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A new year is creeping up on us again, bringing fresh opportunities—and challenges—for restaurant operators. With so much already on your year-end plates, how can you find the time to lay the groundwork for team and business success in 2025? Below, I’ve outlined nine key HR and payroll items to prioritize over the coming weeks that will also start next year off right.
Following a year of turbulent hiring trends , inflated expenses, and uncertain demand, 2025 could be the “year of retention” for restaurants. As labor costs rise and compliance becomes trickier to navigate, keeping high-performing employees on staff will prove a vital cost-saving measure. A staff of skilled, experienced team members keeps dining rooms running smoothly, boosts efficiency in the kitchen, builds goodwill with customers, and pushes restaurants to innovate – all of
School food professionals pour skill and dedication into their work each day, and their reasons for doing so are as unique and inspiring as they are. We share 15 reasons why they're motivated to support students with healthy, scratch-cooked school food.
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.
Have you ever opened a bag of rice only to be hit with a musty smell that’s definitely not on the recipe card? While aflatoxins themselves are odourless, the presence of mould that produces them might be detectable. This could be a sign of something you really don’t want in your food: aflatoxins. What Are Aflatoxins Anyway? Aflatoxins are toxic substances produced by certain types of mould, specifically Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus, most commonly found in grains lik
Nutrizoe, a homegrown women’s wellness and nutrition brand specialising in maternal care, has launched SnackEasy a pioneering snack range crafted specifically for pregnant women. This launch stems from Nutrizoes extensive research to understand the unique challenges expectant mothers face when choosing snacks that are both tasty and nutritious.
The Self-Service Innovation Summit announced the winners of its fifth annual Automation & Self-Service Awards on Dec. 10, recognizing the most innovative solutions in kiosks, vending, artificial intelligence and more.
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The Self-Service Innovation Summit announced the winners of its fifth annual Automation & Self-Service Awards on Dec. 10, recognizing the most innovative solutions in kiosks, vending, artificial intelligence and more.
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After 20 years in corporate America, Erin Kelly decided she would turn a setback into a life changing career move.Now, she is living her dream: selling delicious cannabis gummies and bakery items at Kelly’s Greens Cannabis Boutique and Grand Cafe. Working closely with Wisconsinorganic hemp farms to obtain premium hemp, Kelly then hand-extracts and transforms it into small-batch, handcrafted full-spectrum CBD treats.
For food developers, creating recipes and labels involves countless decisions, often with legal and food safety implications. With stakes that high, every task must be completed with precision and care. Thats why were excited to share th updates we made to Genesis Foods in Q4 2024. These enhancements are designed to simplify your daily work , support data accuracy, and provide the insights you need to create recipes and labels with confidence.
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Despite new regulations, food safety programs, and third-party audits, food recalls are expected to reach a five-year high. This article speculates about the reasons for this trend, and identifies a list of precursors that, if identified and addressed, could close critical gaps and help prevent recalls.
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Development of a new microbiological risk assessment model, led by researchers from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, could help the produce industry determine the best risk management strategies for a diverse range of production scenarios.
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The new VarioFlow belt conveyor variant from Bosch Rexroth is suitable for the mass transport of unstable or bulk, film-packed products, and can also be used to convey large or wide products, as well as deep-drawn plastic trays.
Photo by Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages The goal of this new guidance is to facilitate and improve access to quality healthcare services and improve the health of communities. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Over the past decade, states have been able to connect more children with health services where they already spend the majority of their time: in school.
The latest UK Food Security Report (UKFSR) has been published by the UK Government. A trend noted in the report is that, despite Campylobacter causing the most foodborne illnesses, outbreak detection is hindered by the lack of a required national typing scheme.
Atlas Copco, a leader in compressors, vacuum solutions, generators, pumps, power tools, and assembly systems has launched the X-Air 1200-25, the latest innovation in its DrillAir portfolio. This state-of-the-art portable air compressor is set to redefine deep drilling applications with its unmatched efficiency and reduced environmental impact. The X-Air 1200-25, has been Designed for a wide range of industries, including construction, mining, and energy, the X-Air 1200-25 is built to tackle the
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