Wed.Jul 10, 2024

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What To Do When Your Guests Have Sticky Fingers

Modern Restaurant Management

Among the reasons restaurants fail (poor location, inadequate marketing, lack of staff and inventory control, uninspired menu, unreasonable pricing), customer theft is rarely on the radar. And yet, the diner who walks out with your logo beer mug is damaging your restaurant’s bottom line. After a guest thief takes what they want, the restaurant must purchase replacements and eventually report the thefts to their insurance company, which in the long run will raise their premiums, creating an

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Here’s How To Drive Group Business With Hotelplanner.com in 2024 and Beyond

Hospitality Net

I know what you are probably saying to yourself right now: HotelPlanner?!?!?!? Not that old thing again?!?!? Those leads are garbage and they NEVER convert!!! Well…(channeling my inner Chandler Bing)…you could not be more wrong!

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Why former Tropical Smoothie CEO is picking up pickleball

Fast Casual

The Pickle Pad, which recently signed a franchise deal to open in Phoenix, is seeking more franchisees to help grow its footprint throughout the U.S., specifically in the Southeast and Midwest regions.

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Eleven New Properties Join Relais & Châteaux

Hospitality Net

Just as our hotels and restaurants each celebrate their own uniqueness and distinct local connections, we appreciate our guests also want to pursue one-of-a-kind, unforgettable experiences. We invite you to discover the regions, gastronomy and art de vivre of these new members’ establishments in Africa (Botswana), the United States (Louisiana), Europe (Spain, Romania and France), Middle East (Israel and Egypt) and Asia (China and India).

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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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Breaking bread and biases: Why restaurants (still) need more female voices

Fast Casual

The Fast Casual Executive Summit is hosting the panel "Breaking Bread and Biases: Empowering Women for Fast Casual Leadership," featuring women leaders discussing the benefits of gender diversity and teaching attendees to unlock a wealth of talent, improve decision-making and gain a competitive edge by fostering female leadership.

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Pizzaiolo launches signature brand in Dana Point, California

Fast Casual

Truly Pizza brings something to the Dana Point, California area that hasn't been seen yet -- a focus on upscale, signature pizza in a warm, inviting atmosphere that was built from the ground up.

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Halfway Gone, A Mid-Year Food Safety Check-up for your Foodservice Business

FoodHandler

July is often a time when a portion of us in the foodservice business are at our prime. In many areas of the country, we are in the midst of our busiest season of the year. Yet, for those in other foodservice operations it is a slower time of year, where we can spend time [.

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How to Train Your Guest Service Staff to Turn Every Conversation Into a Sales & Marketing Opportunity

Hospitality Net

Register your team and participate live, or view the recording, of Doug Kennedy’s next 40-minute training webcast scheduled for Monday, July 22, from Noon – 12:45pm EST. REGISTER NOW!

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The Critical Role of Staff Training and Education in Food Safety for Foodservice Professionals

FoodHandler

In mid-June, my colleagues and I at Kansas State University offered our Serving up Science: The Path to Safe Food in Schools course. The course was sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service and has brought 50+ school foodservice professionals to campus each year over the last several years to [.

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Maximizing Group Sales with Automation: How Hotels Can Win Big Even With Small Teams

Hospitality Net

Delaying the automation of your sales and catering operations might seem harmless, but it could be a costly mistake in the fast-paced Hospitality Sales industry. Waiting now means risking falling behind and struggling to catch up later. Early adopters of Sales & Catering systems are already reaping the benefits, gaining a significant edge over their manual counterparts.

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The Biggest Mistake You’re Making in the Kitchen

the CAMBRO blog

You can find a Cambro food storage product in nearly every kitchen. From Rounds to Food Pans to Food Boxes , chefs have relied on Cambro storage containers for generations. We’re willing to bet you may have even used a Cambro container in the last week! While many kitchens proudly use Cambro products to hold ingredients and prepped food, there is just one problem: they’re stored on wire shelving.

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Unfold the story behind culinary entrepreneurship with RMIT University Vietnam

Hospitality Net

Within the first week of RMIT University Vietnam’s new semester, the event ‘FOODPRENEURSHIP: A Culinary Journey to MICHELIN Magic’ was organized by the Tourism and Hospitality Management Program for all RMIT students, alumni, and staff, highlighting the program’s commitment to foster academic excellence and professional development through interactive sessions between students and industry experts.

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How Cura chefs are reimagining pureed foods for special diets

FoodService Director

For residents and patients with dysphagia, purees are the main form of treatment. Food items that didn’t seem puree-able have now become part of the menu, thanks to the advances being made with Cura’s Puree Creations.

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Why Hotels Should Master the Fundamentals of Guest Experience Before Adding the Bells and Whistles

Hospitality Net

NBA legend Michael Jordan is famous for his thrilling game style, but he didn’t get there without mastering the basics of the sport. As he famously said, “You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down, and the level of everything you do will rise.

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Consistency Matters in Senior Dining, and Here’s Why

Culinary Services Group

When it’s time to transition an older adult to a higher level of assisted support, it’s never an easy decision. As a long-term care leader, you’re likely all too familiar with having difficult conversations with families to ease their worries about moving their loved ones into your community. Between finding the right living arrangement and ensuring they’ll have the appropriate number of social engagements (and everything in between), you have a lot to cover — including your dining program.

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8 Tips on how to date a Revenue Manager

Hospitality Net

Dating a revenue manager is a unique experience that comes with its own set of challenges and rewards, much like optimizing a hotel’s pricing strategy.

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Ittinsect is transforming aquaculture feed with insect protein and agricultural byproducts

Forward Fooding

In the rapidly evolving world of aquaculture, sustainability is no longer just a buzzword—it’s a necessity. With the rising demand for fish and seafood, traditional fish meal production, which involves harvesting wild fish to create feed, has put immense pressure on our oceans, leading to overfishing and biodiversity imbalance. Enter FoodTech 500 alum Ittinsect , a pioneering company led by founder Alessandro Romano , which is turning the tide with its innovative approach to fish feed.

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Travel + Leisure Announces 2024 World’s Best Awards Unveiling Top Destinations, Hotels, Airlines and More

Hospitality Net

Travel + Leisure reveals the winners of its highly anticipated 2024 World’s Best Awards, highlighting the best travel destinations and organizations across the globe. In its 29th year, the 2024 World’s Best survey results showcase the dynamic nature of the global travel landscape, highlighting emerging trends and destinations that are resonating with today’s travelers.

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FAO/WHO Expert Committee Publishes Safety Evaluation of Certain Food Additives

Food Safety Magazine

The 99th meeting of the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) took place on June 11–20, 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland, during which the safety of certain food additives were evaluated.

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Investing in Innovation: Hoteliers’ Tech-Forward Approach to Enhancing the Guest Experience

Hospitality Net

Guests’ needs are evolving, and in 2024 they center around a desire for more personalized experiences, an interest in sustainable practices, and an expectation for a higher level of service that caters to their individual preferences. Although the industry faces many challenges from skilled labor shortages to technological fragmentation and escalating operations expenses, hoteliers must continuously innovate to meet travelers’ evolving needs by offering a wider range of amenities and experiences

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Sustainable Shelf-Ready Packaging for Food Brands

NewPoint Marketing

Sustainable, Shelf-Ready Packaging: Revolutionizing Retail A client recently told me they are researching sustainable shelf-ready packaging for a new food product launch. So, as we talked, it became clear that it was less about being trendy and more about wanting to do the right thing with this company. Basically, it’s never been about the box. […] The post Sustainable Shelf-Ready Packaging for Food Brands appeared first on NewPoint Marketing.

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Hard Rock International Brings Its New Hotel Brand to Europe With Opening of REVERB by Hard Rock Hamburg

Hospitality Net

Hard Rock International’s highly anticipated hotel, REVERB by Hard Rock® Hamburg, is now open. REVERB by Hard Rock® is a unique hotel brand designed to be an energetic cultural hub for connection, creation and inspiration among music fans, locals and travellers alike. The hotel is located within the historic St. Pauli Bunker and vibrant neighborhood known for its bustling port, remarkable architecture and cultural scene.

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Transforming Aquaculture: Ittinsect’s Sustainable Fish Feed Innovation

Forward Fooding

In the rapidly evolving world of aquaculture, sustainability is no longer just a buzzword—it’s a necessity. With the rising demand for fish and seafood, traditional fish meal production, which involves harvesting wild fish to create feed, has put immense pressure on our oceans, leading to overfishing and biodiversity imbalance. Enter FoodTech 500 alum Ittinsect , a pioneering company led by founder Alessandro Romano , which is turning the tide with its innovative approach to fish feed.

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Marriott International Highlights ESG Progress in Annual Serve 360 Report

Hospitality Net

Marriott International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) ("Marriott") today released its 2024 Serve 360 Report highlighting the company’s global Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") efforts and progress towards its 2025 Sustainability and Social Impact Goals. The Report reflects data for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023. The Report can be accessed here.

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Pepsi and Little Caesars are Announcing the Return of the fan-favourite Pepsi Pineapple

FMT Magazine

Deepak Saxena, associate director of Jaipur based consumer advocacy group CUTS International has been nominated as a member from the consumer segment in the Central Advisory Committee (CAC) of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Consumer Unity and Trust Society, (CUTS International) is an organisation that has been actively working on consumer-related issues, including food safety, for several decades.

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Hilton Anaheim Launches Multimillion-Dollar Full Property Renovation

Hospitality Net

Hilton Anaheim, located just steps away from the Anaheim Convention Center and Disneyland® Resort, will begin its multimillion-dollar full property enhancements on the 1,574-room hotel, featuring a fresh, modern redesign with a nod to the hotel’s past while embracing California’s luring charm. The comprehensive transformation begins this summer and is expected to be completed in the Spring of 2025.

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Owner of NY Cheese Operation Sentenced for 2016/2107 Listeria Outbreak

Penn State Food Safety Blog

The owner of a NY cheese company was sentenced this week for his company's failure to protect product from Listeria contamination which resulted in an Listeria outbreak in 2016 thru 2017. This outbreak resulted in the death of two people and hospitalization of two others. Vulto Creamery of Walton, NY has been shut down. The recall was initiated in March of 2017 and then expanded to include all raw milk cheese a few weeks later.

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Busting today’s hotel distribution myths

Hospitality Net

Hotels have worked with third parties such as airlines, travel agents, online travel agents (OTAs) and the Global Distribution System (GDS) for decades. The dynamic landscape of hotel distribution offers numerous opportunities for hotels to maximise their market presence and profitability.

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Increasing minimum wage in Kentucky can end hunger and increase financial security statewide.

Food Recovery Network

It's been a month since a tornado devastated parts of Hardin County in Kentucky. That kind of devastation continues to harm residents far beyond the initial tragedy. Like many parts of the United States, the residents of Hardin County need access to financial resources to reclaim their safety for the long term. Resources deployed in the immediate aftermath of a disaster aren’t designed to help with long-term recovery and long-term financial security.

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Visual Matrix Announces Integration Partnership with Sojern

Hospitality Net

Visual Matrix, a leading provider of advanced technology solutions for the hospitality industry, is proud to welcome the number one travel marketing platform, Sojern, as a key integration partner.