Waste Not, Shake Shack Expands in Asia and ‘L’ Train Starbucks

This edition of MRM's News Bites features The James Beard Foundation, Shake Shack, Enlightened Hospitality and Goldbelly,  STK, Kitchen United, Cater Nation, Closed Loop, McDonalds and Starbucks,  Dinova, HotSchedules, Bringg and DoorDash, 7shifts and Koomi, VizyPay and Chipotle.

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Waste Not The James Beard Foundation launched Waste Not, a multi-year campaign designed to encourage culinary professionals and home cooks to reduce food waste by thinking differently about food and adopting full-use cooking methods.

The campaign will urge Americans to start with small changes just one day a week — on Waste Not Wednesday. If all Americans eliminated food waste on Waste Not Wednesdays, more than 7.8 million tons of food would be saved each yeari — enough to provide almost 13 billion mealsii to the hungry.

"Waste Not reflects the James Beard Foundation's commitment to create a better…