Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2024

The restaurant experience has quickly become a digital landscape. With cashless transactions and delivery services becoming the norm, diners are enjoying faster, more streamlined dining journeys. But this technology adoption has also introduced new cybersecurity vulnerabilities. In 2025 and beyond, restaurant executives should be on the lookout for increasing point-of-sale (POS) systems attacks, AI-powered social engineering tactics, and greater supply chain cyber vulnerabilities.

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Food Safety Magazine

DECEMBER 26, 2024

A new study led by USDA-ARS and Oklahoma State University showed that oregano and cinnamon essential oils can be reused multiple times to effectively wash organic leafy greens contaminated with E. coli without losing antimicrobial activity.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For more than 100 years, Society Insurance has been providing coverage to hospitality businesses. We see firsthand what restaurants should be paying attention to as new trends and legislation arise. To commemorate the start of 2025, we compiled four trends that could dominate conversations surrounding hospitality businesses longevity this year. The Future of Nuclear Verdicts Society Insurance expects more of a discussion around nuclear verdicts and, ideally, an elimination of nuclear verdicts in

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Appointments, acquisitions and restaurant brand expansion plans make up many of the most-read FER news stories from the past year. The following list marks the Top 10: Former Wendy’s CEO Starts Anew at Pizza Chain Papa Johns (pictured above) named Todd Penegor its president and CEO in August. Penegor arrived from The Wendy’s Co.

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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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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In 2025, the restaurant and broader hospitality industry finds itself at a critical juncture. After weathering years of pandemic-related challenges, the sector continues to rebound with optimism. However, new uncertainties—from economic pressures to labor shortages—underline the importance of robust risk management strategies as the linchpin for future success.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2024

Effective January 1, 2025, companies using freelance workers must comply with the Freelance Worker Protection Act (“FWPA”). FWPA was signed by Governor Newsom on September 28, 2024 as Senate Bill (“SB”) 988. FWPA passed with a 70-0 vote in the State Assembly and a 34-3 vote in the State Senate. According to a press release by one of the bill’s authors, State Senator Scott Weiner, freelance workers make up 39 percent of the total U.S. workforce and contribute $1.35 t

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