Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 6, 2022

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, a new trend in the food service industry has risen in popularity—ghost kitchens. These restaurants, which exclusively deliver food, typically use online ordering and a cashless transaction system that allows for little physical interaction between the customer and facilitator.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 30, 2021

Today, examine the effects the pandemic has had on the restaurant and food service industry as well as five simple but effective marketing techniques to boost your local business. With costs such as rent, food supplies and salaries, it’s no wonder a lot of restaurants doubt they’ll be able to bounce back.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 16, 2020

Food Service Orders Begin to Rebound. While restaurants, cafeterias, and retail food purveyors have been failing at double the normal rates, the survivors have seen a significant recovery, according to data from MarketMan. Moreover, nearly 1/4th of the world’s food supply is adulterated annually.

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FoodHandler

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

As I settled into work one morning last week, a headline popped up on my computer noting that confidence in the government’s ability to ensure food safety is at a record low in the United States. To be honest, even though the Boar’s Head Listeria Outbreak that I discussed in my last blog post is [.]

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Since 2015 the Humane Society of the United States has delivered plant-based training to nearly 11,000 culinary staff at large-scale food service operations, including working with over 95 health care facilities to increase availability of plant-based offerings in cafeterias, on patient menus or both. ” Chicken Plus Blend.

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Total Food Service

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Patented technology boosts US food supply chain resilience. Indiana is seen as an increasingly strategic food logistics hub. We are building a more resilient, reliable, and sustainable food supply chain to better serve our customers. The $300 million facility is among the largest in the world.

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Bon Appetit Management Company

APRIL 16, 2024

Throughout college and now as a Fellow at Bon Appétit, the issue of food waste has long held my interest. food supply is wasted every year and there’s more food waste than any other material in our municipal landfills. I distributed a simple survey on “Why did you throw out food today?” 30-40% of the U.S.

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Food Safety Tech

AUGUST 22, 2024

This ruling underscores the critical role of technology in maintaining compliance and ensuring safety throughout the food supply chain. The latest FSMA updates require comprehensive recordkeeping for businesses involved in food production and distribution.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 30, 2020

Performance Food Group Company (PFG) announced several new partnerships and corporate actions to strengthen its business during the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). “We are proud of the tremendous effort and dedication shown by our talented associates who are working tirelessly to keep people fed during this time.

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FoodHandler

DECEMBER 9, 2024

The holiday season is a time of increased activity and demand in foodservice operations, from catering large events to preparing meals for many holiday parties.

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The Food Service Wellness Institute

AUGUST 17, 2023

August 15, 2023 by Linda Larsen The FDA has completed final administrative actions on the use of partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), also known as trans fats, in the food supply. This final rule reflects the agency’s reasoning in removing this product. Oils are hydrogenated to make them sold at room temperature.

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Culinary Services Group

JULY 12, 2023

The temperature in storage areas is regulated and appropriate to the food being stored there. All cleaning supplies are kept away from food supplies. Older foods are being used first to avoid unnecessary waste. All fixtures, utensils, and other kitchen equipment are cleaned daily.

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Food Safety Tech

APRIL 22, 2024

Join AFFI and Food Safety Tech at The Food Safety Consortium October 20-22, 2024, in Washington D.C., where expertise and knowledge sharing leads to practical implementation, and together, we pave the way for a safer, more resilient food industry.

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Chef's Deal

AUGUST 17, 2023

From weddings and corporate events to private parties, the quality and variety of supplies you offer can make or break an event. A catering business prepares bulk food and food services for clients at remote places such as restaurants, hotels, offices, and any kind of special event, from weddings to birthday parties.

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FoodHandler

FEBRUARY 23, 2025

Thawing food and cooling food are two challenges we face daily in foodservice operations. Regardless of the type of facility you operate, you are bound to be thawing food at some point in the day. When I started my first job in the foodservice industry at the ripe age of 14 many years ago, [.]

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2020

U S Foods Holding Corp. donated more than $10 million in food and supplies to local food banks and charitable organizations across the country since the beginning of March. The donations include items such as meat, dairy, produce and other non-food supplies. million people experiencing food insecurity.

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FMT Magazine

MARCH 1, 2024

Introductions: Innovations in food processing and technology have revolutionised the industry, enhancing efficiency, quality, and sustainability throughout the entire food supply chain.

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FoodHandler

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

In late-September and peaking in very early-October, reports of increased Escherichia coli (E. coli) 0157:H7 cases started to surface in the Western part of the United States. The investigation quickly traced the source of the infections to the onions served on top quarter pound hamburgers at McDonald’s restaurants.

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FoodHandler

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Food safety in emergency foodservice operations is not just about your operation, it’s about protecting your community, your friends, and your family. The importance of food safety in emergency situations [.]

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FoodHandler

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

With food allergies affecting millions of people worldwide, restaurants and foodservice operators must be vigilant in providing safe dining experiences. It has been a while since we have addressed or discussed allergens in the blogs. In today’s foodservice landscape, understanding and managing allergens is more critical than ever.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

An article in Food Technology magazine, Ensuring Quality and Safety in Fried Foods , provides basic principles for maintaining frying oil quality and ensuring safety. Many types of foods are fried in oil and these frying operations can occur in all sectors of the food supply chain - large food facilities.

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Total Food Service

AUGUST 22, 2023

With the new school year launching later this month, Total Food Service sought out Chris Derico to share his vision for where K-12 school foodservice is headed. What punishment came about that you had to go into food service? For those who don’t know you, can you share a little bit about your background?

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Food Quality & Safety

MARCH 22, 2024

Nearly one-third of all food produced each year is squandered or damaged before it can be consumed. While this spoilage can happen at any node along the food supply chain, the vast majority of food loss happens when perishable items spoil as they move through the cold chain. In the U.S.

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FoodHandler

OCTOBER 7, 2024

As we were reminded earlier this month, emergencies can strike unexpectedly, whether due to natural disasters, health crises, or supply chain disruptions. Hurricane Helene, which impacted many parts of the Southeast was expected, but still had devastating effects on areas which were not necessarily expecting to be so hard hit.

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Chef's Deal

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Sustainability in foodservice refers to adopting eco-friendly and ethical practices throughout the food supply chain to minimize environmental impact, support local economies, and promote social responsibility. Sustainability in food service itself needs to be sustainable, too. multifaceted concept.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2024

He has expertise in optimizing kitchen operations, reducing labor costs, improving food safety, and increasing efficiency through the use of technology and equipment. He is also on the advisory board of CFESA, the largest education, training and resource organization supporting commercial food equipment service technicians.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 7, 2020

A coalition of Greater Seattle restaurants, foundations, organizations and individuals created #ThePlateFund, an initiative to provide emergency financial assistance to restaurant and food-service workers who have lost jobs and income due to business disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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FoodInsight

JULY 23, 2024

Top 5 Takeaways On Sodium: Insights, Impacts, & Innovations For Public Health The antidote to dietary doldrums, salt, that unassuming crystalline ingredient that makes many foods taste better, is found widely in the food supply. Small changes both on the individual level and in the food supply should yield positive results.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

coli can rapidly spread through food service facilities from a single contaminated source, persisting on surfaces and posing long-term contamination risks. Combine those limitations with the massive time constraints put on today’s food service worker, and you have a system fraught with missteps.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2020

The company’s vertical integration and technology stack have enabled them to accommodate changing buyer behavior as food supply chains shifted from a focus on commercial operations to consumer homes." “Prevention is the best protection,” said Mandy Sedlak, EcoSure manager for Food Safety and Public Health.

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Bill Marler

JANUARY 25, 2020

The weaknesses in the soy nut butter case were all the more notable because they came 8½ months after the FDA’s inspector general declared that it lacked adequate procedures for handling food outbreaks. “We The FDA launched an inspection of the facility in which the soy nut butter was made by a food services company called Dixie Dew.

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