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Number of Cooks and Chefs Employed in the U.S. Reaches All-Time High

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The number of cooks and chefs employed in the U.S. has reaches an all-time high, according to a Chef's Pencil's report based on the latest Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics at the end of April 2023.

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How Sous Vide Can Help Recession-Proof Restaurants

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Now chefs at every level of the hospitality industry are using it. Unlike traditional cooking methods like braising, stewing, or roasting that allow aromatics and moisture to escape from the food, sous vide contains them within the product. We’re using science to enable chefs to recreate the ideal result every time.

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Can AI Address Labor and Food Safety Challenges?

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While our primary focus is on the back-of-house (BOH)—from food preparation to cleaning—we foresee that labor shortages and rising minimum wages will continue to challenge the industry. Restaurants need to remain profitable, and lowering food quality is not a viable solution.

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Restaurant Design Trends for 2021

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One of EMPAD’s local clients is restaurant owner/operator, Chef Chris Ponte. Another trending concept EMPAD has currently in design is a multi-ghost kitchen concept that can lease individual suite spaces to over 30 different restaurants for food preparation, pick-up and delivery. Getting Creative with Outdoor Space.

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Restaurateurs Foresee Bright Future as Fine Dining Turns Vegan

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Starting out as a whole grain diet for radicals, vegan food culture has evolved into Michelin star worthy mega trend for future chefs and culinary experts. Nowadays, vegan food is becoming normal in restaurants and fast food joints. Astonishingly veganism is a chief enabler of this culinary transformation.

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Building a Culture of Consistent Foodservice Safety

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Bringing in a hygiene expert can allow your team to not only make sure staff always have the hygiene tools they need, but also helps operators, managers, and chefs discover ways to improve staff retention, save costs and do more with less throughout the restaurant.

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Back to the ?Grind? ? Restaurant Reopening Guidelines and PPP Update

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The Restaurant Reopening Blueprint is informed by interviews with key stakeholders such as diners, restaurant staff and US Foods consultants and chefs. ” Highlights of the US Foods Restaurant Reopening Blueprint include: Principles for an effective reopening. restaurant operations.

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