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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home.

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Self-Ordering Kiosks: One Solution to the Current Labor Shortage

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The food and beverage industry is on a hiring frenzy. A recent study by The Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that, despite regular hiring since this spring, the food and beverage industry still remains 1.5 They also eliminate human error, facilitating more accurate orders and less food wastage.

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Why (and How) to Apply Business Intelligence and Data Analytics to Restaurant Technology

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At a time when most food and beverage leaders wouldn’t consider launching a new concept without a deep dive into the data, most lack even basic information about technology maintenance that could drive cost-saving, satisfaction-enhancing change. Centralized IT with OEM Backup. With Data Comes Decision-Making Power.

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Tech-ing it up for 2021: Three Ways Technology Will Help Restaurants in the New Year 

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2020 threw unprecedented challenges our way, causing chaos throughout the food and beverage industries. With the onset of the pandemic, many restaurants pared down their menus in order to avoid food wastage and reduce costs. With regular fluctuations they had to remember a lot of new information each week and sometimes each day.

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Restaurants Under Attack from Cybercriminals: How to Protect Your Business

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Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting restaurants, seeking to steal sensitive customer data and disrupt business operations. One study found that in 2016, the food and beverage industry accounted for ten percent of all data breaches. Restaurants are attractive targets for cybercriminals for several reasons.

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MRM Research Roundup: Experimentation, Valentine’s Vibe Shift, and Wine Cork Market

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This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features news of dramatic Valentine's Day shift, best food scenes, and the evolution of c-store foodservice. Food-away-from-home spending is likely to see modest growth as softer consumer spending patterns prevail. ” A Year of Challenges U.S.

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How AI Is Enabling Restaurant Labor Compliance

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In addition to more wide-ranging compliance requirements like general health & safety guidelines and local labor laws, there are food and beverage-specific safety regulations , requirements for specialty licenses (such as those to serve alcohol), and unique stipulations on labor compliance, many related to the employment of minors.

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