At Bread and Butterflies we have stocked some eco friendly products for a few months now and you have really embraced them. But the whole community of Lady Bay has been inspired even further with the opening of the new, zero waste store, The Good Weigh. It is a beautiful, well designed shop that is cutting down on plastic and waste. What is not to like?
They've had a great start with lots of support and the people of Lady Bay really embracing the idea of cutting down on their waste.
| I also went to an information session on Monday 9th September to learn how to reduce our carbon footprint at Bread and Butterflies. Food waste from restaurants and cafes is massive and we're on a mission to reduce ours! |  |
So to tap in to this enthusiasm started by The Good Weigh we decided to get our customers involved! We get told we ask a lot of questions when customers are placing their orders, but this is because we want to make sure you get what you want and we are not wasting ingredients and food unnecessarily!
As a rule this is what we might ask:
Customer: Hi, can I get a coffee?
Bread and Butterflies: Of course, what sort of coffee would you like? An americano?
Customer: Yes, please.
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like a large or regular?
Customer: I'd like a large, please
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like milk with that?
Customer: Yes. please
Bread and Butterflies: Anything else?
Customer: Yes. I'd like salmon and scrambled egg.
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like granary or white sliced toast with that?
Customer: Granary.
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like one or two slices of toast?
Customer: Two, please.
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like butter for your toast?
Customer: No thank you.
Bread and Butterflies: Anything else?
Customer: Yes, I would like a toasted teacake, please.
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like just butter with your teacake or some jam as well?
Customer: Just butter, thank you.
As a rule this is what we might ask:
Customer: Hi, can I get a coffee?
Bread and Butterflies: Of course, what sort of coffee would you like? An americano?
Customer: Yes, please.
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like a large or regular?
Customer: I'd like a large, please
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like milk with that?
Customer: Yes. please
Bread and Butterflies: Anything else?
Customer: Yes. I'd like salmon and scrambled egg.
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like granary or white sliced toast with that?
Customer: Granary.
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like one or two slices of toast?
Customer: Two, please.
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like butter for your toast?
Customer: No thank you.
Bread and Butterflies: Anything else?
Customer: Yes, I would like a toasted teacake, please.
Bread and Butterflies: Would you like just butter with your teacake or some jam as well?
Customer: Just butter, thank you.
Phew! It's around the question about milk with the americano that customers can start wondering why we ask so many questions. At Bread and Butterflies we throw away a ridiculous amount of butter, jam, milk and toast. We obviously want you to have a great experience with us and are happy for you to have as much of all of those things as you'd like, but in the interest of cutting down on waste please be prepared for the long list of questions at the counter! Feel free to preempt them and give us all the information at once! It's all on the menu; the bread choices, the type of milk we do, different prices for large or regular coffees etc
It is also standard practice to serve a side salad and coleslaw with your sandwiches. If you hate coleslaw, let us know and we can leave it off your plate.
Every day we throw away our used coffee grounds. But apparently they are great for your soil and your garden! Why not come by the tearoom at about 4 to collect the day's grounds, it saves it going to landfill and will make your flowers blooming lovely!
Sometimes food waste is unavoidable, and the ideal would be for us to have a compost at Bread and Butterflies, but we are limited to outside space. For all our customers who have a compost why not come by Bread and Butterflies at the end of the day and collect our food waste to add to your compost? Just bring a tub!
| Let's be inspired by Kate and her team at The Good Weigh and start cutting back on what we don't need. |  |
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