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Effective Promotional Ingredients for Going Green

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About half of consumers indicated that a “restaurant’s efforts to reduce food waste, recycle or donate food can be factors in choosing where to dine.” This communication is not just for company channels; managers and staff should also share these company announcements on their personal pages to extend organic reach.

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

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Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2025. When consumers order more food online, it’s clearly good for business – but it can also make it harder for businesses to manage inventory.

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For Restaurants Cutting Their Carbon Footprint, Composting Food Scraps Is Just the Beginning

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It’s a great tool for our overall success,” said Emily Lyall, operations manager at the Lafayette Public House , a coffee, bar, and kitchen. Budderfly manages the utility bills free of charge, and when electricity costs drop, it shares those savings with the restaurant. Not all California restaurateurs agree.

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AI Food Intelligence and Now Serving Democracy

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While the company has products specifically designed for each vertical, such as appointments, eCommerce, online ordering and reservation management, its uniqueness lies in offering high-powered capabilities that every business needs. These include marketing, website development, omnichannel payments and point-of-sale (POS) solutions. "We're

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Seven Restaurant Trends That Will Define 2022

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A short menu can slim down the food costs through streamlined inventory management, as well as reduced food waste. 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. Delivery Options.

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Delivering on Delivery: An Implementation Guide

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In-House vs. Third-Party Delivery In the past, customers had to call or fill out forms on the restaurant's website to get food to their doorsteps. When Developing Custom Ordering Software Customers can now place orders directly through a restaurant's website or application. But, it also creates new complexities to manage.

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Checklist For Reopening Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

They are cost-effective and reduce the likelihood of contamination – buy disposable menus in bulk and recycle them. So send out emails, revamp your social media pages, put up the new menu and deals on your website, and do all else you can to announce the reopening of your restaurant. Use Disposable Bottles for Condiments.