{"id":10332,"date":"2024-11-21T18:43:51","date_gmt":"2024-11-21T18:43:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bepbackoffice.com\/ca\/?post_type=guide-book&#038;p=10332"},"modified":"2026-08-24T08:20:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T08:20:18","slug":"true-cost-of-food-waste","status":"publish","type":"guide-book","link":"https:\/\/bepbackoffice.com\/ca\/guide-book\/true-cost-of-food-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"True Cost of Food Waste: A Practical Guide for Restaurants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10332\" class=\"elementor elementor-10332\" data-elementor-post-type=\"guide-book\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce4eed2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce4eed2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f00a664 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f00a664\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a2c692 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a2c692\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e34f4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e34f4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Back office guide book<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4231ada elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4231ada\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">True Cost of Food Waste: A Practical Guide for Restaurants<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d44c2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d44c2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Food waste, a global issue receiving significant recent attention, raises particular concerns for restaurant owners and managers. 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