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Breakfast burritos recalled in Washington after testing finds Listeria

Food Safety News

Jen’s Breakfast Burritos, LLC, of Auburn, WA is recalling approximately 144 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) breakfast burrito products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (USDA FSIS). The problem was discovered after FSIS performed routine product testing and the results indicated the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

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The Imperative for an Integrated Food Safety Management System

Food Safety Tech

As the global food industry continues to evolve, the importance of ensuring food safety has never been more critical. Various standards and certifications, such as GFSI, Organic, Global GAP, HACCP, and ISO standards, have been established to address different aspects of food safety. However, the proliferation of these diverse standards pose a significant challenge — especially for small businesses — in terms of cost, complexity, and overall compliance.

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Introducing the All-New HotelFinancialCoach.com

Hospitality Net

As the hospitality industry continues to evolve and adapt, it’s crucial for professionals to stay ahead of the curve. Today, we are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand-new website, HotelFinancialCoach.com, designed to empower hospitality professionals like you with the information, leadership skills and knowledge needed to achieve financial excellence in the industry.

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FDA Highlights Steps Taken to Ensure Safety of Cinnamon Products

Food Safety Tech

The FDA has announced several additional steps it is taking to address concerns about elevated lead levels. Last week, the agency sent a letter to all cinnamon manufacturers, processors, distributors and facility operators in the U.S., reminding them of the requirement to implement controls to prevent contamination from potential chemical hazards in food, including ground cinnamon products.

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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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Rosewood Hotel Group Accelerates Growth And Evolution Across Its Four Distinctive Brands

Hospitality Net

Rosewood Hotel Group, one of the world’s leading global lifestyle and hospitality management groups, continues to expand its global footprint and evolve its four brands – Rosewood Hotels & Resorts®, New World® Hotels & Resorts, Asaya, and Carlyle & Co.; and residential business, Rosewood Residences.

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How to Increase Your Restaurant’s Storage Capacity up to 50%

the CAMBRO blog

Sometimes you need to think outside the cooler to realize what you’ve been missing. Many chefs look at how their storage space is organized and assume that’s the only way they can do it. More often than not, that’s not true—but they don’t know that. Camshelving® High Density Storage Systems have the power to transform your storage space into a mean, lean, efficient machine.

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Wifirst supports easyHotel digitalisation through WiFi as a Service

Hospitality Net

easyHotel wanted to partner with a supplier who was capable of meeting the demands of today’s guest technology by providing an easy to use, fast and reliable WiFi network throughout multiple European locations. Thanks to Wifirst’s "Wifi as a Service" business model, neasyHotel was provided with a tailor-made solution ensuring great WiFi is available while remaining within budget.

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FDA asks for $702 billion for the coming year

Food Safety News

The Food and Drug Administration is requesting 7.4 percent more for certain aspects of its budget for fiscal year 2025 than it received for the current year, which began on Oct. 1, 2023, and runs through Sept. 30 this year. The FDA’s request is less than 1 percent of President Biden’s proposed $7.3 trillion budget announced Monday. The FDA requests an increase of $495 million above its current funding level.

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Whitbread and Olympian Homes get the go ahead to redevelop landmark Bristol City Centre hotel

Hospitality Net

Whitbread PLC, the UK’s largest hotel business and owner of Premier Inn, and its development partner Olympian Homes have secured planning consent from Bristol City Council to redevelop the site of the Bristol City Centre (Haymarket) Premier Inn.

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Online Food Ordering Software: The Key to a Successful Food Delivery Business

The Foody Gram

Did you know that there was a 54% increase in direct online order volume in just one year? At The Foody Gram, we recognize the significance of establishing a strong online presence for your restaurant. This is why we've developed a potent, customizable, and cost-effective online food ordering software tailored to help restaurants, like yours, thrive in the competitive world of food delivery.

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Creating the Entertainment Capital within the Entertainment Capital of the World

Hospitality Net

Las Vegas is a city that lives on reinvention to keep drawing ever-larger crowds to this oasis in the desert that, for full transparency, wouldn’t even exist if it weren’t for the entertainment industry. While the world’s entertainment capital started out with gaming, shows and conventions, in recent decades it has also become a culinary mecca and now a world-class sports destination.

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Ali Group North America Announces Rebrand

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Ali Group North America announced on Monday, March 11, that it will now operate under the Welbilt name.

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2024 Hospitality Benchmark Report takeaways for EMEA Hoteliers

Hospitality Net

Revinate’s 2024 Hospitality Benchmark Report has just been released, with a format that is even more engaging. This year’s report offers an in-depth analysis of over 1.8 billion emails and more than 37 million guest reviews from 2023.

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Scientists discuss ways to control foodborne viruses

Food Safety News

Experts have assessed prevention and intervention methods to tackle foodborne viruses in different products. In February, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) on viruses in foods took place in Geneva, Switzerland, after a related request by the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene in 2022. The committee is meeting in Kenya this week.

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R.D. Olson Construction begins work on Appellation Hotel in Sonoma wine country

Hospitality Net

R.D. Olson Construction, an award-winning general contracting firm in California, has announced groundbreaking on Appellation Healdsburg in Healdsburg’s North Village, a partnership between BIA’s Builder of the Year, Comstock Development, Chef Charlie Palmer and Christopher Hunsberger’s newest hotels under the Appellation brand. The resort will be spread across 8 acres in a campus style setting and is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2025.

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How Cal Poly's new eatery is creating connection on campus

FoodService Director

1901 Marketplace provides students with a place to eat, work and build lasting memories with their peers.

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SalesAndCatering.com Launches New Data Intelligence Suite for STS Cloud

Hospitality Net

SalesAndCatering.com, a leading provider of sales and catering software solutions, announced today the launch of their new Data Intelligence Suite for STS Cloud. This groundbreaking suite brings advanced data analytics capabilities to the STS Cloud platform, empowering single and multi-property operators with valuable insights that drive informed decision-making and efficiently close more profitable group business.

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Belgium joins Dutch Salmonella poultry testing project

Food Safety News

Belgium has joined a pilot project looking at the accuracy of Salmonella testing in poultry flocks. The Netherlands received permission from the European Commission to study to what extent initial positive Salmonella results can be confirmed during verification testing. Belgium is adopting the protocol from the trial in the Netherlands to achieve comparable results, said Animal Health Care Flanders (DGZ).

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STR Weekly Insights: 25 February – 2 March 2024

Hospitality Net

Growth in revenue per available rooms (RevPAR) returned to the U.S. following the previous week’s decrease. Occupancy held somewhat steady, average daily rate (ADR) increased, weekday (Monday-Wednesday) performance grew, and group demand exploded, surpassing both the 2023 and 2019 comparables.

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Ep. 165. Dr. Jason Richardson: Refreshing FSQA Culture at The Coca-Cola Company

Food Safety Magazine

In this episode of Food Safety Matters , we are joined by Dr. Jason Richardson, Vice President of Global Quality and Food Safety at The Coca-Cola Company, for a discussion about his work as a food safety business leader to refresh and reframe food safety culture to drive enterprise-wide optimization and growth.

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Indian School of Hospitality (ISH) Celebrates Cultural Fusion with EUNIC

Hospitality Net

Highlighting the rich cultural heritage of European cuisine, the Indian School of Hospitality (ISH), a preeminent hospitality education institution in the country hosted the EUNIC picnic, a culinary event at its École Ducasse Gurugram campus.

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New WHO Alliance for Food Safety to Increase Global Capacity for Foodborne Illness Surveillance

Food Safety Magazine

The World Health Organization (WHO) Alliance for Food Safety will convene for its inception meeting in May. The Alliance is intended to address target goals for foodborne disease surveillance capacity-building set forth in the WHO Global Strategy for Food Safety 2022–2030.

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Inside world’s first space hotel set to open next year with epic views – but it will cost £40million just to get there

Hospitality Net

US-based space company Above Space, formerly known as Orbital Assembly, is aiming to launch two space stations with tourist accommodation: Voyager Station and Pioneer Station.

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FAO/WHO Expert Committee: Prevention is the Cornerstone of Foodborne Virus Control

Food Safety Magazine

The Joint Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Meeting on Microbiological Risk Assessment (JEMRA) recently convened to discuss the most recent literature on prevention and intervention measures for foodborne viruses.

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Demographic Hiring Trends: Meeting the Needs of Multigenerational Workforces

Hospitality Net

In this excerpt from the HSMAI Foundation Special Report: The State of Hotel Sales, Marketing, and Revenue Optimization Talent 2023-2024, we explore the intricate dynamics of the hospitality industry, shaped by demographic trends and evolving workforce paradigms. My review illuminates the industry’s current landscape, characterized by both optimism and challenges as it emerges from the post- COVID-19 era.

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Spring Cleaning Tips for Commercial Kitchens

Chef's Toys

As we welcome the vibrant season of spring, it's the perfect time to revamp your commercial kitchen with a deep clean and reorganization. We share the best restaurant cleaning tips on how to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene both front-of-house and back-of-house. Grab your restaurant cleaning supplies and let's spring into clean!

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Congress Passes Much-Awaited Funding for Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism

Hospitality Net

U.S. Travel Association President and CEO Geoff Freeman issued the following statement on the U.S. Senate passage of six government funding bills, which include funding for the office of the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Travel and Tourism—following months of persistent advocacy from the U.S. travel industry.

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Benefits Of Eco-Efficient Kitchen Equipment

Chef's Deal

Eco-efficient kitchen equipment refers to appliances and tools designed to minimize their negative impact on the environment while maintaining operational efficiency. They have smart features that monitor and optimize energy and water usage. Commercial kitchens are replete with energy-intensive appliances that contribute to the depletion of natural resources.

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Winter 2024 Genesis Foods Release: Appeal to Consumers with Nutrient Content Claims

FoodLogiQ

We are thrilled to introduce the Winter 2024 Release of Genesis Foods – a significant leap forward in refining and elevating your experience with recipe formulation and nutritional analysis.

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Analyzing and Predicting Demand for Overnight Accommodation

Hospitality Net

Predicting demand for overnight accommodations is essential for everyone in the hospitality and tourism industry. Whether you manage a hotel, a vacation rental, or market an entire destination, understanding what draws people to your area is crucial for making informed business decisions. This blog post investigates the factors that drive travel and offers insights into how accommodation providers can better forecast demand based on the motivations behind a visitor’s journey.