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Tips to Navigate a Perfect Storm That’s Threatening Our Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

Overseas, the Dutch government has mandated a 30 pecent reduction in livestock – a damaging directive that will disrupt the food supply and close one in three Dutch farms. This perfect storm of crises is threatening our food supply. Reduce food waste.

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Why Demand Forecasting Is Crucial for a QSR Food Supply Chain 

Modern Restaurant Management

More regional stores are more vulnerable to unscheduled events such as hurricanes, tornados and similar disrupting supply chains. So if you’re only analyzing data from a singular event to inform food supply decisions, you could end up with a whole lot of wasted food. External Data Intelligence and Solutions.

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Letter to Congress – protect our food supply, food workers and those food insecure during COVID-19

Bill Marler

What’s more, Congress should expand health care coverage by paying for medical treatment related to COVID-19, by increasing the federal share of state Medicaid expenditures, and by adopting policies to help unemployed food and farm workers obtain health insurance. Support farmers in need – Farmers are ready to meet regional food supply needs.

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How a Virtual Supply Chain Identifies Challenges and Solutions for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

While the restaurant sector shut down during the pandemic, food supply chain technologists were working hard to open new avenues to improve automated processes for restaurants. percent accuracy, saving labor, reducing waste, and making food safer across the enterprise.

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Tech Will Be Essential to Boost Food Safety and Quality in 2023

Modern Restaurant Management

Inflation is causing food prices – and food insecurity – to soar. . Restaurant operators should leverage digital tools to fight these serious – and simultaneous – threats to our food supply. Technology can boost business operations in a variety of ways. Increase Quality and Accuracy.

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Emerging from COVID With a More Sustainable Approach

Modern Restaurant Management

They’ve undoubtedly been hurt due to this pandemic, too, and supporting them benefits their livelihood and allows you to have more control over your food supply. It’s a good idea, as a restauranteur, to know where your food is coming from and how it was cared for.

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From Surviving to Thriving: Re-Capturing Potential Lost Expense in Food Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

While the primary concern during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic should be physical health and getting food to people in order for them to stay alive and healthy, the impact of the virus on the restaurant industry has been tremendous. Restaurants are an essential part of the food supply chain to millions of Americans every year.