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title: "QSR: Waste Not, Win Big"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9ecd8e94-03cf-4c45-8c07-5ca319dd5980
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/qsr-waste-not-win-big-1670
category: "QSR"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "QSR"
published: 2015-05-20T17:12:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:16:15.658Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/8d777f385d3dfec8815d20f7496026dc6270.png
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# QSR: Waste Not, Win Big

**TL;DR:** Restaurants are focusing on reducing food waste due to rising food prices and consumer demand for eco-friendly businesses. Reducing food waste can cut front-end costs substantially and attract customers.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2015-05-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/qsr-waste-not-win-big-1670).*

## Story

More restaurants are concentrating on decreasing food waste, according to QSR.

This is partly attributed to rising food prices.

“There are so many costs that you are literally rinsing down the drain,” Laura Abshire, director of sustainability for the National Restaurant Association, told QSR. “Reducing your food waste can cut front-end costs substantially; it’s huge as far as a business opportunity.”

Additionally, with a greater number of consumers looking to spend money at ethical and eco-conscious businesses, making reduced food waste a point of pride could help attract customers.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- National Restaurant Association (company)
- food waste reduction (topic)
- eco-friendly businesses (topic)
- rising food prices (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/qsr-waste-not-win-big-1670). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9ecd8e94-03cf-4c45-8c07-5ca319dd5980).