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Why Demand Forecasting Is Crucial for a QSR Food Supply Chain 

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Rather than making QSR forecasting a guessing game that involves massive amounts of work and risk, leveraging more granular and predictive technologies will unlock insights that allow for better decision making across inventory management, staffing and marketing campaigns. Understanding What Drives Demand.

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How Staffing and Recruitment Futureproofs F&B Growth

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Here is the problem, though: Owners and F&B professionals severely underestimated the impact of – according to the National Restaurant Association – losing more than two million jobs and $240 billion in food-service sales. And that is just the United States. No one was prepared for that. Not eating and drinking establishments.

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Reduce Training Retirements & Manual Tasks With These Three Automation Best Practices

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Optimize Food Safety Protocols. Food waste is endemic at many restaurants and across the food supply chain, collectively totaling more than 1.6 To combat these losses and to comply with food safety requirements, restaurants devote significant personnel resources to temperature checks and other compliance protocols.

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Everything You Need To Know About the Increasing Role of AI in Restaurants

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Local health lockdowns and limitations caused havoc for food supply chains, staffing, customer demand, and remote ordering. Many restaurants were ill-prepared to compete with food delivery services like GrubHub and DoorDash. Competition : The pandemic significantly affected the restaurant and hospitality industries.

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The Digital Revolution, Evolving Consumer Expectations and Other Trends

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Additionally, transparency is key, allowing companies to accurately track every product through every step of the supply chain. Blockchain technology may play a pivotal role in enhancing supply chain transparency and resilience. Food waste is a huge, expensive issue, with fresh foods often rotting on trucks during transport.

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MRM Research Roundup: End-of-April 2020-COVID-19 Effects Edition

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. “We see a consumer mandate to implement visible hygiene practices and contactless service options for safe food delivery,” said Norton. ” Safety, hygiene and the food supply chain. consumers are also concerned with how food will be produced, and over 50 percent show distrust in the food supply chain.

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#CheersUp, PARk it and the Shape of Pasta

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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.