America’s restaurants have been voted number one out of 24 business sectors in Gallup’s most recent poll. They had a positive response of 59 while the computer industry came in second with a positive response of 53. Restaurant’s become a part of Americans’ everyday lives whether it is eating out, a first job, or a career. Restaurants employ 10 percent of American workers, and have been among the top two industries (along with the computer industry) for 15 years.
Published September 8, 2016
Published September 8, 2016
More and more areas are exploring sugar taxes as a way to raise revenue and to influence the health of their citizens for the better. But the taxes are not without opposition–many pubs and restaurants are opposed to the taxes. George Osbourne has proposed a new nationwide tax on sugary drink makers, and British Beer and Pub Association is raising objections.
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Published September 8, 2016
One of our biggest problems today is waste production. As consumerism rises, production rises, and we have more and more things we feel we should buy or take, whether or not we really need them. In turn, this leads to a higher production of waste, and some habits that are truly, well, wasteful. This eye-opening display at the University of California was stunning, and reading about it can give us all some food for thought.
Key Takeaways:
- how common excessive waste is in our current society
- how wasteful and detrimental it is toward food production and society to waste food
- what can be done to prevent it and the measures places are taking to ensure we cut down on excess waste
“The campus was able to eliminate 100 tons of food waste, donate 1,000 pounds of food and divert 650 tons of food from landfills by expanding composting efforts, saving more than $19,000 in food and food disposal costs.”
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