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Revolutionizing School Food in Colorado

Chef Ann Foundation

By listening to and designing our Pre-Apprenticeship program for the people at the heart of the issue, we’re not just filling jobs — we’re cultivating a new generation of empowered, culturally aware, and skilled professionals who can drive positive change in school kitchens across the nation.

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Using digital menu boards to boost the bottom line

Restobiz

As technology continues to drive change in the foodservice industry, menu boards matter. In fact, studies show that digital menu boards can increase sales by as much as 38 per cent. From a customer’s first impression to providing a positive experience, digital signage can impact how diners see your restaurant and whether they return. Whether […] The post Using digital menu boards to boost the bottom line appeared first on Restobiz.

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Celebrating Culinary Traditions of Southern Appalachia

Modern Restaurant Management

Tupelo Honey Southern Kitchen & Bar released a micro documentary “A Journey Through Appalachia,” which celebrates the unique ingredients, techniques and culinary traditions of southern Appalachia. The video follows Tupelo Honey’s four-time James Beard Award semifinalist Executive Chef Eric Gabrynowicz on a week-long exploration of this rich food culture, “Appalachian culture has shaped our food in so many ways, and this is our way to pay homage to our roots,” sa

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Dry Sanitation in Food Processing: Enhancing Safety for Low-Moisture Foods

Food Safety Magazine

Dry sanitation is a pivotal practice in the food processing industry, particularly for facilities that produce low-moisture or low-water-activity foods. This article explores some of the trending technologies and approaches being developed to ensure the microbial safety of low-moisture foods in dry food processing facilities.

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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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Farm to Fork Profile: Minnesota’s Campus Farms

Bon Appetit Management Company

Students from the Carleton College Organic Farm and St. Olaf College’s Garden Research and Organic Works (STOGROW) pose together during a visit. About an hour south of the Twin Cities, Northfield, MN is home to Carleton College and St. Olaf College, liberal arts institutions set against the backdrop of the state’s rolling farm country. For over a decade, students at both colleges have worked in collaboration with Bon Appétit and faculty advisors to build leading campus farms, which serve as

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Emotion-Based Ad Targeting in QSR Environment

Modern Restaurant Management

Artificial Intelligence is not normally associated with emotion, but PMG recently partnered with Wurl to use their AI-powered emotion targeting to align their clients' QSR ads with content that conveyed emotions related to hunger and cravings. The result: PMG found was a 40 percent increase in incremental store visits and 48 percent lift in incremental sales.

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How to Calculate Pour Cost: A Bar Owner’s Guide

Sculpture Hospitality

Ready to master your bar’s profitability? Learn how you can calculate your bar’s pour cost and identify inventory variance for higher profit margins.

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FoodSpace Opens Test Kitchen, Culinary Studio

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Foodservice design firm FoodSpace, led by President and CEO Joe Schumaker, has opened a one-of-a-kind, 5,600-square-foot test kitchen and culinary studio. Located in Meridian, Idaho, the facility serves as “an agnostic platform where chefs, manufacturers and innovators can test and compare products under real-world conditions,” the company says in the release.

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EFSA Identifies Emerging Chemical Risks to Food Safety

Food Safety Magazine

A recent European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) technical report has summarized emerging chemical risks to food safety identified by the agency and its processes for doing so, covering the period 2020–2023.

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Alain.AI: Creating a Chef’s Digital Twin

Modern Restaurant Management

Alain Coumont founded Le Pain Quotidien focused on organic ingredients and the brand is now adding a new ingredient to the mix: artifical intelligence. Partnering with November Five, Le Pain Quotidien launched Alain.AI, a tool that can be called the world's first digital twin of a chef-founder and used to help with menu development, recipe standardization, and culinary innovation. "As a restaurant business, we use AI to go faster and to develop the business further," Annick Van Overs

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Navigating CFM Requirements for Optimal Commercial Kitchen Ventilation

HoodFilters

Efficient commercial kitchen ventilation is more than just air cleanliness. It’s crucial for safety. It also ensures compliance and supports operational excellence in any food service environment. Effective ventilation systems rely on the concept of CFM, or cubic feet per minute. CFM measures the volume of air your ventilation hood can remove each minute.

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Chick-fil-A Ushers In Next Drive-Thru Evolution

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Five months after opening its first mobile pickup restaurant, Chick-fil-A is heading in yet another direction: up. Today, Aug. 22, the brand will welcome its first customers at an all-new elevated drive-thru in Stockbridge, Ga.—just south of metro Atlanta. The concept boasts four drive-thru lanes, an elevated kitchen and a conveyor-driven meal transport system.

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ICX Summit: Customer feedback paramount to brands' success

Fast Casual

Customer feedback is crucial for retail and restaurant success, driving improvements in products and services based on customer preferences. Learn innovative strategies on gathering and utilizing customer insights from industry experts at the Interactive Customer Experience Summit in Charlotte this September.

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Embracing Hyperlocal Ingredients: Transforming Menus and Communities

Modern Restaurant Management

Buying locally has been trending for quite a few years for several reasons. People have become increasingly aware of climate change and the importance of ethical sourcing. Consumers want to support their communities, and do so by attending and buying from family owned businesses, art fairs, and local brands. Their desire to shop local has extended to farmers markets and the food industry.

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Radisson Hotel Group scores with hotel opening at Toughsheet Community Stadium

Hospitality Net

Radisson Hotel Group is delighted to announce the opening of The Bolton Stadium Hotel, a member of Radisson Individuals, located in the heart of North West England and attached to the home of Bolton Wanderers Football Club. With 125 comfortable rooms and suites, panoramic pitch-side views, an all-day restaurant, bar, and lounge, as well as several modern meeting rooms, the hotel is the perfect venue for guests visiting the stadium or business travellers arranging meetings and events.

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Hoshizaki Welcomes 2 New Directors

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Hoshizaki America has appointed two new directors, enhancing its leadership team. Details include the following: Last week, Hoshizaki announced several other enhancements to its leadership team.

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Restaurant supply chain: How Paris Baguette became the master

Fast Casual

Eric Galkin, chief supply chain officer of Paris Baguette, reveals the restaurant supply chain solutions he's created to ensure each local unit is well-equipped with the tools and supplies it needs.

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Best Practices for Surviving in a Cautious Landscape

Modern Restaurant Management

With guests searching for value, how can local restaurants compete and thrive in such a competitive market and build trust withconsumers who are more cautious about price and safety than ever? "Value has been the buzzword for restaurants across the map over the past year or so, but while guests want to realize value, food costs have been volatile and credit card processing and other fees cut into the bottom line," Mani Kulasooriya, Co-Founder & CEO of Cut+Dry, an all-in-one platform

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ibis Styles Brings Global Chic and Local Charm to Karnataka’s Cultural Capital

Hospitality Net

Accor, a world-leading hospitality group, and Brigade Hotel Ventures Ltd. (BHVL) are delighted to announce the launch of the first ibis Styles property in Karnataka, located in the cultural capital of India. This marks the opening of the third ibis Styles hotel in India, following successful launches in Goa. ibis Styles Mysuru will be the fourth hotel opening between Brigade and Accor, enhancing this partnership further.

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Topgolf To Swing Past 100-Unit Milestone

Foodservice Equipment Reports

On Sept. 6, Topgolf will open its first establishment in the state of Iowa. The two-level concept, featuring 72 outdoor, climate-controlled hitting bays, is located in West Des Moines. Beyond its token tech-enabled golf, Topgolf’s full-service restaurant and bar will serve items such as injectable doughnut holes and cheesy macaroni bites.

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Modern Market Eatery president talks brand excellence, ethos

Fast Casual

Modern Market Eatery president and co-founder Rob McColgan talks to podcast host Mandy Detwiler about where the company and been and its future in the fast casual industry.

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247. Restaurant Technology Guys Podcast Ep. 247 – Pivotal Growth Partners

The Restaurant Technology Guys

Successfully Scaling Your Franchise with Pivotal Growth Partners Introduction Jeremy: Thanks everyone for joining us. As always, I don’t take your time for granted. We know there are many things you could be doing on the internet, so we appreciate you spending time with us. Today, we’re in for a fun conversation.

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One Crucial but Easy Step to Food Waste Reduction at Business Events: Where do I put My Rubbish?

Hospitality Net

I cannot be alone. I am sure we have all looked at those waste receptacles/rubbish bins with questioning eyes and asked ourselves, what goes where? Although you will often be given a list of appropriate items, there is no way to include every possible allowable item. If you are like me, what you have in your hand is a plate or container of mixed items requiring multiple bins, further complicating the problem.

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Easy Ice Closes 8th Add-On of 2024

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Despite its expertise on the cold side, Easy Ice has a hot streak going. In August, the provider of managed commercial ice machine rentals kept it going, making its eighth acquisition of the year. Its addition of Illinois’ High Standard Icemakers, established in 1991, will expand Easy Ice’s presence in Illinois and Wisconsin and add an inventory consisting mostly of Manitowoc ice machines.

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Coffee that cares: George Mason U’s new sustainable project goes beyond reusable mugs

FoodService Director

But actually, the mugs are really cute. Mason Dining’s Sip Sip Club is a coffee and tea loyalty program-meets sustainability solution.

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Global alternative protein trends to watch

GFI

August 22, 2024 Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn Alternative protein progress is advancing all around the globe Alternative proteins are a solution that can work anywhere, and as part of our ongoing work for their advancement everywhere, we analyze the state of the alternative protein industry across global regions and the pillars of plant-based, fermentation-enabled, and cultivated meat, eggs, and dairy.

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Marriott Celebrates Opening of its 9000TH Property

Hospitality Net

Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) announced its 9,000th property with the opening of The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort. Situated on an expansive 18 acres in Longboat Key, Florida, this luxury beachfront property features 168 exquisite guestrooms, including 26 suites, and offers breathtaking ocean views, outstanding culinary experiences, and world-class amenities, all reflective of the St.

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Blast Chiller Maker Names New National Sales Director

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Today, Aug. 23, Irinox Professional North America announced the appointment of Mark Ortiz as its national sales director. In this role, Ortiz will work to enhance brand awareness, foster business growth and increase market share for Irinox. He will oversee and direct sales activities in alignment with the company’s strategic objectives.

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Innovative Kitchen Technology: How a reusable packaging program transformed a university’s sustainability and savings

FoodService Director

As consumers prioritize sustainability, and foodservice operators still need to balance the budget, reusable packaging programs can be a big help for both goals.

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Study: Illinois Fish Contaminated With Concerning PFAS Levels

Food Safety Magazine

A recent study found the widespread presence of toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in the tissues of fish sourced from various Illinois water bodies.

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