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Reputation pricing: Using your hotel’s reputation to increase rates

Hospitality Net

There used to be a time when hotel revenue managers simply had to look at predicted demand and keep an eye on competitors’ rates to optimize pricing.

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Four Produce Importers Issued Warning Letters for FSVP Failures

Penn State Food Safety Blog

Four produce importers were issued Warning Letters from FDA for issues with the FSVP. Future Best Trading Inc. of Temple City, CA Did not develop an FSVP for any of the foods you import, including each of the following foods: Enoki Mushroom imported from (b)(4); King Oyster Mushroom imported from (b)(4); Enoki Mushroom imported from (b)(4). Paso Real Produce LLC of Pharr, TX Did not develop an FSVP for any of the foods you import, including each of the following: Avocados imported from (b)(4) lo

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New Research Reveals 10 Travel Trends That Ruled 2024—And What’s Next for 2025

Hospitality Net

As we wrap up this year, we’re uncovering some fresh insights into the travel dynamics of 2024 and catching glimpses of how they might ripple through 2025. Imagine this: two out of three of us have either met or exceeded our travel goals this past year. What comes next, you ask?

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Michigan Company Recalls Ground Beef Linked to E. coli Outbreak in Minnesota

Penn State Food Safety Blog

Wolverine Packing Co., a Detroit, Mich. establishment, is recalling approximately 167,277 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The problem was discovered when FSIS was notified by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture of a group of ill persons who had reported that they consumed ground beef prior to their illness.

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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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Defining Longevity Cuisine in a Berry Bowl Example

Hospitality Net

This article is my plea to chefs, restaurateurs and hoteliers to think about a culinary style that has yet to be properly expressed within a dining business entity. The idea is to explain that, yes, there is a lucrative opportunity here for being a trendsetter.

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Sustainable Procurement Enables ESG as a Hotel Selling Feature

Hospitality Net

Having a strong environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy has become essential for hospitality. While the policies that a hotel enacts must pervade all operations and the corporate company, one particular area that presents challenges is the procurement department, wherein the latest explainer article from Amazon Business addresses three of these as well as three top tactics for more sustainable purchasing.

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Tortilla Strips Recalled After Mispackaging Results in Undeclared Wheat Allergen

Penn State Food Safety Blog

Sugar Foods, a company headquartered in California, is recalling 3.5 ounce pouches of Fresh Gourmet Tortilla Strips Santa Fe Style with UPC Code 7 87359 17504 6 and Best By Date June 20, 2025 due to a contamination of undeclared wheat allergen. On November 19, 2024, the firm was contacted by a consumer stating the pouches contained Crispy Onions instead of the Tortilla Strips.

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Public Health Alert for Beef Tallow Illeagally Imported into the USA

Penn State Food Safety Blog

USDA FSIS is issuing a public health alert for beef tallow products that were illegally imported from Mexico and are ineligible for entry into the United States. The products were not certified for export to the U.S. by the government of Mexico as being produced under equivalent inspection, they do not identify a certified establishment number on their packaging, and they were not presented to FSIS for import reinspection as required.

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Another Cinnamon Powder Recall After State Lab Finds Lead Contamination

Penn State Food Safety Blog

IHA Beverage of Commerce, CA is recalling Super Cinnamon Powder 4oz, because it has the potential to be contaminated with elevated levels of lead. Product was distributed mostly through California retail stores and a few stores across the US. This recall is being initiated as a result of routine sampling by the Arkansas Department of Health which revealed that the finished products contained elevated levels of lead.

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Wisconsin University Expands Recall of Mislabeled Ice Cream After Determining Issue Occurred on Other Lot

Penn State Food Safety Blog

Babcock Dairy of Madison, Wisconsin, is expanding its November 7, 2024 recall for Orange Custard Chocolate Chip ice cream that may be labeled as Chocolate Peanut Butter. The products were produced on Sept. 17 and 30, 2024. The issue with the first lot (Lot for Sept 17) was discovered on the evening of Nov. 4, 2024, when a customer reported the mislabeling.

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Listeria Outbreak Linked by FSIS Testing to RTE Pork Product Produced by SC Company

Penn State Food Safety Blog

A Listeria outbreak has 11 people infected with the outbreak strain of Listeria from four states, reported as of Nov 22, 2024. "Sick people's samples were collected from October 24, 2021, to July 31, 2024. Of 11 people with information available, nine have been hospitalized. In California, one pregnant person and their twins were sick and both infants died.

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Organic Carrots Linked to E. coli Outbreak with 39 Reported Illness; Product Recalled

Penn State Food Safety Blog

The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli O121:H19 infections linked to organic whole and baby carrots supplied by Grimmway Farms of Bakersfield, California. To this point(11/22/24), there are 39 reported illnesses with 15 of those hospitalized and one death.