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

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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 the scan of a smartphone. .” Since then, the practice has become ubiquitous.

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Make or Break: Managing the Media’s Role in Food Recalls

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increased consumer demand for real-time information about these incidents. The media can be incredibly valuable in distributing updates to the public and other key stakeholders, but if the information they have is inaccurate or sensationalized, it’s not helpful in protecting public health.

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2025 Cybersecurity Outlook for Restaurants 

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For example, with highly personalized audio or video recordings, bad actors can impersonate restaurant managers, HR persons, or IT support, tricking staff into clicking on malicious links, downloading malware, or handing over financial information, login credentials, or other sensitive data.

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How Restaurants Can Use Digital Hosts

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These agents are naturally sounding conversational assistants made to be intelligent with a restaurant operators’ intended processes, logic, and information – Not to be mistaken with IVR technology when waiting to hear a robotic menu of options represented by pressing a number 1 through 8.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. To equip you with the necessary information to navigate this competitive landscape, read on for a detailed look at what’s driving the U.S. restaurant sector forward in 2024.

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What a Nuclear Verdict Means for a Restaurant

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Below, they share more information on what a nuclear verdict is, a state of the union of nuclear verdicts, and precautions for restaurants to take to better protect themselves against these devastating verdicts. This information does not amend, modify or supplement any insurance policy. Recent data shows that U.S.

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Now Serving, The Biometrics Risk Evolution

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The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”), 740 ILCS 14/1, et seq.—a It must also be reminded that the BIPA (and other biometric laws and regulations) is broader on its face than merely fingerprints and facial geometry, and can also encompass information derived from more traditional biometric data.

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