Food Safety News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Latvian authorities have discovered about 18 tons of food products in a warehouse with expired or changed shelf life dates. The State Food and Veterinary Service (VMVT) in Lithuania reported via EU communication channels that some of the goods withdrawn in the country may have ended up in Latvia.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The survey was conducted in January 2024 among 522 US-based Food and Beverage professionals, including owners and managers from single-site establishments and small multi-site chains with fewer than 20 restaurants. Though inflation peaked at seven percent in 2021 and has since decreased to 2.97 percent in 2018.

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FoodInsight

JULY 27, 2023

Many of us like to sample new foods we come across in the grocery store—why not try an exciting, even innovative product we may have heard about from a friend, family member, or social media? These labels can tell us where our food was made, give nutrition information, and provide detailed ingredient lists.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

More than half of restaurant operators said it would be a year or more before businesses conditions return to normal with food, labor, and occupancy costs are expected to remain elevated, and continue to impact restaurant profit margins in 2022, according to the National Restaurant Association's 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry report.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

The pandemic has permanently altered the consumer-restaurant relationship with operators investing in technology and real estate to align with changing consumer preferences, according to the 2021 Restaurant Franchise Pulse survey, conducted by TD Bank. In Love with Tech, but Impatient.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

According to the Plant Based Foods Association, plant-based foods in the U.S. are a $7 billion market, growing nine times faster than total food sales. The Good Food Institute reports that 98 percent of people who purchase plant-based meat are also purchasing conventional meat. Not sure how they compare?

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

AUGUST 12, 2024

Recalls “Cold Smoked Capelin” Because of Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: August 05, 2024 FDA Publish Date: August 08, 2024 Product Type: Food & Beverages Reason for Announcement: Potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum Company Name: North Fish USA INC Brand Name: North Fish Inc.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 14, 2023

Through dry periods, seasonal menus, product launches or limited time offers, gamification is an intelligent way to motivate engagement, drive competitive traffic, and activate specific behaviors among consumers in the food and beverage industry. The company discovered each customer had an average of 2.5

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Forward Fooding

OCTOBER 15, 2024

With its strong foundation in research and development, highly skilled workforce, and regulatory clarity, Switzerland is not only home to several FoodTech 500 winners but also a vibrant hub for startups aiming to revolutionize the food industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 23, 2022

percent from 2021 to 2027. Expansion of the food service industry, product innovations, and surge in number of quick service restaurants have boosted the growth of the market. These equipment will allow chefs to cook food to perfection. 3D Printing and Food. Moreover, there is drastic change in purchasing pattern as well.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2023

Who among us hasn’t ordered food through a convenient mobile application, with menu choices ranging from not just quick-serve or fast-casual restaurants, but convenience stores as well? According to Statista , dark kitchens’ global market size in 2021 exceeded $56.71 And why not? through ghost-kitchen operator ChefSuite.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2022

QSR 2021 Performance. Revenue Management Solutions released its analysis of US quick-service restaurant (QSR) performance for 2021. To accurately assess the underlying trends of restaurant performance, RMS compared 2021 sales and traffic to pre-pandemic 2019 data. On average, sales were up 8.1 percent compared to 2019. .

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 3, 2023

A Return to Normal The National Restaurant Association released its 2023 State of the Restaurant Industry report, which examines key factors impacting the industry including the current state of the economy, operations, workforce, and food and menu trends to forecast sales and market trends for the year ahead.

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FoodInsight

JULY 23, 2024

Top 5 Takeaways On Sodium: Insights, Impacts, & Innovations For Public Health The antidote to dietary doldrums, salt, that unassuming crystalline ingredient that makes many foods taste better, is found widely in the food supply. Salt has functional properties in food; therefore, complete removal lacks feasibility.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2021

According to the National Restaurant Association’s State of the Industry report, 68 percent of customers say they are more likely to purchase takeout or delivery of food than they were before the pandemic. Food and beverage sales in the restaurant and foodservice industry are projected to total $789 billion in 2021, up 19.7

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 20, 2021

OpenTable reported a 44 percent growth rate from 2019 to 2021 in the U.S. in the online food delivery sector. The food industry continues to evolve in ways of making things faster and easier for consumers. Once seen as a job killer, automation has saved and will continue to serve an understaffed food industry.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2022

percent from March 2021 to March 2022, accounting for the highest inflation rate since December 1981. Menu engineering is a top-down approach to increasing revenue while Actual versus Theoretical (AvT) – tracking the difference between theoretical food costs and actual food costs – is a bottom-up approach to controlling costs.

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FMT Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2024

It’s not without good reason, then, that in 2021 Karlovy Vary was made one of UNESCO’s eleven Great Spa Towns of Europe. Entrepreneur and NMWE president The most recent acquisition is a turnkey canning line from KHS, on which mineral water is being filled into recyclable beverage cans for the very first time in the Czech Republic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The 2020 holiday season may not offer the same gatherings, parties and hoopla of years’ past, but diners are making sure it is still filled with amazing food. ” The gift of food. Three quarters of all consumers are considering restaurant gift card purchases this year. Getting sauced. percentage points year over year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 25, 2022

The customers are already in your restaurant, where they can experience the menu and taste your food firsthand. This purchase won’t increase revenues or efficiencies, but will create additional costs. Efficiency will improve, because foods are easier to store and grab quickly. Recommendation : DON’T DO IT!

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 8, 2021

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. Second draw borrowers in the food and hotel industry are permitted to receive a second loan of up to 3.5 Litigation.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

While some chemical residues from the production process contaminate all plastic containers and can be released into the contained food or drink, PET plastic water bottles are relatively low in these chemical residues, making them relatively safe to use for water, if the bottle is used as intended. Emphasis added.)

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Online ordering is obviously huge in 2020, and customers are craving comfort food when they’re ordering in, according to Upserve’s new 2020 State of the Restaurant Industry data collected from the company's 10,000+ restaurant customers. More than half of respondents are purchasing gift cards to restaurants this holiday season.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In 2021, there were two recalls, one for peanuts in Maple Pecan Bar s, and the other was peanuts in Almond Butter Bars. Consumers who have purchased the affected lot should return the product to where it was purchased to request an exchange or full refund if there is an allergy concern.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 30, 2020

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features top trends for 2020, how 2020 changed food and the year's top wines. While restaurants looked after frontline workers, diners lended their own efforts to support restaurants and their staff in 2020, offering donations, gift cards, tickets towards online classes and merchandise purchases.

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FMT Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Besides premium mineral water containing various levels of carbon dioxide, the product portfolio also includes fruit spritzers, soda pop and near-water beverages. The bottler has also been provably climate-neutral since 2021. As the interior glass coating is less than 0.1

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online. What’s more, consumers tend to spend extra on their food when ordering by themselves, either through kiosks or branded apps. Improve Order Size and Revenue with Predictive Technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 18, 2021

The State of the Industry Report says yes, with 68 percent of consumers saying they’re more likely to purchase takeout from a restaurant than before the pandemic, and more than half of adults sharing that takeout or delivery meals are now “essential to the way they live.” So what’s next? Will these habits stick?

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In 2021, Laura added the Wendy’s brand to her role with responsibility for implementing Develop­ment Days and quarterly business plans for TSFR’s 56 Wendy’s restaurants. He started his career with Hardee’s Food Systems in 1983 ending in the position of District Manager. The Awards are one of these programs.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

” “Subway is an iconic brand and its philosophy of freshly made-to-order and better-for-you food delivered at-home and in-store is central to one of the greatest structural consumer trends we see in South Asia,” said Sameer Sain, Founder and CEO, Everstone Group. Bad Ass Expanding.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp. "With colder weather setting in and new restrictions going into effect across the country, our ongoing commitment to helping restaurant operators adapt during the pandemic has never been more important," said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. "Our

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Forward Fooding

MAY 29, 2024

According to the recent State of the Industry report by The Good Food Institute (GFI), the total global retail sales of plant-based meat and seafood slightly increased from USD$6.1B Meanwhile, according to the Good Food Institute, hybrid meat products are made with any alternative protein production platform. in 2022 to USD$6.4B

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Forward Fooding

AUGUST 7, 2024

The Fairtrace platform is used by companies purchasing Fairtrade products to record transactions online, with sellers confirming the accuracy of purchase details, such as volume, price, premium, and date. This platform tracks every transaction, purchase, sale, and conversion of Rainforest Alliance cocoa in one system.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

We try to stay within a 50–100-mile max radius for our purchasing of vegetables and proteins. Patronize restaurants that engage in sustainable food purchasing, whether that is vegetables, fish or meat. It’s not just food, but also the supply chain. In the Hotel, we prioritize purchasing from local vendors.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2021

Nair, a partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP compiles recent legal news affecting the restaurant, food and beverage and hospitality industries for Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. The law will become effective on March 29, 2021, and applies retroactively to sick leave taken beginning on or after January 1, 2021.

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GFI

APRIL 11, 2023

retail in 2022 declined slightly by 1% and unit sales declined 8% compared to prior year, according to data the Good Food Institute and the Plant Based Foods Association commissioned from SPINS.* Inflation: Average price-per-unit increased across plant-based meat, animal-based meat, and total food. In the U.S.,

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Total Food Service

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As AI begins to make its way into everyday life across the globe, one market that has been slow to adopt it, is the food and beverage. First released in 2021, the Stackdin mobile app describes itself as a “smart ordering ecosystem.” It had an initial focus on working with Asian restaurants in New York City.

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