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

Modern Restaurant Management

Growing Momentum for Plant-Based and Local Sourcing The movement towards plant-based foods and locally sourced ingredients will continue to gain momentum in 2025, reducing overall food waste through better inventory management and demand forecasting. Additionally, supply chain disruptions can complicate sourcing efforts.

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Four Steps to Manage Restaurant Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

Whichever your specific goals are, they will fall under one of the following categories: reduce waste production, reuse and recycle. This will give you an idea of how much serving is enough and beyond what scale will go to waste. Reuse and Recycle. now recycle their waste.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

Modern Restaurant Management

B Corp was one of a few certifications or collectives we investigated to find guidance and validation for the way we do business, particularly our long-standing sustainable sourcing mission. Waste management programs like recycling, composting, and any food-waste reduction measuring done can also help in this category.

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Waste Reduction for Better Food and Increased Sales

Modern Restaurant Management

Since our business model is built upon transforming typical cafeteria food into scratch-cooked meals made from clean, locally sourced and organic ingredients, we guide our clients to reinvest the money they’ve saved through waste reduction back into these premium ingredients, which inevitably results in better food.

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Tapping into the Trend of Sustainable Coffee in Dining

The Rail

Here's what's driving the demand for restaurants to start serving more sustainable coffee : Ethical Awareness: Consumers have more awareness about the social and environmental dimensions associated with the production of coffee. Taste: Some consumers feel that sustainably sourced coffee has a superior taste to traditionally harvested coffee.

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Be Prepared: Cocktail and Beverage Trends for Events

Modern Restaurant Management

So, what do you serve instead? 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. Even better?

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Sourcing local ingredients and producing more in-season vegetable focused dishes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to improving our carbon footprint. I also actively participate in the Monterey Bay Aquarium sustainable seafood program to maintain an ongoing awareness of which species can be sourced safely.