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Loyalty has always been important in the foodservice industry, but it has really taken a front seat in the last few years as restaurants continue to recover and competition remains fierce. Customers are getting savvy about what they are looking for from restaurants, what loyalty programs should look like, and they are voicing their concerns […] The post The future of restaurant loyalty appeared first on Restobiz.
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Department is partnering with the Urban School Food Alliance to provide trainings and tools to school districts, accepting applications for the next round of Farm to School Grants and will be accepting applications for the School Food Systems Transformation Challenge Sub-Grants beginning in November.
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Department is partnering with the Urban School Food Alliance to provide trainings and tools to school districts, accepting applications for the next round of Farm to School Grants and will be accepting applications for the School Food Systems Transformation Challenge Sub-Grants beginning in November.
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Seven children are hospitalized, including four who are seriously ill, following a field trip to an animal exhibit in Northeast Tennessee, officials said Friday. Students from Washington and Sullivan counties visited an animal exhibit at the Appalachian Fairgrounds on September 26-27. Since then, several cases of illness caused by Shiga-toxin-producing E. coli have been reported.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the California Food Safety Act , the first law in the U.S. to ban four harmful chemicals from candy, cereal, soda, and other processed food sold and produced in the state. Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) authored the law, which ends the food uses of brominated vegetable oil , potassium bromate , propylparaben and Red Dye No. 3.
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The holiday season provides an opportunity for companies to express gratitude and appreciation to their employees and customers. It's a time to end the year on a positive note, strengthen relationships, and lay the foundation for a promising new year. However, as the saying goes, "It's the thought that counts." A poorly chosen gift can have unintended consequences, like leaving employees disappointed.
Don Miguel Foods of Dallas, TX, is recalling 10,642 pounds of frozen ready-to-eat carne asada burritos after testing showed Listeria monocytogenes, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. “FSIS is concerned that some products may be in consumers’ freezers. Consumers who have purchased these products are urged not to consume them.
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Officials of Island Hospitality Management, the premier third-party management company for select-service and upscale, extended-stay hotels, announced that the company has assumed management of the 100-room Inn of Naples Tapestry Collection by Hilton. The property is owned by Mission Hill Hospitality, a leading select service and extended stay hotel investor.
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