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OUR DAILY BREATH: POST COVID KITCHENS – GET READY

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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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BRING BACK THE 20 SEAT BISTRO

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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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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 way, you can go back and work on the supply and demand metrics. Reuse and Recycle. now recycle their waste. Organic food waste can be recycled for use as renewable energy sources.

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Tips For Restaurants to Reduce Food Waste and Save Significant Money

Modern Restaurant Management

Optimize your supply chain. Software solutions help optimize supply chains so your products ship and reach your restaurant more quickly and effectively. Recycle and compost. California has just launched a food waste recycling program, the largest of its kind in the US. A lot of the food we toss is perfectly edible.

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Emerging from COVID With a More Sustainable Approach

Modern Restaurant Management

A Sustainable Supply Chain. During the height of the pandemic, it seemed as though so many facets of the food industry were up in the air, including stress on supply chains. Let’s take a look at a few sustainable practices and why now might be the perfect time to make more planet-friendly choices for your business.

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How the Pandemic Has Forever Changed the Way We Eat

Modern Restaurant Management

As restaurants reimagined takeout and venues shut down their bars, we too repurposed and rebalanced our portfolio repeatedly to meet changing demands—whether we were converting food packaging supply lines to produce PPE or supporting take-out offerings with tamper-proof food packaging.

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How can specialty coffee push for a circular economy model?

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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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