and non-organic waste to minimize environmental impact and promote a circular economy.

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Sustainability Compost Recycling Agriculture 130

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Simplifying Menus. We don’t need endless menu options that ultimately drive waste. Despite conventional approaches, we simply don’t require huge menus with so many choices. We use these to ensure that we work as efficiently as possible, which can get complicated in teams. For example, we once helped Buffalo, N.Y.-based

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Waste Food Compost Food Supply 474

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 21, 2023

Smart kitchen equipment, such as automated stove tops and automatic recycling oil fryers, make order fulfillment easier, faster, and more consistent. During the pandemic, menu prices frequently changed, and products were often out-of-stock due to supply chain shortages. Thus, automation of product updates was essential.

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Technology Consumer Goods Supplies Waste 474

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Restaurants will also explore delivery options beyond costly third-party partnerships, and hike delivery menu prices to make the channel more lucrative as off-premise demand holds steady. Simplified Menus. Menu variety plays a substantial role in every dining experience. Health-Conscious Food Will Dominate Menus.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

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. For QSR brands, offering globally inspired menu items isn’t just a fun addition anymore, it’s a must.

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2025 Loyalty Program Customer Experience Online Ordering 419

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2020

The National Restaurant Association found that almost half of consumers surveyed consider a restaurant’s sustainability efforts — such as recycling, donating food, or reducing food waste — when making the decision to spend money on a venue.

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Events Beverage Recycling Sustainability 474

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 26, 2024

As a restaurant owner, you can tailor your solution to accommodate complex menu options. The technology simplifies the entire process, from selecting menu items to making payments. Restaurant Management Panel Menu management : Restaurant owners and employees should have the option to add, remove, and edit menu items.

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Delivery Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Customer Service 448

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 25, 2021

For the necessary packaging, try to opt for biodegradable materials and packaging with a high recycled content. And a restaurant’s commitment to sustainable practices is perhaps most easily visible through the packaging that they chose. Using less delivery packaging is a great way to begin.

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Operations Ordering Sustainability Food Supply 493

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 11, 2020

No Menu Sharing. Prior to the pandemic, menus were the one communal piece of your restaurant picked up and handled by almost every customer. Because of it, menus were one of the most-germ ridden surfaces in the restaurant, with cold and flu pathogens able to live on them for up to three days. Show that you have a strong team.

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Customer Experience Dine-in Food Safety Kitchen Safety 516

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2020

While it makes sense not to leave money on the table, it can be overwhelming, to have to come up with a whole new menu in an attempt to increase revenue and take advantage of this trend. Review your menu carefully and add a symbol that denotes all your plant-based/vegan dishes already available. “Special of the Day” menu.

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Seasonal Menu Compost Recycling 2018 431

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2020

QR codes are providing customers with digital access to menus – replacing traditional paper menus that require cleaning, recycling and never-ending updates – making this aspect of the restaurant experience truly touchless.

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2020 Mobile Ordering Customer Experience Customer Service 529

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 21, 2020

High-end restaurants that tend to have a pricier menu should look to add more affordable items. Instead, you can reach a compromise in your menu. Disposable menus are a great sanitary alternative to traditional ones. Identify your most well-received dishes and continue to serve them. Offer Safe and Contact-Free Services.

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Social Media Food Safety Cash Management Customer Service 539

Cheetah

APRIL 10, 2020

How to Run a Restaurant and Reap the Benefits of Recycling . So when someone brings up food recycling, you’re probably asking yourself when you’ll ever have time to give it any thought. So when someone brings up food recycling, you’re probably asking yourself when you’ll ever have time to give it any thought.

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Recycling Compost Front of House Back of House 97

The Restaurant Group

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Menu Optimization for Waste Reduction A thoughtful menu design can minimize waste while offering dishes that excite customers. Designing a Waste-Conscious Menu Feature Versatile Ingredients : Use items that work across multiple dishes. Plan Around Availability : Design your menu with readily available ingredients.

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Waste Compost Food Recycling 78

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

We use recyclable packaging and keep takeout packaging products to the minimum. For example, fish/meat can be grinded down and used to make our own garums for use down the road in new menu items. Banners Kitchen & Tap and Hub Hall in Boston will feature aluminum Ball cups, which are infinitely recyclable.

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Sustainability Waste Food Supply Recycling 450

EATER

MAY 6, 2024

If we are using fresh horseradish on the menu, it will dull a blade in about a month. You might miss the ergonomic plastic handle (although Graham points out that these can get gummy after being washed many times), but the metal-only models open up your options for recycling once the blades are spent.

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Recycling Food Truck Point of Sale Advertising 292

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

Dunkin’ is also on track to fully transition to new, recyclable hot coffee cup lids in all of its U.S. The company is also on track to be fully transitioned to recyclable hot coffee cup lids in its U.S. The new lids are made of #5 polypropylene that can be recycled in cities and towns that offer #5 recycling.

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Mobile Ordering Online Ordering Food Order Hospitality 376

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Ingredients are clean and sourced from local vendors whenever possible, and the menu is designed to support vegan, gluten-free, and Halal diets in an effort to accommodate all guests, no matter their dietary preferences. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2023

Livestock agriculture represents 13-18 percent of global GHG emissions, and shifting menus away from animal proteins can make a substantial impact on carbon and greenhouse gas emissions. Adaptive Reuse and Recycling The greenest building is one that’s already built.

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Sustainability Design Waste Recycling 419

EATER

JUNE 13, 2023

What has changed is the culture around the humble picnic: thanks to inflation’s impact on both personal budgets and menu prices, along with subliminal social conditioning by certain aesthetics popular on TikTok (see: coastal cowgirl , cottagecore) the picnic in 2023 sits at the intersection of fashion and practicality.

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Outdoor Recycling Transportation Social Media 243

The Rail

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

A menu update with spring-inspired cocktails and dishes will help tie the seasonal theme together. Seasonal fruit displays, like lemons and pineapples, can double as decor and inspiration for menu items. A winter-inspired menu featuring warm, spiced beverages and hearty comfort foods will round out the seasonal experience.

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Seasonal Menu Outdoor Customer Experience Seating 130

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2021

To showcase bold new flavors, On The Border has elevated its menu, and the innovative new dishes will be available for guests visiting North Point. “This year continues to be the ‘Year of the Guest,’ where they are the focal point to everything we do, from menu innovation to technology to podcast content,” Eckles said.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

” Traditionally, to enable delivery most sellers list their menu on food delivery platforms because the restaurant doesn’t have their own couriers. Touchless menus and payment options are in-demand tools for consumers looking to have a good time dining out while reducing anxieties around hygiene and spreading germs.

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Guest Recovery Mobile Ordering Kitchen Safety Food Safety 539

Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Essentially, the concept of zero waste is based on the elimination of waste, mainly through reusing and recycling products, materials, and packaging. This is a daunting task considering that a staggering 91% of all plastics ever produced haven’t been recycled – ending up in landfills and oceans around the world instead.

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Waste Compost Recycling Sustainability 152

Ken Burgin

JUNE 7, 2022

Now more than ever, with soaring supply prices, staff shortages and crazy weather, sustainability makes sense across all business areas – it’s much more than recycled packaging and local vegetables. So they’re big on increasing sales, recipe and menu costing, watching utility costs and having accurate figures daily.

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Recycling Sustainability Food Supply Compost 60

Goliath Consulting

MARCH 14, 2020

This probably explains the trend of previously-recycled and reusable packaging. Taco Bell, too, pledged compostable, recyclable packaging by 2025 (14). Sustainability. A Nielsen study reported that consumers are increasingly willing to pay more for sustainable brands (10). Conclusion.

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Delivery Food Compost Recycling 170

Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 21, 2022

As they’re difficult to recycle, we can also conclude most of these cups end up going to landfill, where they contribute to a growing waste problem. You may also like our article on why recycling single-use coffee cups is so difficult. Can you recycle single-use cups? Read on to learn more about what they had to tell me.

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Waste Recycling Compost Café 141

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Although the land, labor, and creativity of farm-to-table sourcing is so exciting and delicious, considerable operational disruption, scheduling, and menu management is still required to make it all a profitable business model. Brands will look to collaborate with menu splitting.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 539

The Rail

MAY 23, 2024

By Indiana Lee, Contributor Adding a popular drinks menu to your current offering is a great way to improve your profitability and pad your margins. A well-tailored alcohol menu can help you attract a different kind of consumer and may help you claw back some of the costs associated with pandemic-era inflation rates.

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Sustainability Brewery Audits Vineyard 130

Restaurant365

JANUARY 13, 2022

Fortunately, there are a lot of great options when it comes to recyclable and compostable takeout containers and paper products. Reusable, recyclable, and compostable are the three major categories that fall under the sustainable packaging category. Each provides something different. Support of the local food movement.

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2022 Compost Recycling Beverage 147

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

58 percent of consumers rate healthy options on menu as important, with families rating this the highest at 74 percent, followed by Millennials at 71 percent. Restaurants will up menu prices – 9 in 10 restaurant owners/operators plan to increase menu prices as they grapple with growing supply shortages and costs.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 539

Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2019

Veggies are being incorporated into the menu in creative ways (think jackfruit pulled “pork”, veggie rice and pasta), vegan entrees and sandwiches will keep rolling and “gut-friendly” fermented foods such as kimchi and kombucha are making its way into more restaurant menus 3. People are now craving the hottest and spiciest.

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2020 Food Social Media Sustainability 150

Focus POS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Ways Gen Zs look for places that align with their philosophies include: Menu options that are health-conscious and help to sustain the environment. Recycling and composting, selling non-GMO foods, and phasing out non-recyclable plastics are among the other practices Gen Z seek out in a restaurant. Use of emerging technologies.

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Social Media Recycling Influencer Compost 128

EATER

APRIL 25, 2022

At Slater’s restaurant, Seward Brewing Company in Seward, Alaska, wild local seafood is a menu staple. Campo Grande’s Spanish fish box reads like the menu of a Bilbao seafood restaurant: thick filets of bacalao, meaty monkfish, juicy lubina, and more, all from the waters surrounding Spain. Here, a few to consider. Campo Grande.

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Sustainability Food Supply Fine Dining Sourcing 246

Deliverect

DECEMBER 10, 2019

By working towards less (food) waste and a more seasonal and locally-sourced menu, you’ll quickly be able to get on the right track. #1 Recycle glass and cardboard. If you offer weekly or monthly suggestions, write them on one or several chalkboards spread across your restaurant, instead of constantly printing new paper menus. -.

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Sustainability Seasonal Menu Compost Recycling 107

The Restaurant Group

JANUARY 27, 2020

For some time now, the members of the foodservice industry in some areas have been forced, at a minimum, to practice proper waste disposal and recycling. More than 60% recycle cardboard/paper and fats/oils/grease. Less than 30% recycle aluminum/metal/glass/flexible plastics. Managing waste in restaurants.

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Sustainability Recycling Compost Waste 88

Perfect Daily Grind

JANUARY 6, 2023

The Canadian roaster’s new 100% recycled cardboard packaging also includes a fully recyclable and compostable shipping label and inner lining. The roaster also says its clear coffee bag is recyclable in most regions of Canada. Starbucks launches new winter menu items including Pistachio Cream Cold Brew.

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