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Yelp Report: Breakfast’s Booming and Value’s Valuable

Modern Restaurant Management

Value-driven dining and a growing interest in regional brands are two trends uncovered in Yelp's 2025 Fastest Growing Brand s report. Among the report highlights are: Fast food and value-driven restaurants are thriving—McDonald’s (#25), Taco Bell (#33), and Popeyes (#11) are among the brands seeing significant consumer interest growth.' Breakfast is booming—coffee and bakery brands saw the highest search growth with breakfast and brunch searches up 142 percent year-over

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Now Open for Bookings: Royalton CHIC Barbados Expands the Brand’s Caribbean Footprint

Hospitality Net

Blue Diamond Resorts is set to turn heads and set pulses racing as it redefines all-inclusive hospitality in Barbados. As of today, Royalton CHIC Barbados, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort - Adults Only, is officially open for bookings, gearing up for a spectacular debut in Spring 2026. Nestled along Barbados glamorous Gold Coast, this stylish lifestyle resort is designed for trendsetters who crave excitement and sophistication in equal measure.

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A fun twist on ballpark fare and other stealable ideas shared in March

Food Management

Steal some of these ideas thought of by fellow onsite operators.

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Mississippi Becomes Third State to Ban Sale of Cell-Based Meat, Following Florida, Alabama

Food Safety Magazine

Mississippi has become the third U.S. state to ban cell-based food products with the passage of House Bill 1006. As of July 1, 2025, it will be illegal to sell or distribute any cultivated food product in the state.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Rollins Dining is stepping up to help its college drive student retention

Food Management

Rollins Dining has teamed up with Rollins Colleges campus committee to help keep students, reaching out to three key student populations that could benefit from enhanced dining experiences: commuter students, Black students, and Hispanic students.

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Atosa Near Me

The Restaurant Warehouse

Are you looking for a reliable Atosa dealer in your area? Look no further Than The Restaurant Warehouse! This blog will guide you on how to find an Atosa distributor near you. Locate Atosa Distributors Atosa is a leading manufacturer of professional kitchen equipment, recognized for its high quality. The Restaurant Warehouse serves as an authorized distributor of Atosa products in your area.

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Researchers Explore How Biases Affect Food Safety Management Systems, Suggest Supply Chain-Wide Culture Focus

Food Safety Magazine

Researchers from the Lincoln University Institute for Agri-Food Technology have described the role that cognitive and cultural biases play in the design and execution of food safety management systems and stakeholders perceptions of what safe enough means.

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Transforming hotel revenue: Market-moving events in 2025 and their impact on hotel demand and pricing

Hospitality Net

Major international gatherings - whether sports, music, or business - are powerful catalysts for hotel rate increases. But behind the headlines and booming demand lie nuanced booking curves, evolving rate strategies, and highly competitive markets.

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277. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 277 Unlocking Innovation and Growth with Full On Strategy: A Conversation with Seth Temko

The Restaurant Technology Guys

In the ever-evolving world of restaurant technology, staying ahead of the curve is both a challenge and an opportunity.

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The psychology of managing difficult customers in your spa

Hospitality Net

In luxury spas, guests expect exquisite service and nothing less than perfection. Spas are places of relaxation and indulgence, and when something disrupts that whether its a scheduling issue, a perceived lack of attentiveness, or an unexpected outcome guests may react emotionally. Recognizing and effectively addressing these responses is key to maintaining a positive guest experience.

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Swig, HTeaO, Everbowl, Vicious Biscuit leaders share tips for building a tech roadmap

Fast Casual

Mapping out a tech roadmap was a panel topic at the Restaurant Franchising & Innovation Summit, held in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It was sponsored by Crisp.

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Ep. 190. Phil Kafarakis: Ensuring Food Safety for Food Away From Home

Food Safety Magazine

In this episode of Food Safety Matters , we speak to Phil Kafarakis, President and CEO of IFMA The Food Away from Home Association, about traceability, training, lessons learned from foodborne illness outbreaks, and other topics related to the foodservice sector.

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Driving Results: How Reputation Management Transformed Customer Experience and Revenue

Hospitality Net

In 2014, Hotelatelier created a Customer Centricity department to place the guest at the center of strategic actions and decisions. They cultivated a reputation-focused culture, setting service standards and KPIs that delivered impressive results: a 95% response rate and an increase in overall ratings from 84% to 88% between 2014 and 2018, driving significant revenue growth.

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277. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 277 Unlocking Innovation and Growth with Full On Strategy: A Conversation with Seth Temko

The Restaurant Technology Guys

In the ever-evolving world of restaurant technology, staying ahead of the curve is both a challenge and an opportunity.

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IHG to debut Vignette Collection brand in Sicily

Hospitality Net

Costa Irminia Retreat & Spa, Vignette Collection to join IHG's growing luxury and lifestyle portfolio in the second half of 2025.

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‘In the Future, Customers Will Drive Up to a Drive-Thru to Just Pick Up Their Food.’

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant brands are seeking out emerging technology to be more efficient and using data analytics to improve the drive-thru experience and this is only the beginning, according to Tim Tang, Director of Enterprise Solutions at Hughes. For example, Chick-fil-A ihas used drone footage and cameras to optimize speed and accuracy at their drive-thru and Tang expects more innovation from the brand. "If I had the opportunity, I would encourage them to employ voice analytics, not to automate orderi

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HotelRunner attends MarketHub Europe by HBX Group as the Platinum Sponsor

Hospitality Net

HotelRunner, the leading hospitality and travel technology platform, announces its return as the Platinum Sponsor of MarketHub Europe by HBX Group, reinforcing its commitment to innovation, connectivity, and business growth within the travel industry. The highly anticipated event, hosted by HBX Group, will take place from April 1-4, 2025 in Algarve, Portugal bringing together key players from across the global travel ecosystem.

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Women in Farmwork: The Burden Beyond the Fields

Bon Appetit Management Company

Women have historically played a significant role in farming, particularly in subsistence agriculture and family gardening, where their labor was essential to household survival. However, the rise of industrial farming in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries shifted agriculture away from small-scale family farms to larger operations dependent on migrant labor.

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Songkran Grows in International Appeal, Fuelling Surge in Hotel Bookings: SiteMinder

Hospitality Net

Thailands Songkran festival has cemented itself as a drawcard for international travellers, with overseas guests now accounting for 86% of scheduled hotel check-ins between 10-17 April. The figure represents a 15 percentage point increase from actual check-ins during the same period last year, reports SiteMinder, the worlds leading hotel distribution and revenue platform.

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Zaxbys Puts AI To Use in the Drive-Thru

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Atlanta-based chicken chain Zaxbys is adding AI camera timers to help modernize its off-premise operations. The technology captures and analyzes anonymous data to measure line abandonment as well as speed of service, helping operators to potentially identify and improve upon bottlenecks as needed.

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Revinate releases the 10th edition of the Hospitality Benchmark Report

Hospitality Net

SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA (March 2025) Revinate, a global leader in hospitality technology, released its highly anticipated annual Hospitality Benchmark Report.

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Premio di Giornalismo EIT Food Italia 2025: Raccontare l’Innovazione per un Futuro Sostenibile

Future Food Institute

Al via la sesta edizione del prestigioso premio dedicato ai giornalisti impegnati a promuovere sostenibilit e innovazione nel settore agroalimentare Roma, 24 marzo 2025 Torna il Premio di Giornalismo EIT Food , che celebra il limpatto dei giornalisti italiani capaci di raccontare con efficacia e profondit storie, sfide nel settore agroalimentare , con particolare attenzione alla sostenibilit e all’innovazione.

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Centara Expands Portfolio with Centara Life Wisma Ratchaburi

Hospitality Net

New hotel management agreement brings Centaras signature hospitality to growing cultural centre.

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MenuTrinfo Names 2025 Allergy Award Winners

MenuTrinfo

After a competitive nomination process in early January 2025, MenuTrinfo has determined and spotlighted 15 brands and companies as winners of its 2025 National Allergy Awards. For the ninth year running, these awards were chosen for 15 categories, some of them new. They recognize food allergy safety, training, and awareness by industry innovators in the sectors of college/university, restaurants, consumer packaged goods, and individual or group advocacy.

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IHCL Unveils Tree of Life Amara Resort & Spa in Udaipur

Hospitality Net

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), Indias largest hospitality company, today announces the opening of Tree of Life - Amara Resort & Spa, Udaipur. Nestled amidst the majestic Aravalli Hills, this serene retreat offers a seamless blend of comfort and personalized hospitality in natural surroundings, staying true to the brands ethos of offering destinations away from the chaos of city life.

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Jamba Refreshes Image, Experience in New Design

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Jamba is brightening its image, unveiling a streamlined prototype that it’s coined “Hello Sunshine.” The orange-drenched design features self-order kiosks, digital marketing screens and dedicated digital order pickup zones in response to an increase in online orders. The layout also features “pause points” created to encourage product and brand messaging engagement, aiming to drive add-on items.

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Delta Hotels by Marriott Riviera Nayarit Unveils Expansion With New Tower

Hospitality Net

Delta Hotels by Marriott Riviera Nayarit, An All-Inclusive Resort, part of Marriott Bonvoys extraordinary portfolio of more than 30 hotel brands, is unveiling today the addition of a new tower to its resort inventory. This expansion is part of the resorts ongoing commitment to providing exceptional experiences and simply fun stays to its guests.

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HOHLI – Healthy Oceans, Healthy Lives 

Future Food Institute

The University of Basilicata presents jointly with the Municipality of Pollica a pioneering initiative exploring the nexus between human health, fertility, ocean ecosystems and the Mediterranean Diet. Pollica, March 23, 2025 The HOHLI Healthy Oceans, Healthy Lives project was officially presented at the Museo Vivo del Mare, in Pioppi. This pioneering initiative, born in the heart of the Cilento Geopark, brings together the University of Basilicata , the MEDES Foundation, Teatro S.r.l., Step S.

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Rotana in top 5% of Hospitality Workplace Excellence

Hospitality Net

Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the region with over 79 properties across the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Trkiye (MENAT), has reinforced its position as the top preferred employer, ranking among the top 5% of companies in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure sector in the latest Workday Peakon Employee Voice survey completed by over 433,000 employees.

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Enhance Your Hotel Forecasting with Big Data: A Smarter Approach to Revenue Strategy

Hospitality Net

Theres more data available about your guests than ever before. Today, were learning about travelers who visited our websites, began searching dates and locations, but left without booking. This provides a clearer picture of unconstrained demand, a more comprehensive look that goes beyond just guests booking a room, exploring potential shoppers as well.

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Why Voice and Guest Data are the Future of Direct Bookings

Hospitality Net

Hotels are sitting on a goldmine of guest data, but few are fully capitalizing on its potential. Dylan Cole, Managing Director EMEA at Revinate, explains how the latest Benchmark Report provides critical insights for hoteliers and why voice remains the top revenue-driving channel for upselling.

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Why Hospitality’s Future is Conversational, Data-Driven, and AI-Powered

Hospitality Net

The hospitality industry produces vast amounts of data, yet many hotels struggle to translate it into actionable insights. At ITB Berlin, Infors VP of Hospitality Strategy, Alan Young, unveiled the companys approach to solving this challenge through AI-driven revenue management and conversational analytics.

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From Magpies to Babysitters: Cheat Sheet to Wellness Innovation in Hospitality

Hospitality Net

Does innovation always need to be technology-based? Also in wellness, or in hospitality? This question comes up often during discussions with hospitality, wellness or spa colleagues. Being intrigued by the issue did a quick Google search: almost every page of the top hits Google found was referring to some sort of technological innovation.

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U.S. hotel results for week ending 15 March

Hospitality Net

The U.S. hotel industry reported negative year-over-year comparisons, according to CoStars latest data through 15 March. CoStar is a leading provider of online real estate marketplaces, information and analytics in the property markets.

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Hunter Conference Takeaways: Survive 2025

Hospitality Net

The 36th Hunter Hotel Investment Conference took place this week at Atlantas Marriott Marquis, with the theme Elevate Your Game inspiring session topics and conversations throughout the event. This article provides our key takeaways from the conference.

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The USALI 12th edition is finally out. Why is this good news and why it is never too late to adopt it.

Hospitality Net

On February 2025 HFTP finally launched the long-awaited 12th edition of the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry (USALI), the standardized financial reporting system the hospitality industry has relied on for decades. The release of the 12th Revised Edition marks a significant milestone, introducing enhancements that align with contemporary industry practices and address emerging global challenges long ignored by the industry.