Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2021

Maintain a Healthy Supply Chain. A big expense for food production lies in food systems and the supply chain. At the height of the pandemic, we saw the weak link in the supply chain. Building on the concepts of a circular food economy, talk centers around recycling and how to return packaging to suppliers.

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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

AUGUST 25, 2021

One of the largest problems on the hands of restaurant and catering professionals through the unpredictable supply and demand of COVID-19 was food waste. Problems with supply left a deficit of some items and a surplus of others. First Priority: Getting Smarter. Changing consumer demand made it hard to understand how much was too much.

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Operations Ordering Sustainability Food Supply 493

Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Drivers for implementing carbon reduction efforts come from customers, our supply chain, the government and investors. Owing to the ever-increasing decarbonisation of the electricity supply, electricity is a lower carbon energy source than gas. With it the need to reduce carbon emissions from business activity has grown too.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Catering supplies have evolved with these trends, and items such as biodegradable and reusable packaging have been introduced. With more people waking up to the climate emergency, customers are demanding eco-friendly catering supplies. By 2025, McDonald’s plans to recycle guest packaging in 100 percent of its restaurants.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2022

Sewers are full of chemicals from cleaning supplies, oxidized pipe systems and other various forms of decomposing waste. Recycle Used Cooking Oil with a Reputable Provider. Recycling with a reputable recycling partner is always the superior option when it comes to disposing of your used cooking oil.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 27, 2023

From emissions released during the production of the ingredients, to the water used to grow fruit and vegetables, to the transportation emissions involved in the supply of ingredients – the carbon footprint associated with the resulting meal can be as much as eight kg of carbon dioxide (CO2).

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Transportation Food Supply Supplies Waste 450

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 17, 2020

Even with the complexities and challenges of the current food supply chain due to the pandemic, we are still able to serve clean, high-quality ingredients to our clients. The Importance of Quality. As I mentioned earlier, food quality is an essential part of our value proposition. This should never be compromised.

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Waste Food Compost Food Supply 474

Culinary Cues

APRIL 13, 2020

Lexan containers will be in high demand, as restaurants no longer store food supplies in the boxes they were delivered in. [] PRE-STORAGE AREAS REQUIRED IN NEW KITCHENS FOR WASHING AND SANITIZING OF INCOMING PRODUCTS.

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Culinary Cues

AUGUST 22, 2022

The dish machine was likely an under counter unit and there was no need for a walk-in cooler since supplies were purchased every day; a reach-in or two would suffice. Instead of thirty-gallon trash cans spread out through the kitchen, there were two much smaller cans, a recycling bin, and tubs for compost.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

and offer an eco-friendly approach that doesn’t deplete the supply chain. We use recyclable packaging and keep takeout packaging products to the minimum. It’s not just food, but also the supply chain. 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

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

There are questions about DEI efforts in the workplace and what civic engagement or charitable giving you might champion, but the biggest section dives into your supply chain management and local economic development.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Unprecedented labor and supply chain pressure will drive most of the restaurant trends that will define 2022, industry analysts say. This has led to a rise in the appearance of green kitchens, where the business focuses on reducing as much waste as possible and trying to recycle and reuse leftovers whenever they can.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Understand Your Supply. You can educate your staff and appoint a food waste reduction team; inventory and store food properly and use it on a “first in, first out” basis; measure portion sizes to lower the number of plates that come back with uneaten foods; recycle unused ingredients and compost leftovers.

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The Rail

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

By Briana Hilton, Contributor The “ slow food movement ” has been given a big push by new post-pandemic demands, with many restaurants now nearshoring or reshoring (sourcing supplies closer to their location so as to have greater control over supply). Embracing Circular Supply Chains.

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Supplies Management Management Food Supply 130

EATER

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Dynamic pricing is not new; for decades, the airline, fashion, and hospitality industries have all found that dynamic pricing — the incremental adjustments to prices to reflect inventory, demand, and supply — has helped companies cut waste and save money. All of this food waste — 35 percent of the U.S.

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Perfect Daily Grind

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

This ranges from using more sustainable processing methods on farms to using recyclable and compostable packaging. The practice of reusing and recycling materials has been implemented for centuries by many communities around the world. A large part of this revolves around the concept of a circular economy. What is a circular economy?

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Recycling Compost Sustainability 2050 171

Culinary Cues

JUNE 6, 2020

You notice a delivery truck arrive with supplies – even this is part of the change that the virus has brought to the restaurant. The driver is no longer allowed to simply wheel in supplies and unload them in coolers, freezers, and dry goods storage.

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Kitchen Safety Recycling Supplies Take-out 400

7 Shifts

AUGUST 10, 2020

Use an Organization Station Installing a desk supplies holder can help you avoid those routine missing pen fiascos by having a place for your office materials. Don’t have the budget for any filing products? Check out this article on Lifehack for DIY tips for how to cheaply save space and organize content in your back office.

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EATER

APRIL 8, 2022

Composting is good for everything and everyone, but food waste continues to be a major problem In the United States, food waste amounts to a whopping 30 to 40 percent of the food supply.

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Compost Waste 2010 Recycling 261

Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 15, 2022

Maintaining freshness is an essential part of green coffee storage, but minimising environmental damage at this stage of the supply chain is also crucial – especially as the demand for more sustainable coffee grows. Fibtex ’s packaging is made with 100% recyclable resins,” María Patricia says. “We

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Recycling Sustainability Waste Transportation 138

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. The post Restaurant Sustainability is About Success, Not Just Recycling. This sustainable thing can be contagious!

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

The company has taken some positive steps other than swapping out Happy Meal toys: McDonald’s pledged in 2018 that by 2025 all of its packaging materials will be recycled or otherwise sustainable. Across the UK’s coastline, new research suggests McDonald’s is one of just 12 companies responsible for two-thirds of plastic pollution.

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2025 2030 Food Supply Recycling 261

Cheetah

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

More than 180 billion single use takeout containers are thrown away in the US every year, and recycling is not a solution. A UN funded study estimated that barely 10% of plastic packaging is recycled effectively and more than 70% reaches landfills and nature. It takes at least 500 years to decompose and cannot be fully recycled.

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Sustainability Compost Recycling Loyalty Program 148

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 24, 2020

Named Express by Luminii, the program delivers a growing portfolio of LED strips, extrusions, power supplies, and accessories to support a broad spectrum of project types. Creating the Vanguard line required extensive testing and supply chain collaboration. ALTA Wireless Food Probe.

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

At every level of the coffee supply chain, sustainability is a pressing issue. Essentially, the concept of zero waste is based on the elimination of waste, mainly through reusing and recycling products, materials, and packaging. We also use compostable and recyclable items, so our landfill bin is only a quarter-full every two weeks.”.

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Waste Compost Recycling Sustainability 152

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

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. “Delivery and takeout are no longer viewed as unhealthy, and it’s important to focus on supplying consumers with fresh options that are both delicious and nutritious.

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2022 Mobile Ordering Guest Recovery Point of Sale 539

Cheetah

APRIL 30, 2021

Specifically for food trucks, a commissary kitchen offers a designated parking spot, hookups for electricity, cleaning and sanitation areas, water and propane refills, disposal facilities of greywater, grease, solid waste, recycling facilities and more. Availability of supplies. Working alongside other food truck businesses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 17, 2020

Curry Up Now also limits their disposal waste by using real plates, silverware and cloth napkins in-house and packaging all to-go orders in recyclable and compostable containers. Taco Bell committed to making all consumer-facing packaging recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025 worldwide. Taco Bell's 2020 Commitments.

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Cheetah

DECEMBER 20, 2021

The company is also dealing with shutdowns and fines due to lack of permits, food supply disruptions , and the enduring labor crisis. In most instances, restaurateurs provide staff and food supplies. Some ghost kitchens provide basic supplies like delivery packaging and cutlery. What to Consider When Comparing Ghost Kitchens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Bergdorf Goodman launched a new cocktail bar this winter, and a tasting bar I designed in a recent menswear store, Union Hall Supply Co., We can anticipate a major disruption in the distribution model of food and supplies. We can anticipate a major disruption in the distribution model of food and supplies.

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Mobile Ordering Front of House Customer Service Customer Experience 539

The Rail

JULY 26, 2024

There are, of course, many ways that restaurants can adopt sustainable practices, but the best place to start is the beginning of the supply chain — specifically, your sourcing. Some examples of questions you can ask when choosing sustainable suppliers include: What are your current Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) practices?

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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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EATER

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

She preferred farm-raised meat and ate it in moderation, recycling leftovers into hashes and stir-fries and croquettes. (Though she had been born and raised in Manhattan, her family was from Vermont and she later retired there.) She liked fresh vegetables, simply cooked, and she kept the scraps to use in soups. She still loved cream sauce.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 24, 2022

Recyclability & sustainability. And while the production of “virgin” aluminium is energy-intensive, it is infinitely recyclable. A 2019 report from The Aluminium Association found that consumer recycling rates for aluminium cans in the US was almost 50%, while the industry recycling rate was over 63%. 7 plastics.

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Recycling Compost Sustainability Waste 139

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.

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2022 Compost Recycling White Paper 147

Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Although it’s estimated that smallholder farmers produce up to 80% of the world’s coffee supply , most of them only grow coffee on 30ha or less – meaning their carbon footprints are minimal compared to larger coffee farms and multinational coffee companies. What about the rest of the supply chain? Considering the solutions.

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