Fri.Nov 08, 2024

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Turning Tables with Video Testimonials: A New Recipe for Restaurant Marketing

Modern Restaurant Management

Customers are spoiled for choice with restaurants. Incorporating video testimonials into your restaurant marketing strategy can showcase authentic experiences that build trust and engage prospective customers, turning them into loyal regulars. Few businesses rely on reviews and word-of-mouth recommendations as much as restaurants. But with third-party review sites, your restaurant can get lost in the shuffle.

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Kitchen Robotics Players Make a Deal

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Autonomous robotic delivery company Serve Robotics is picking up Vebu, the companies announced this week. Vebu is the manufacturer of the avocado-processing cobotic prototype, Autocado—one of two automated creations currently being tested by Chipotle in California.

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Hotel Performance Insights: Benchmarking and Trends from the Mews Data Snap 2024

Hospitality Net

Data isn’t meaningful unless you do something with it. Let’s say your average RevPAR for June is $150. Alone, that doesn’t mean very much. But what if you compare that number to the average RevPAR, globally and within your region? If you measure whether you’re improving year-on-year, month-on-month? If you look beyond RevPAR to accompanying key metrics?

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Sandwich Shop Fattens US Development Pipeline

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Potbelly is Georgia-bound for the first time after inking a 15-unit agreement with current franchisee Royal Restaurant Group, according to a Nov. 8 release. The shops will all be in the greater Atlanta region. Development is expected to begin in January 2026, with three openings anticipated each year thereafter. Last October, Royal Restaurant Group signed on for a 40-unit agreement.

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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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Oberoi Hotels & Resorts to debut in London’s iconic Mayfair in 2027

Hospitality Net

Grosvenor and EIH London Investments Ltd have today announced that South Molton, in London’s prestigious Mayfair, will be home to the Indian luxury hospitality group’s first Oberoi Hotel in the UK.

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Empowering Journeys: Accor’s Reveal Talent Program Transforms Aspiring Leaders

Hospitality Net

At Accor, we empower team members to take on leadership roles and advance their careers through our Reveal Talent program. By investing in mentorship and training, we are building a diverse, dynamic workforce prepared to shape the future of hospitality.

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FDA Unable to Implicate Grower in E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Taylor Farms Onions Served at McDonalds

Food Safety Magazine

Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was investigating a grower of interest in Washington state, the agency has been unable to definitively implicate a grower in the Escherichia coli outbreak linked to onions supplied by Taylor Farms and served at McDonald’s.

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IHCL Partners for Growth of The Claridges Brand and Management of the Landmark Hotel ‘The Claridges, New Delhi’

Hospitality Net

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announces its partnership to expand the iconic Claridges brand with the signing of a management contract for the landmark hotel ’The Claridges, New Delhi’, commencing April 2025.

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Rice Decarbonization: Reducing the World’s Most Essential Grain’s Carbon Footprint

Forward Fooding

Rice is not just a staple food that feeds over half of the world’s population. It’s also a contributor to climate change. While the world focuses on obvious emission sources like transportation and energy, rice cultivation quietly generates global greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the entire aviation industry. But the agrifood system is waking up from this reality and rice decarbonization innovators are finding ways to lower rice’s GHG emissions.

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Pakistan’s First Exclusive Beach Resort Ready to Make Waves

Hospitality Net

Khoj Resorts is proud to announce the upcoming launch of Khoj Resort Allana, a premier luxury destination nestled along the serene coast of the Arabian Sea. Poised to redefine the standards of hospitality in Pakistan, Khoj Resort Allana offers an unparalleled experience that blends world-class amenities with the natural beauty of the country’s pristine beachside location.

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Expansion of Recall for Soft Ripened Cheeses with Potential for Listeria

Penn State Food Safety Blog

Savencia Cheese USA expanded its recall of select soft ripened cheeses manufactured in the Lena manufacturing facility after an environmental sample was found to be positive for Listeria monocytogenes. "Through routine testing, it was identified that processing equipment at the site may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. While finished product testing has not identified contaminated product, we have initiated a voluntary recall to retrieve the potentially affected product.

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Accor Announces the Signing of Novotel Tirupati and ibis Styles Tirupati

Hospitality Net

350-Room Cluster Property Set To Open in 2028.

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Wisconsin University Recalls Ice Cream After Packaging Error

Penn State Food Safety Blog

Babcock Dairy housed within UW-Madison’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences in Madison, Wisconsin, is voluntarily recalling approximately 41 cases of Orange Custard Chocolate Chip ice cream that may be labeled as Chocolate Peanut Butter, resulting in undeclared allergen eggs and yellow #5. Plus how disappointing to find Orange Custard when expecting to get Chocolate Peanut Butter.

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Indigenous Heritage Month: Immersing in Knowledge, Understanding Our Food System History, and Creating Change

Food Recovery Network

(There are suggested texts and links to resources throughout this article to encourage a deeper and continuous understanding of our history at your own pace.) I recently had the opportunity to hear chef, activist, and author Sean Sherman , a member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe, speak at the National Museum of American History. When he said growing up, 75% of the adults in his community were unemployed I was so angered.

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Indiana Firm Recalls Sandwiches Made with Recalled Soft Cheese

Penn State Food Safety Blog

CIBUS Fresh, Noblesville, Indiana, is recalling CIBUS Fresh products containing Glenview Farms Spreadable Brie, 2/3lb due to supplier notification of a possible Listeria monocytogenes. This cheese was recalled on 11/5/24 by Savencia Cheese. [link] CIBUS Fresh, is Recalling CIBUS Fresh Products Containing Glenview Farms Spreadable Brie, 2/3lb Due to Supplier Notification of a Possible Listeria Monocytogenes Summary Company Announcement Date: November 06, 2024 FDA Publish Date: November 08, 2024 P

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Sabre and BookLogic partner to advance retailing and distribution strategies across Turkey and the Middle East

Hospitality Net

Collaboration brings SynXis® platform and global GDS/IDS connectivity and alternative distribution channels for up to 1,200 independent hotels and resorts globally with a focus on driving growth in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia

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Eagle Product Inspection Introduces Hygienically Designed Reject Solution for Food Processors

Food Safety Magazine

Eagle Product Inspection’s new Short Retracting Nose Reject is a hygienic solution for removing non-conforming products from the line in food processors’ raw applications.

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La Estoria, Goa - IHCL SeleQtions Opens Its Doors

Hospitality Net

Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced the opening of La Estoria, Goa - IHCL SeleQtions. Nestled in the picturesque coastal village of Candolim, hotel offers a harmonious blend of Goan-Portuguese design and contemporary elegance.

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Testing Finds No HPAI in Raw Milk Across Canada

Food Safety Magazine

Testing of raw milk from processing plants across Canada found all 391 samples to be negative for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1).

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USDA vs FDA: Compare and Contrast What Types of Food They Regulate

FoodDocs

The difference between FDA and USDA may surprise you. This article outlines which organization is responsible for inspecting different types of food.

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The Art Of Selling Tech To Hotels

Hospitality Net

This discussion is a collaborative effort between Pertlink and the Bookallil Advisory and provides practical advice for technology vendors on effectively selling their products to the hotel industry. The episode, part of a more extensive series focusing on different tech topics, outlines a list of "do’s" and "don’ts" for tech salespeople to consider.

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What Is TCS Food? Full List & Tips for Time Temperature Control Foods

FoodDocs

Discover the meaning of TCS foods, the most common examples of time and temperature control for safety foods, and tips for handling them!

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From “Heads in Beds” to “Catalyst for Community Vitality”: the role of Destination Organizations in a More Competitive World

Hospitality Net

Destinations International (DI), the world’s leading association representing destination organizations and convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs), shared insights and announced new resources to support and advance the travel and tourism industry during its 2024 Advocacy Summit, held in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, October 22-24. The underlying message, represented in the theme “The Advocate as Catalyst,” is that the tourism industry, and destination organizations in particular, need to be recognize

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LTI Announces the Relaunch of ColorPoint Counters – Serving Up a Comeback

LTI, Inc.

LTI’s ColorPoint modular serving counters return by popular demand!

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