Restobiz

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

By Mila Holosha Social media management can seem like an overwhelming undertaking, but can operators manage their restaurant’s social media accounts themselves? Not only is it possible, but it can also be highly beneficial for business. No one understands the restaurant, feels its atmosphere, and knows its essence better than someone who works there, and […] The post Mastering social media: a 5-step guide for restaurant operators appeared first on Restobiz.

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Food Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The Pennsylvania-based foodservice provider has launched Allergy 411, a five-point food safety program aimed at creating a safe dining experience for all diners.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It's beginning to look like a festive holiday season at workplaces as office party attendance and budgets are rising, according to ezCater's first-ever Workplace Holiday Party Trends Report , which reveals emerging trends and insights from 1,600+ employees and decision-makers nationwide. Kaushik Subramanian, Chief Revenue Officer at ezCater, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine that the report allows restaurants to predict seasonal trends and prepare their offerings as workpl

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Fast Casual

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

This year’s Self-Service and Innovation Summit, hosted by Networld Media Group in Tampa, Florida from December 9-11 will culminate with “Thought leader roundtable: Executive predictions,” a panel dedicated to helping decipher fact from fiction and providing practical advice for building your business.

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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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Hospitality Net

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

As the closing part for the Thematic with Oracle Hospitality focusing on how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will help hoteliers, this latest panel discussion [link to video] is truly superb 50-minute conversation with Jason Bryant and Tanya Pratt, two senior leaders at Oracle Hospitality.

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Food Safety Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

A multistate outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli O121:H19 infections linked to organic carrots has sickened 39 people, resulting in 15 hospitalizations and one death.

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Food Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The winning dish from the culinary competition was a pan-seared Coulotte steak, served with a garbanzo bean pupusa.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Faced with rising labor costs and increasingly price-sensitive customers, restaurant brands are exploring new ways to balance profitability with consumer expectations. One of the most debated strategies is dynamic pricing, which adjusts based on demand and other variables. Although dynamic pricing is a staple in industries like travel and hospitality, its application in fast food is uncharted territory.

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Fast Casual

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This digital marketing workshop, co-hosted by FastCasual Editor Cherryh Cansler and Rev Ciancio, co-founder/CMO of Handcraft Burgers & Brew, Salad House CMO and Crazy Pita marketing director, provides tactics, tips and playbooks for restaurant marketers focused on growing brand awareness, guest acquisition retention and creating brand evangelists.

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Hospitality Net

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

After months of constructive dialogue with the European Commission, other stakeholders and intense efforts of teams across our business, we reached a major milestone today: our compliance with the requirements under the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Fein Brothers, a 95-year-old dealer serving restaurants, bars and institutions in the greater Milwaukee area, has been acquired by Zepole Supply Co. The deal, announced Nov. 26, is expected to enhance Zepole’s position in the Midwest while also preserving and continuing the Fein Brothers legacy, notes a release.

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Food Safety Magazine

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

While recommendations to reduce sodium consumption align with promoting public health, they may also challenge current food safety uses of sodium in products on the market. The solutions are more complicated than just cutting back on sodium levels in foods like meats and cheeses.

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Food Management

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Sodexo team was able to grow guest counts at the concept by over 50% over the past year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Long after the restaurant industry felt the most significant impacts of the pandemic, echoes still reverberate in the form of workforce realities and operational challenges. After millions left the industry in 2020, restaurants responded by increasing wages and leaning into incentives to attract employees back. This adaptability allowed the industry to come back even stronger, but to this day, the struggle to attract and retain a stable workforce remains.

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Fast Casual

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

AI has taken the world by storm, and it has transformed numerous aspects of customer experience across restaurant, QSR, and self-service contexts, including drive-thru ordering and kiosks.

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Hospitality Net

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The recent ruling by a Texas federal judge to vacate the Department of Labor’s (DOL) overtime rule sent shockwaves through the hospitality industry. The proposed salary threshold increase would have expanded overtime eligibility to approximately 3.6 million lower-paid salaried workers across industries, many of whom are employed in hospitality. While this decision provides temporary relief, it also opens the door for deeper introspection and strategic action.

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Food Safety Tech

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Farm-to-table has become a popular dining concept over the last twenty years, yet the broader food and beverage industry still needs more transparency in many areas. A larger movement is now emerging to bridge this information gap, driven by consumer demand for deeper insights into the food they consume. However, a few simple technology-based solutions can make transparency possible within food distribution.

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Food Safety Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

A letter written to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by 23 members of Congress urges the agency to ban from food use red dye 3, a controversial synthetic colorant that is potentially harmful to human health.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

TurboChef and CookTek have welcomed Brett Freifeld to the role of vice president of culinary. He will be based at the manufacturers’ headquarters in Carrollton, Texas. Freifeld, a Culinary Institute of America honors graduate, brings decades of expertise and passion to the industry. He began his career in Florida, refining his craft at upscale restaurants, hotels and country clubs.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Across the globe, and largely amongst younger age groups, more and more people are choosing to go out to eat by themselves. Solo dining – a time dedicated to eating a meal alone at a sit-down restaurant – is an opportunity for diners to practice self care over a meal, whether that be by relaxing and reflecting at the end of a long day or even by engaging the mind with a book or catching up on the news.

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Fast Casual

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Temoc Morfin, founder and CEO of Cilantro Taco Grill, discusses why it developed the Cilantro Taco Grill Tortilla Factory to ensure corporate restaurants were stocked with fresh, homemade tortillas. Additionally, the company sources salsa ingredients directly from a farm in Jalisco and works with the farmers to provide stable jobs and a good life.

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Hospitality Net

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

As technology evolves, so do the demands of our industry and workforce. Yet, in hospitality, technology’s role should be simple: it must empower people, not replace them. Our industry revolves around human connections, and while automation can streamline operations, it’s the personal touch that brings guests back and drives team engagement. In a recent conversation with Rob Smith, CEO of Stonebridge Companies, we explored the balance between digital innovation and human interaction—a conversatio

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Food Safety Guru

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

It is time to prepare for the new recycling waste legislation coming into effect in England on 31st March 2025 The new legislation will require businesses in England to separate their dry recycling and food waste from their general waste. This is part of the UK governments initiative to standardise waste practices under the Environmental Act (2021).

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Food Safety Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The number of patients reported in the ongoing Escherichia coli outbreak linked to onions served at McDonald’s restaurants has grown to 104 people across 14 states. A patient has recently been reported in North Carolina.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Jersey Mike’s Subs announced today, November 19, that it will partner with Blackstone to accelerate its continued growth. The release details that private equity funds managed by Blackstone, led by Blackstone’s most recent flagship private equity vehicle, will acquire a majority ownership position in Jersey Mike’s. The transaction is expected to close in early 2025.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Imagine this: It’s the year 2035. You walk into your favorite restaurant, but there’s no human host to greet you at the door. Instead, you're welcomed by Tao, a sleek robot host programmed to seat you efficiently based on your preferences, even remembering your favorite booth from past visits. You take your seat at a table embedded with a touchscreen menu.

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Fast Casual

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Brothers Zane and Brandon Hunt opened Via 313, a Detroit-style pizza brand in Texas. Via 313 now operates 16 full-service restaurants and two permanently placed trailers throughout Texas and Utah, with several more locations in the pipeline.

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Hospitality Net

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Wellness tourism is in great shape. One of the fastest growing areas of the tourism industry, the sector has grown from a niche market for committed health seekers to become a THB 219 trillion (USD 6.3 trillion) global powerhouse. At the heart of this revolution is Asia Pacific, which accounts for 30% of the worldwide market and where pioneering destinations such as Phuket have successfully changed the face of wellness tourism.In the latest in a series of C9 Sessions, C9 Hotelworks, the award-wi

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LTI, Inc.

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Blog | November 18, 2024 Think back a few years and you may recall a typical buffet experience: long lines, a variety of food that wasn’t always kept at the proper temperature and a setup that often felt hectic. It’s true, buffets were once known for their quantity, and not so much their quality. The good news is buffet restaurant trends today are focused on delivering aesthetic displays and promoting an overall positive dining experience.

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Food Safety Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The United States Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA) is investing $14 million into dozens of projects aimed at advancing food safety research, outreach, and training.

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