Restobiz
MARCH 20, 2024
As restaurateurs continue to balance thin margins and staffing shortages, more have begun taking steps to deter diners from last-minute cancellations (or not coming at all) as a way to try and manage their costs. According to studies, 17 per cent of U.S. restaurants charged at least one cancellation fee in January, up four per […] The post Addressing restaurant cancellations and no-shows appeared first on Restobiz.
Food + Tech Connect
MARCH 20, 2024
Image Credit: Fast Company Every week we track the business, tech and investment trends in CPG, retail, restaurants, agriculture, cooking and health, so you don’t have to. Here are some of this week’s top headlines. In recent news, Jeff Bezos has committed $60 million through the Bezos Earth Fund to advance research in alternative meat production, aiming to enhance both affordability and nutritional value within the industry.
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Modern Restaurant Management
MARCH 19, 2024
In the wake of the post pandemic world, the restaurant industry is undergoing a transformative phase, embracing AI technology at an unprecedented pace. However, as we surge forward, it's imperative to highlight what's missing from today's dining experience and identify the qualities that elevate a great manager to give the next level service assisted by AI, required to succeed in this new environment.
Chef Ann Foundation
MARCH 18, 2024
In 2023, Teresa Vigil, a member of San Luis Coastal Unified School District’s Food and Nutrition Services team, became the second participant to complete the Healthy School Food Pathway Apprenticeship. We recently spoke with Teresa to learn about her journey in the Healthy School Food Pathway program.
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Restobiz
MARCH 22, 2024
The foodservice industry has seen many changes in the last few years, but the rise of eatertainment is one trend that looks like it is here to stay. Guests are looking for more from their restaurant visits, and that means adding value with an exceptional experience – that’s eatertainment. While not a strictly new concept […] The post The rise of eatertainment appeared first on Restobiz.
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Modern Restaurant Management
MARCH 18, 2024
Experiential dining, plant-based menus and sustainability were hot topics in the Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) 2023 Trends Report. The visionary panel that explored dining away from home included members with specific expertise and interest in restaurant dining and the hospitality industry. The discussion included food, beverage, nutrition, lifestyle and unique aspects of boutique and high volume foodservice.
Food Safety Magazine
MARCH 21, 2024
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are sometimes used in pesticides as active substances or co-formulants. An analysis of EU pesticide residue monitoring data by Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Europe shows that the average proportion of produce containing PFAS pesticide residues in the EU has nearly tripled over the last decade.
Sculpture Hospitality
MARCH 19, 2024
While operating a successful restaurant relies on a menu that brings customers through your doors and delicious dishes that keep them coming back, the not so glamorous side is that it requires a keen business acumen to ensure a healthy financial bottom line.
Food Safety Tech
MARCH 17, 2024
A new study is taking a different look at irrigation water. Rather than investigating the water as a potential source of contamination, Channah Rock, Ph.D., with the University of Arizona, is examining irrigation water’s role in reducing potential pathogens. The data collected will be used to create a quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) to gauge potential pathogens risks from treated water applied preharvest.
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Modern Restaurant Management
MARCH 22, 2024
The FDA has already issued more than 50 food recalls in 2024, causing many consumers to worry about food safety – and raising an important question for the restaurant industry: Would we know exactly what to do in a recall situation? After restaurants complained to MF Meats about a chemical taste in their products, the company recalled more than 93,000 pounds of meats that may have been contaminated with non-food grade mineral seal oil.
Food Safety Magazine
MARCH 19, 2024
Delivering safe and high-quality food must be a top priority for everyone involved in the food industry, from food manufacturers and suppliers to grocery stores and restaurants, and from CEOs and CFOs to manufacturing plant workers. Food manufacturers can eliminate the risk of food contamination anywhere along the supply chain by creating a culture of food safety.
Hospitality Net
MARCH 18, 2024
A reimagined beach escape, The Singer Oceanfront Resort - located on a pristine, four-mile stretch of Singer Island, Florida’s hidden gem between Palm Beach and Jupiter and the eastern-most point in the state - will debut this spring following a transformative, multi-million-dollar renovation and rebrand. Just steps away from turquoise blue ocean on one side and the calm waters of the Intracoastal on the other, The Singer offers an unmatched retreat on the Atlantic Coast with easy access via Pal
Food Safety Tech
MARCH 18, 2024
Recent outbreaks of norovirus on cruise ships and in foodservice settings have highlighted the need for more stringent measures to prevent and mitigate the spread of foodborne illnesses. Cruise ships are particularly vulnerable to outbreaks of norovirus due to the large number of people in close quarters and the ease at which this virus spreads. Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) began using hypochlorous acid (HOCL) during the coronavirus pandemic.
Modern Restaurant Management
MARCH 21, 2024
Twenty twenty-three, began with a banking crisis and ended with the highest interest rates America has seen in fifteen years. It also ended with continued economic growth and low unemployment, making it a profitable, yet challenging year for small businesses in the food service industry. Continued Fed tightening made borrowing to fund growth more expensive, while a tight labor market meant challenges finding talent and higher labor costs.
Food Safety Magazine
MARCH 18, 2024
In an effort to achieve compliance with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Food Safety Modernization Act Section 204(d), also known as FSMA 204 or the Food Traceability Final Rule, the Kroger Co recently published a Food Traceability Policy and Requirements document for suppliers.
the CAMBRO blog
MARCH 19, 2024
One of our favorite things to see is someone taking something old and making it into something new. When Huntington Beach Union High School District found 4 well-loved Cambro salad bars that weren’t currently being used, they were determined to find an alternative use for them. After the food and nutrition services department mentioned the salad bars to their local Cambro sales rep , she suggested an educational and inventive use for them: raised herb gardens.
Food Safety News
MARCH 17, 2024
As part of its enforcement activities, the Food and Drug Administration sends warning letters to entities under its jurisdiction. Some letters are not posted for public view until weeks or months after they are sent. Business owners have 15 days to respond to FDA warning letters. Warning letters often are not issued until a company has been given months to years to correct problems.
Modern Restaurant Management
MARCH 20, 2024
Facing harsh headwinds in the form of stiff competition, tough macroeconomic conditions, and ever-evolving consumer preferences, running and scaling a successful restaurant business requires a nimble approach that encompasses four key focuses. From attracting investors to prioritizing repeatable unit economics, there has never been a more crucial time to be disciplined during the growth phase of building a restaurant.
Food Safety Magazine
MARCH 20, 2024
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has published its Dirty Dozen list for 2024, describing the 12 fruits and vegetables most contaminated with pesticide residues, alongside its Clean Fifteen list, which contains the 15 commodities with the lowest amounts of pesticide residue.
Foodservice Equipment Reports
MARCH 20, 2024
As different as their menus may be, Taco John’s, Smashburger and Handel’s Homemade Ice Cream have at least one commonality: They’ve just appointed a female CEO. Here’s a bit more on the newest leaders of each brand: For more appointment news, including recent announcements from Starbucks and RBI, click here.
Hospitality Net
MARCH 18, 2024
Peachtree Group (“Peachtree”), a diversified commercial real estate investment firm, announced it has closed approximately $660 million in credit investments since Dec. 1, 2023, with an additional $350 million anticipated closing over the next 30 to 45 days.
Modern Restaurant Management
MARCH 20, 2024
How can ChatGPT and other AI platforms be used to help restaurants? In this episode of the Making Dough Show, they discuss the ways AI can be used in restaurant management from crafting email marketing campaigns to creating seasonal menus,, social media content creation, inventory management, and competitor analysis, analyze customer feedback, and more.
Food Safety Magazine
MARCH 22, 2024
West Virginia passed a bill known as the Truth in Food Labeling Act, restricting the language that can be used on labels for cell-based meats, plant-based meat alternatives, and other “analogue products,” such as insect-based foods. The bill awaits the Governor’s signature.
Foodservice Equipment Reports
MARCH 21, 2024
Manufacturers’ rep firm First Market Group, covering MAFSI Region 12, shared yesterday, March 20, it now represents TUCS Equipment. TUCS offers cooking, chilling, packaging and product handling solutions for foodservice operators and small regional packers and specialty processors. Its equipment lineup includes kettles, pump-fill stations, chillers, cook/sous vide tanks and conveyors.
Fast Casual
MARCH 19, 2024
Pre-moistened disposable wipes are a quick and effective solution for maintaining the cleanliness of POS systems, self-serve kiosks, and digital screens as well as customer and employee hands.
MSU Agrifood Safety Produce Bites
MARCH 20, 2024
In this episode, Produce Safety Technicians Micah Hutchison and Landen Tetil discuss how to reduce food safety risks when it comes to growing mushrooms. They also talk through regulations that growers should be aware of when processing mushrooms. Additional Resources: Food-Safe Fungi: Produce Safety Resources for Mushroom Growers Video: "Power Washing Only Spreads the Evidence" In this episode, Produce Safety Technicians Micah Hutchison and Landen Tetil discuss how to reduce food safety risks wh
Food Safety Magazine
MARCH 21, 2024
Following the wave of state-level legislation on food additives cropping up across the U.S., two bills have been introduced in Pennsylvania to prohibit nine chemicals from being used as food additives in the state. Additionally, Kentucky recently wrote a resolution urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to mandate and enforce a federal prohibition on U.S. food manufacturers producing or selling food containing harmful ingredients that have been banned by several other countries.
Hospitality Net
MARCH 19, 2024
Marriott International, Inc. recently announced it has signed an agreement with Hainan Qianrui Industrial Development Co., Ltd. to bring the W Hotels brand to Sanya, the popular tourist hub located on China’s southerly island province of Hainan. Located in Sanya Bay, W Sanya is slated to open in the second quarter of 2028. With its bold, detail-driven design, elevated service, and engaging always-on programming, the hotel is poised to become a new symbol of luxury hospitality in Sanya.
MenuTrinfo
MARCH 18, 2024
Source: Architect Photographer Thomas Holdsworth West Chester University (WCU), the largest member of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education, recently received Certified Free From (CFF) certification. More than 17,000 undergraduate and graduate students were enrolled in the fall of 2023 at the University, which is located in southeastern Pennsylvania.
Food Safety Tech
MARCH 17, 2024
Johannes Vulto, a former raw milk cheese manufacturer and his company, Vulto Creamery LLC, pleaded guilty to charges related to cheese that was linked to a 2016-2017 outbreak of listeriosis, the U.S. Department of Justic announced earlier this month. Vulto and Vulto Creamery LLC, each pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of causing the introduction of adulterated food into interstate commerce.
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