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What are the Disadvantages of Franchising?

Sculpture Hospitality

Embarking on an entrepreneurial journey is an exciting venture that offers individuals the chance to control their own destiny - both in terms of the amount of money they make and the work-life balance they have.

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Choosing kitchen equipment for enhanced operational efficiency

Restobiz

By Madan Kanala In recent years, the landscape of multi-unit food service operations has been plagued by financial volatility. Despite a resurgence in consumer dining habits post-pandemic, these businesses continue to encounter unique hurdles. Escalating food and beverage inventory costs pose significant operational challenges in the kitchen, exacerbating thin profit margins amidst persistent battles against […] The post Choosing kitchen equipment for enhanced operational efficiency appear

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Lawmakers Aim to Ban Cultivated Meat, Food Delivery Startup Wonder Raises $700M + More 

Food + Tech Connect

Image Credit: Green Queen 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. Lawmakers across various states are increasingly pushing to ban cultivated meat, citing concerns about its impact on traditional livestock farming.

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New 2D Barcodes Offer Easy Access to Dynamic Information for Food Traceability and More

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurants started using 2D barcodes (such as QR codes) at dining tables to offer digital menus and even allow patrons to order with their smartphones during the pandemic, when contactless transactions were necessary. Since then, the practice has become ubiquitous. While a QR code can connect users to a host of static information, a more powerful 2D barcode is on the horizon to offer a wider suite of capabilities with virtually unlimited data storage capacity for instantaneous retrieval with th

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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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Salad Bars and Farm-to-School in the Cleveland Metro School District

Chef Ann Foundation

We connected with Rebecca Rodriguez, the farm-to-school coordinator for Cleveland Metropolitan School District's Food Services Department, to learn about the exciting fresh food initiatives taking root in the district.

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FDA To Host Virtual Meeting on Data and Tech in New Era of Smarter Food Safety

Food Safety Tech

The FDA is hosting a one-day virtual public meeting on “Data and Technology in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety” on April 24, 2024, from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm EDT. The meeting is designed to help the agency improve its understanding of how regulators and industry can leverage data and technology to exponentially advance food safety and achieve better health outcomes.

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Why a Customer Service Strategy Is Important in a Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

Attracting new customers is important to every business owner. While there are many marketing strategies to get customers in the door, it is just as important to create customer service strategies that keep them coming back. The restaurant industry has very low retention rates , estimated at only 55 percent. With the impact a dissatisfied consumer can have on your bottom line, it is important to create a customer service strategy that sets your restaurant apart from the competition.

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Celebrating Women’s History Month

Fresh Ideas

Foodservice is a fast-paced industry, and for a foodservice management company to be successful, it must equip itself with strong and prideful leaders. Leaders are essential for managing teams, lending a helping hand, providing support and encouragement, and more. In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re recognizing a few leaders who help Fresh Ideas realize our common purpose of creating happiness by producing a fresh food experience for people of all ages.

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FDA to Engage With Stakeholders on Direction of New Era of Smarter Food Safety via Day-Long Virtual Event

Food Safety Magazine

FDA will hold a one-day virtual public meeting on Data and Technology in the New Era of Smarter Food Safety on April 24, 2024 to better understand how the agency can leverage data and technology to advance food safety. The same day, FDA will also open a docket to collect public comment on the event topic.

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Driving Restaurant Food Safety with IoT-Enabled Digitalization

Food Safety Tech

Restaurant operators have a critical responsibility to safeguard the health of their customers. Mitigating foodborne illness must be top of mind today more than ever. The potential risks are too severe to overlook, especially with new FSMA 2026 regulations on the horizon. Take Netflix’s critically acclaimed 2023 documentary Poisoned for example. It cast a light on the consequential impact that poor food safety can have on restaurant customers.

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Maximizing March Madness Profits for Restaurants Through Advanced Technology Solutions

Modern Restaurant Management

Armed with an omni-channel POS platform, restaurant operators can not only bring an immediate boost in sales during one of the busiest times of the year, but also lay the groundwork for long-term customer engagement and loyalty. With an average viewership of about 10 million , March Madness presents a prime opportunity for restaurant operators to boost revenue as consumers rush to order their favorite game-time meals.

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Pecinka Ferri Adds Outside Sales Rep

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Manufacturers’ rep firm Pecinka Ferri has hired Domenick Torlucci as an outside sales professional. Torlucci brings a diverse background in the culinary and hospitality industries, enhancing the depth and expertise of the Pecinka Ferri sales team, a release states. Torlucci most recently served as director of operations at Stone Water at Lake Hopatcong in New Jersey.

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Brand Values: A Crucial Element in Food Marketing

NewPoint Marketing

Unveiling the Essence of Brand Values: A Crucial Element in Food Marketing Consumer preferences constantly evolve in the dynamic food industry, where competition is fierce. That’s why successful food marketing now relies on more than just product quality and innovation; it also hinges on aligning brand values with consumer expectations. Setting the stage In the […] The post Brand Values: A Crucial Element in Food Marketing appeared first on NewPoint Marketing.

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The Importance of Proper Documentation in Food Inspections

Food Safety Tech

The Lewiston, Maine, city council has voted to keep its local restaurant inspection program following a three-month saga that saw the ouster of the town’s code enforcement director and threats to eliminate its restaurant health inspector position following the temporary closure of a popular local restaurant due to a cockroach infestation. The events in Lewiston have brought back not so pleasant memories for others who have faced retaliation and ostracism for doing their jobs.

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Navigating Spring Challenges

Modern Restaurant Management

With spring's arrival, I find myself reflecting on the myriad of challenges facing the restaurant industry. With rising salaries, inflation, and higher crime rates, it's clear that we need to adapt and innovate to thrive in this ever-changing landscape. Drawing from my 20 years in the industry and a decade of owning successful restaurants like Duck Duck Goose , Osteria Pirata , and Anchor Tavern , I'm excited to share some of the strategies I've developed a roadmap to "Spring

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2 Rep Firms Team Up in Wisconsin

Foodservice Equipment Reports

Limelight Foodservice & Hospitality and Specialized Wisconsin have formed a strategic alliance in Wisconsin. Michelle Perrone, principal owner of Limelight, and Walter Kirchhoff, president of Specialized, will oversee the two companies. Each group will continue to operate under their respective names while combining their teams and line cards, a release states.

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Montclair State: Serving students with urbanite palates

FoodService Director

This school year, Montclair hired food service vendor Gourmet Dining to revamp the university’s foodservice at large. Students can now enjoy several new concepts, including an updated New York-style pizzeria and a virtual kitchen devoted to mobile app ordering.

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Sauce, Storage, and Success: The Cambro Touch in The Old Spaghetti Factory’s Transformation

the CAMBRO blog

For more than 50 years, The Old Spaghetti Factory has been serving Italian favorites like their famous mizithra pasta and lasagna. Family-owned and operated, The Old Spaghetti Factory has grown to more than 40 locations across 13 states, plus two restaurants in Nagoya and Kobe, Japan. Each customer experiences the same flavors and quality in Louisville as they do in Honolulu.

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Inspiring Hourly Workers

Modern Restaurant Management

Retaining quality staff members is always a key challenge for restaurant operators. Scott Greenberg addresses that challenge in his new book, Stop the Shift Show: Turn Your Struggling Hourly Workers Into a Top-Performing Team. Greenberg is an internationally recognized speaker, author and coach with franchise clients that include McDonalds, Great Clips, GNC, RE/MAX, Smoothie King, Global Franchise Group and many more.

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3 Trends in Baseball Stadium Foodservice

Foodservice Equipment Reports

March 28 marks MLB’s Opening Day, packed with 15 baseball games. FER caught up with Alicia Woznicki, Aramark Sports + Entertainment’s vice president of design and innovation, to learn about the latest equipment and design trends in baseball stadium foodservice.

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Courtyard by Marriott Debuts in Perth, Australia

Hospitality Net

Courtyard by Marriott®, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of over 30 extraordinary hotel brands, today celebrated the opening of Courtyard by Marriott Perth, Murdoch, marking the brand’s entry in Western Australia. Developed in partnership with leading Western Australian property developer Hesperia, the hotel is located in Murdoch, Perth’s fastest-growing urban catchment and features an all-day contemporary dining venue, Substance Restaurant & Bar, as well as flexible spaces for meetings and a

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Shedd Aquarium’s splashy event showcases Sodexo Live! chefs’ Latin American heritage

FoodService Director

Celebrating the diverse community in the kitchen, The Ritmo del Mar (Rhythm of the Sea) event returns for a second year with vibrant music, culture and culinary traditions and techniques that allow guests to taste the ocean of flavor, created by chefs who make it authentic.

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Debt-Free Fine Dining

Modern Restaurant Management

Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith started with $30,000 and no outside investors when they opened Saint-Germain in New Orleans' Bywater neighborhood in 2018. The duo transfomed a dilapidated cottage themselves entirely by hand into an intimate 12-seat restaurant that has received numerous accolades. They have been recognized by the New York Times, Wine Enthusiast, Southern Living, and were named Eater NOLA's 2019 "Restaurant of the Year." The co-chefs/co-owners were listed among Food

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ONE Group Acquires Benihana for $365M

Foodservice Equipment Reports

The ONE Group Hospitality shared March 26 it will acquire Safflower Holdings Corp., the owner of Benihana Inc., which operates more than 100 restaurants through its Japanese teppanyaki brand Benihana and RA Sushi. The transaction is valued at $365 million and will close by the end of 2Q of this year.

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The St. Regis Washington, D.C. Unveils Extensive Renovation

Hospitality Net

The St. Regis Washington, D.C. is proud to reveal a new era of glamour at the capital city’s best address following an extensive redesign and renovation of its guest rooms, suites and select public spaces. The hotel’s renovation reflects the building’s enduring legacy - it has been a staple in downtown D.C. since 1926 - while infusing a refreshed palette and luxurious finishes across seven floors of reimagined guest rooms and suites.

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Training talk: Which foodservice training tactics should stay and which should go?

FoodService Director

Some old-school training tactics are stale and need to go. Others are tried and true and should stay. Morrison Healthcare’s Chef Thomas Sewell gives us his take on why you shouldn’t automatically get rid of every old-school training rule, and why you don’t have to jump on board with every new one, either.

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4 ways The Great Greek uses data to improve operations

Fast Casual

Bob Andersen, president of The Great Greek Mediterranean Grill, reveals how he uses dynamic data sets to uncover patterns, make better decisions and solve problems.

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Energy Star Honors 2024 Partners

Foodservice Equipment Reports

This week, the Environmental Protection Agency announced its 2024 Energy Star Partner of the Year awards, given to 211 organizations, including several foodservice equipment manufacturers. Of those 211, 160 received the Energy Star Partner of the Year—Sustained Excellence Award, given to those who have demonstrated an ongoing, year-after-year commitment to energy efficiency.

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Chile’s Tierra Atacama Announces $12 Million Refresh, With New Interiors and Suites to be Revealed in 2025

Hospitality Net

The luxury desert lodge will be closed for the remainder of 2024 for a thorough upgrading of the property’s interiors, spearheaded by the original design team of architects Rodrigo Searle and Matías González, featuring refreshments to furniture and the addition of suite room types.

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IFT Shares Resources on Food Additives in Light of Recent State Bans

Food Safety Magazine

Addressing the recent wave of state-level food additives bans and bills, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has released resources to help inform the public about the benefits of food additives and preservatives, as well as to keep industry abreast of current regulations.

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