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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

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Culinary and Cocktail Trend Forecasts Kimpton is returning with its annual Culinary + Cocktail Trend Forecast highlighting predictions from its global team of restaurant and beverage talent. Freeze-Dried Fruit & Veggie Powders Freeze drying fruits or vegetables enhances both flavor and texture in beverages.

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What Can I Do to Navigate Menu Price Inflation?

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Restaurant and foodservice operators are feeling the pressure as Technomic reports that food and beverage costs have skyrocketed 13 percent over the last two years, while paper and packaging are up 11 percent. But with rising food and supply costs, how can operators keep menu prices low when they have to pay more for inventory?

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How Restaurants Can Combat Inflation with the Top-Down and Bottom-Up Method to Profitability

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Menu engineering is a top-down approach to increasing revenue while Actual versus Theoretical (AvT) – tracking the difference between theoretical food costs and actual food costs – is a bottom-up approach to controlling costs. Prioritize Accurate Recipe Costing. Theoretical (AvT) Variances to Control Food Costs.

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The Income Statement: The Single Greatest Key to Success, Part Two

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Typically, the income statements I review show only gross income as “food and beverage sales.” ” To use the income statement as a weapon against unprofitability, the income statement must separate food, beer, liquor, wine, non-alcohol beverages, retail, etc. 2) The chef had not costed out any recipes.

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Beyond the Blurred Lines: The Past, Present, and Future of the Restaurant and Hospitality Industry

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As the effects of COVID-19 subside, the industry is expected to continue growing as consumers increase spending on discretionary purchases, such as outdoor dining, outdoor events, and travel, including hotel stays. For example, the use of food delivery services skyrocketed during the pandemic and I do not expect that to change.

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part Three

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Offering Bento Packs for individually portioned meals and a la carte buffet-style trays for customizable group settings, L&L’s catering options bring Hawaiian-style comfort food to events large and small throughout our locations nationwide. In what ways can operators enhance the dining experience while still providing value?

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Why (and How) to Apply Business Intelligence and Data Analytics to Restaurant Technology

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At a time when most food and beverage leaders wouldn’t consider launching a new concept without a deep dive into the data, most lack even basic information about technology maintenance that could drive cost-saving, satisfaction-enhancing change. Downtime is no recipe for success.