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How Better Cooking Oil Management Enhances Efficiency and Reduces Costs

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Misconception 4: Sustainable Oils Are Always More Expensive Why It’s Made : Operators often equate sustainability with higher costs, influenced by the initial price tags of some sustainable products. Energy Efficiency: By properly recycling used cooking oil, restaurants can contribute to renewable energy production.

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Reducing Restaurant Food Waste

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Donation, composting, and organic recycling are all available options to restaurant operators attempting to reduce the amount of food scraps entering their solid waste bins. The Green Restaurant Association claims that close to 95 percent of restaurants’ waste streams could be recycled or composted. Organic Recycling.

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We Deserve Free Sparkling Water

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Sinzer also considers what ensures diners feel like the price tag equates to a full experience. “We There is a lot of waste in restaurants in general, even though we recycle and compost,” says Gregory Gourdet of Kann in Portland, Oregon.

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Supermarket Food Waste Is a Big Problem. Is Dynamic Pricing the Solution?

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In the bread aisle, you see two loaves identically wrapped; both are perfectly edible, but one is a day older and costs half the price. This is a business practice called dynamic pricing, and it may be coming soon to a supermarket near you. The price is changing throughout the [time] horizon.” Which do you choose?

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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. Thus, finding the right balance between maintaining high quality and keeping prices reasonable is crucial.

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Pandemic Reflections: What Lessons Has the Restaurant Industry Learned?, Part One

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While working hard to bring customers back into the restaurant is very important for success, it has become more important to figure out the third-party equation in terms of pricing, commissions and fees, and value – which is ultimately the difference between success and failure.

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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. Compostable containers are are an imperfect solution , however, because the U.S.

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