According to a Recent Study/Survey … End-of-January 2017 Edition

As part of our mission to be the go-to resource for on-the-go restaurant industry professionals, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine offers highlights of recent research. This end-of-January 2017 edition features the state of the wine industry, global vanilla market and how many wings eaten during the Super Bowl.

Foodservice Packaging SurveyThe Foodservice Packaging Institute has completed a review of literature related to the impact of compostable foodservice packaging at different points in the composting value chain. Encouragingly, the review found a growing body of evidence demonstrating that the use of compostable foodservice packaging can increase food scrap diversion and reduce contamination when used in conjunction with known best practices for food scraps collection.

The study, commissioned by FPI’s Paper Recovery Alliance and Plastics Recover Group, examined how compostable foodservice packaging impacts: 

Composting program participation rates.Food scraps…