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FDA has its hands full with 10 open investigations

Bill Marler

A new outbreak of infections from Listeria monocytogenes has been reported by the FDA, bringing the agency’s number of open investigations to 10. The Food and Drug Administration reports that it has begun on-site inspection and sample testing, but it has not found a specific source for the Listeria. It has not initiated traceback efforts. The agency reports there are six confirmed patients in the outbreak, but has not revealed their ages or the states where they live.

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Tips to Navigate a Perfect Storm That’s Threatening Our Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

We were ill-prepared for the COVID pandemic that devastated the food industry with supply chain disruptions, product and labor shortages, and soaring inflation. We simply didn’t see it coming, and we weren’t ready for the ongoing ramifications of this crisis. The biggest learning from COVID is that food businesses must be prepared for any crisis – and ensure their suppliers all along the supply chain are also prepared and resilient.

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What is a Restaurant Inventory App?

Sculpture Hospitality

One of the most important steps for improving your restaurant’s profits is implementing an inventory management program. The problem is, managing food and beverage inventory at your restaurant can be time consuming, stressful, complex and can be rife with errors - especially when you use manual inventory tracking methods.

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Pumpkin LTOs still boosting traffic

Fast Casual

Although Thursday marked the first official day of fall, restaurants around the world didn't wait to launch their pumpkin-flavored LTOs with good reason. Pumpkin is still a huge traffic driver.

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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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Stakeholder Input Sought in Evaluation of FDA Human Foods Program

Bill Marler

Public Meeting Registration and Online Stakeholder Portal Now Open. The Reagan-Udall Foundation has opened a Stakeholder Portal to collect perspectives and experiences with FDA’s human foods program. In addition, the Foundation announced a public meeting of its food-focused Independent Expert Panel. . The Expert Panel wants to hear directly from stakeholders,” said Jane E.

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Icebreakers Can Ease Social Anxiety, Engage Your Teams

CHART

Icebreakers are an underutilized tool, yet are so valuable to defeat social anxiety, warm up the group, and get everyone connected and engaged. Here are 7 of my go-to icebreakers that work every time.

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Innovative Ways Loyalty Programs Can Increase Sales for Your Restaurant

Fast Casual

Supply shortages, labor shortages, the tail end of a pandemic and a recession definitely don’t sound like a recipe for success for any business, and we are all feeling the pinch. However, some companies are recording the highest profits this year, and it’s not an accident. Join our webinar to learn how to make your eatery a success story.

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10 indicators of what recruiters look for in a LinkedIn profile

Hospitality Net

LinkedIn is currently the most important professional social network in the world with more than 830 million users, over 50% of whom are between 25 and 34 years old. LinkedIn is useful for different reasons: networking, posting information, findings.

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Taking on Goliath: How Video Marketing Is Leveling the Playing Field for Independent Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Find out how video content can turn customers into brand ambassadors by enabling them to share their experiences with prospective customers. For too long, independent restaurants have struggled to compete with major chains because of their limited time and money. Single-location restaurants face the same challenges confronting all small business owners.

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Lavu Launches Lavu Capital to Offer Accessible Funding to Restaurants

Lavu

Solution Powered by Parafin Provides Flexible Capital to Restaurants as Industry Continues Recovery Albuquerque, NM (September 28, 2022) — Lavu, a major global restaurant software … Lavu Launches Lavu Capital to Offer Accessible Funding to Restaurants Read More ». The post Lavu Launches Lavu Capital to Offer Accessible Funding to Restaurants appeared first on iPad Point of Sale System for Restaurants, Bars & More.

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Salata's top-performing franchisee reveals 4 go-to management strategies

Fast Casual

Before opening her first Salata Salad Kitchen location in 2013 in Texas, Tina MacInnes had no prior restaurant experience. Ten years later, she owns three locations, including the system's top-performing store and reveals what she's learned along her journey.

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Hilton Expands Refugee Hiring Commitment During Tent US Business Summit

Hospitality Net

MCLEAN, Va. – As part of its ongoing commitment to create learning and career growth opportunities in the communities where it operates, Hilton has announced it will hire 1,500 additional refugees over the next three years at its managed and franchi.

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Top Cocktail and Wine Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits unveiled the results of its 2022 Liquid Insights Tour , a coast-to-coast educational initiative designed to explore and identify the latest trends in cocktails and wine. The tour kicked off in Houston in February, and included stops in Kansas City, New York, Las Vegas, Chicago and Los Angeles. Over the course of 111 days, Brian Masilionis, Director, On-Premise Commercial Strategy & National Accounts for Southern Glazer’s, led a team of its indus

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Healthcare foodservice stats you need to know

The NAFEM Show

Download our free guide now. Healthcare foodservice is an always-evolving and demanding marketplace. This report details the latest statistics and their implications on foodservice equipment and supplies. Submit the form below to download the guide. Name I agree to receive news, updates and promotions regarding The NAFEM Show via email. I understand I can withdraw my consent at any time.

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How Red’s Savoy Built a Digital Storefront of the Future

Fast Casual

This webinar will take you through digital storefront best practices. You’ll learn about the importance of menu design and testing, how to streamline the ordering flow, how to retain customers through customization and data-driven loyalty programs and how to plans and market your solution.

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Iconic Snowmass Resort Joins Autograph Collection Hotels Following $40 Million Transformation

Hospitality Net

Following a multi-million-dollar renovation, Viewline Resort Snowmass has officially joined Autograph Collection Hotels - Marriott Bonvoy’s diverse and dynamic collection of independent hotels championing individuality. In partnership with High Stre.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Restaurants Going Digital Require Technology That Always Works

Modern Restaurant Management

What’s new on the menu for today’s innovative restaurants? Internet of Things (IoT) technology. Thanks to the labor shortage and increased profit pressure, savvy restaurants are going digital to provide the best customer experience and to keep up with the hefty competition. What’s keeping restaurants humming: mobile point-of-sale (POS) units, ordering terminals, tabletop tablets, and tablets for the waitstaff.

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Why “bosses” should show up

Food Recovery Network

It took about 30 months into my tenure as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of FRN, but on September 9, 2022 I reached a significant milestone as an FRN staffer: I participated in my first food recovery. I am told by others who are more experienced in food recovery than me that my first recovery was impressive. Stephen and I recovered and donated over 1,200 pounds of food from the DaVita Dialysis Conference held at the Gaylord Hotel outside of Washington, D.C.

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Food Safety Checklist

Fast Casual

Infographic checklist for food safety measures on topics around 1) storage and temperature control, 2) food handling, 3) restrooms, 4) waste disposal and 5) staff training.

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Lodging Interactive Launches Complete Digital Presence and Marketing Solution for Hospitality

Hospitality Net

Lodging Interactive, award-winning digital marketing, reputation management, and social media marketing agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry since 2001, announced the launch of its LodgingPLUS program, the complete digital presence an.

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Lighting Up the Denver Restaurant Scene

Modern Restaurant Management

Best known for its authentic drinks, creative tacos and an urban industrial vibe, Federales, a lofty, open-air tequila and taco establishment, offers an energetic atmosphere for restaurant and bar patrons alike. Concepted by college friends and founding members of Four Corners Restaurant Group—Andy Gloor and Matt Menna—the restaurant/bar traces its roots to Chicago, where the first Federales was opened in 2016 in Chicago’s West Loop.

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156: Event Safety: How it Relates to Food & Beverage

Eating at a Meeting

With airline medical kits not being fully stocked being in the news lately and it being Medic Alert Awareness Month, I wanted to talk event safety expert Alan Kleinfeld about what hashtag#MeetingProfs need to know. From hashtag#epinephrine to defibrillators, what should hashtag#EventProfs make sure their medical staff has on hand? Join Tracy and Alan on Wednesday for hashtag#EatingAtAMeeting LIVE to learn how planners can be prepared for medical emergencies?

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Leveraging Reviews and Sentiment Data to Build a Better Customer Experience

Fast Casual

Your customers’ reviews are telling you exactly what they want. They’re your go-to source of information on how your customer experience (CX) stacks up. Review data is an invaluable wellspring of information you can use to refine your CX and then watch as more customers come through your doors.

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Hong Kong Poly Research Concludes that Drone Food Delivery is Taking Off

Hospitality Net

Food delivery sales are expected to reach a remarkable US$365 billion worldwide by 2030. The growth of food delivery services has been accelerated by technological advances, including the emergence of drone technology. A major potential advantage of.

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Robotic Sushi?

Modern Restaurant Management

Flavors of New York visted wih the team at commercial sushi robot provider AUTEC during an event celebrating the food and beverage of Japan. MTC Kitchen and AUTEC enlisted the Michelin-rated O.D.O. Chef Team to quickly craft and serve a free 30 minute coursed Japanese meal of Namul, gimbap, roast beef, marinated tomatoes, crispy sushi, and French toast.

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156: Event Safety: How it Relates to Food & Beverage

Eating at a Meeting

With airline medical kits not being fully stocked being in the news lately and it being Medic Alert Awareness Month, I wanted to talk event safety expert Alan Kleinfeld about what hashtag#MeetingProfs need to know. From hashtag#epinephrine to defibrillators, what should hashtag#EventProfs make sure their medical staff has on hand? Join Tracy and Alan on Wednesday for hashtag#EatingAtAMeeting LIVE to learn how planners can be prepared for medical emergencies?

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Parent company of Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream files for bankruptcy

Fast Casual

The parent company of Happy Joe's Pizza & Ice Cream and Tony Sacco's has filed for Chapter 11 Federal Bankruptcy protection.

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Digital Disruptions vs. Digital Transformation and What it means for the Future of Hotels

Hospitality Net

Digital disruption represents a transformation that is caused by emerging digital technologies and business models. These innovative new technologies and models can impact the value of existing products and services offered in the hotel industry. Di.

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Is Love on the Table at Your Workplace?

Modern Restaurant Management

As a product of a workplace romance (that led to a 40-year strong marriage), I’ve always been interested in the legal and practical issues surrounding workplace relationships. But, in our modern workplace environment, where remote work remains prevalent and the #MeToo movement raised sexual harassment awareness, a reasonable assumption would be that workplace romances are on the downswing.

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Sentipensante – The Perfect Word For Teaching The Spirit of Hospitality

Hospitality Net

Having written hospitality and sales training articles for over two decades now, I’m often asked “How do you continue to come up with new ideas every month?” Truth is that it’s actually quite easy when you’re out on the road conducting training just.