Tue.Oct 29, 2024

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Could perceived lack of food choices be keeping boomers away from senior living?

Food Management

New survey by Restaura finds some boomers’ decision to age in place may be driven by what they want to eat in their golden years.

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Restaurant Waste Management: 15 Tips to Reduce Waste

Sculpture Hospitality

No matter how successful your restaurant is, profit margins are notoriously tight in this industry. You could be delivering great food and incredible service that keeps your customers coming back, but if you don’t have every other aspect of your finances nailed down… profitability can be difficult to come by.

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3 food and drink trends emerging on American menus

Food Management

Eggs are everywhere, strawberry infuses spicy condiments and sea spaghetti may be the new pasta.

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Beef Ruled Out as Source of McDonald’s E. Coli Outbreak, Quarter Pounders Return to Restaurants

Food Safety Magazine

Testing has shown no sign of Escherichia coli contamination in McDonald’s Quarter Pounder beef patties, and traceback and epidemiological data have ruled out beef as the cause of the ongoing E. coli outbreak. Quarter Pounders have returned to the menu at affected McDonald’s locations—without slivered onions.

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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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Pumpkin Robots, caramel apples and employee appreciation take center stage this Halloween in on-site dining

Food Management

A look at how different foodservice operations throughout the industry are celebrating the spooky holiday this year.

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How catering is increasing sales, actionable growth

Fast Casual

In a webinar sponsored by Checkmate, three experts look at how catering is increasing sales, trending upwards in its category and building its own business.

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Hyatt Centric Cairo West Opens its Doors

Hospitality Net

A unique fusion of Egyptian culture, heritage, and contemporary art awaits at Cairo West’s first art-centered lifestyle hotel.

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The Basics of Temperature Monitoring and Importance of Ensuring Accuracy

Food Safety Magazine

Temperature monitoring is more than writing numbers on a form or entering data into a spreadsheet. Personnel must be properly educated on not only how to do the work, but also why it is important—as well as the ramifications of failing to properly do the work.

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Going big and going far: Family travel trends for Thanksgiving and the holidays

Hospitality Net

Airbnb can give families more: more space, more value, and more quality time together. With Thanksgiving, one of the busiest family travel times of the year, just around the corner, Airbnb is revealing new data on the rise of family travel and where and how families are traveling this holiday season.

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Things That Go Bump in the Night for Restaurant Owners

Modern Restaurant Management

Things that go bump in the night for restaurant owners look a lot different than for the average Joe and Jane. Instead of monsters under the bed and ghosts lurking in the shadows, it’s catastrophic storms, cost of materials and civil unrest. Ahead of Halloween and spooky season, Society Insurance explores some of the scary factors, some more rare and some more common, that can affect premium rates. 1.

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AC Hotel and Residence Inn by Marriott Reston To Make January 2025 Debut in Virginia

Hospitality Net

The AC Hotel and Residence Inn by Marriott Reston (1975 Opportunity Way, Reston, VA 20190) located in the next phase of Reston Town Center, the dynamic and thriving mixed-use development in Northern Virginia, is set to open its doors in January 2025.

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Featuring Our Fin-tastic Fish to Fork Partners

Bon Appetit Management Company

Each year, National Seafood Month is a time to affirm our ongoing commitment to sourcing seafood sustainably and to our partners who make that a reality in our cafés across the country. In addition to aligning with Seafood Watch guidelines, we encourage our chefs to seek out sustainable seafood that’s locally caught or raised. The Fish to Fork program grew out of a desire to expand our local purchasing program to include nuanced, specific guidelines for local, small-scale seafood: fish must b

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Arch Amenities Group Appoints Caitlin McKenna as Chief Executive Officer

Hospitality Net

ROCKVILLE, Maryland (Oct. 30, 2024) – Arch Amenities Group, a full-service, global provider of wellness, amenity management and meeting services for commercial and residential properties, hotels, private clubs and pools, today announced the appointment of wellness and hospitality veteran Caitlin McKenna as chief executive officer.

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AI Recipe Generators

FMT Magazine

Authors: Durga Venu Kumar Mutyala Kunal Sharan In today’s busy world, many people struggle with meal planning and preparation, especially when they don’t have someone to cook for them and cooking is not everyone’s forte. Alex is a busy professional, who has recently started living alone and no longer has his mom around to prepare meals.

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Resorts on the rise: IHG accelerates luxury growth in Thailand

Hospitality Net

The growth of IHG Hotels & Resorts (IHG), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, continues at pace in Thailand with its latest signing adding to an increasingly-impressive portfolio of luxury resorts.

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Researchers Developing Tool to Help Farmers Reduce Reliance on Crop Protection Chemicals

Food Safety Magazine

In an effort to reduce reliance on chemical pesticides, researchers at Wageningen University and Research (WUR) are developing a tool to help farmers choose the most effective and sustainable crop protection approaches for their unique operations.

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Inside the Success of McClinton Heil: BLLA’s 2024 Best Boutique Hotel General Manager

Hospitality Net

In the competitive realm of boutique hospitality, Halcyon Hotel Cherry Creek stands out as a beacon of guest satisfaction and financial performance. Located in the vibrant Cherry Creek neighborhood of Denver, Halcyon features over 150 elegantly designed guest rooms and suites, each thoughtfully curated to blend comfort with luxury.

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Novonesis: Redefining the Biosolutions Space

FMT Magazine

In conversation with Mr. Anurag Chadha, Director, Food and Beverages Biosolutions, South Asia, Novonesis, he elaborates on the biosolutions that are transforming the F&B Space, their take on the Global food systems, and their work towards bridging the gaps in the industry. Q1. How has the trajectory of your company been so far and what are the lessons that you have cultivated over the years?

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Lighthouse’s AI game plan: Leveraging Google’s cutting-edge technology with internal expertise

Hospitality Net

Let’s start with defining what I mean by AI in this post. Since I’m an engineer, I will focus on clear definitions. I am going to talk not only about the brand new Generative AI, but about a broader range of technologies that are used to enable computers to simulate human intelligence and problem-solving capabilities.

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Flexible Packaging Machines Support Confectionery Manufacturers when it comes to Sustainability

FMT Magazine

Confectionery needs to be packaged hygienically, efficiently and, to an ever increasing extent, sustainably. At ProSweets 2024, Gerhard Schubert GmbH will be demonstrating how it is supporting confectionery manufacturers on their journey towards more sustainable processes and packaging with robot technology developed in-house and comprehensive consulting services.

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Motto by Hilton Bentonville Downtown Opens

Hospitality Net

Located in the mountain biking capital of the world, the new hotel is set to offer guests dynamic and flexible stays in Northwest Arkansas.

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Navigating the Potential of Healthy Snacks Market in 2024

FMT Magazine

Food Marketing & Technology Magazine organised a Virtual Panel Discussion on “Navigating the Potential of Healthy Snacks Market in 2024” with Panellists Shalin Khanna, CMO of ProV Foods and Sameer Bhanushali, CEO of Bazana Foods, moderated by Priyasha Mohanty, Deputy Editor of Food Marketing & Technology Magazine. Healthy Snacks Market has evolved over the years but it still has a long way to go.

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SertifiPay Offers Flexible, All-In-One Options for Hospitality Sales Teams to Maximize Revenue

Hospitality Net

Sertifi, developer of the hospitality-tailored and proprietary payment processor, SertifiPay, is proud to offer an all-in-one payment solution to hospitality sales teams. SertifiPay helps thousands of businesses around the globe generate event revenue 90% faster – all while optimizing costs – by offering secure, flexible payment methods.

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Flavourtech: Innovative Processing Solutions

FMT Magazine

Flavourtech is a world leader in the development, design and manufacture of thin film, spinning cone technologies for dealcoholisation, aroma recovery, extraction and concentration. Headquartered in Australia, Flavourtech works closely with its clients to optimise the integration of their technologies into current production processes. The primary advantages of their technologies include: Desired product characteristics such as flavour, colour and functionality are maintained The protection of h

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Booking.com Launches the Next Phase of its Sustainability Program for Accommodation Partners

Hospitality Net

Booking.com, one of the world’s leading digital travel platforms, has announced the latest evolution of the partner-focused facet of its sustainability program, putting the needs of accommodations front and center by testing an improved pathway to third-party certification.

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Premium Buffet Bamboo Risers Collection – Elevating F+B Presentation

Rosseto

Rosseto believes that exceptional food deserves exceptional presentation. That’s why bamboo is one of the cornerstones of our serving solutions. We offer a variety of buffet bamboo risers. We also offer buffer furniture with bamboo surfaces. This remarkable material isn’t just a design choice – it’s a statement of our commitment to quality, durability, and responsible innovation.

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De Vere Horsley Estate completes million-pound refurbishment

Hospitality Net

De Vere Horsley Estate, located in East Horsley, Surrey, has today completed a £1.3million refurbishment to its reception, restaurant and 51 of its bedrooms located in Horsley Place, a distinctive contemporary hotel which sits alongside the historic mansion house, Horsley Towers in over 75 acres of grounds.

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Social Marketing: Insights from Meta’s Restaurant Summit

Modern Restaurant Management

On October 1st in Chicago, Meta’s Restaurant Summit brought together more than 100 marketers from some of the most recognizable franchises in the industry for a buffet of diverse programming, discussion, and exploration into the world of restaurants. The day served up a multi-course menu of timely topics designed to empower restaurant marketers, including tapping into industry trends, deploying strong loyalty app campaigns, boosting ad performance with AI-powered tools, and the importance

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BirchStreet Extends Partnership with Sodexo North America as Preferred Procure-to-Pay Technology Partner

Hospitality Net

BirchStreet Systems, a leading provider of cloud-based procure-to-pay solutions for the hospitality industry, announces the extension of a partnership agreement with Sodexo North America, a leading provider of sustainable food and integrated facilities management.

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Motion Industries Acquires Canadian Stoney Creek Hydraulics

Food Safety Magazine

Motion Industries Inc. has acquired Canadian-based Stoney Creek Hydraulics, expanding Motion’s hydraulic services offerings in Canada and complementing its industrial mechanical repair services.

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