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Customer Experience in the Restaurant Industry: Reflections and Predictions through an AI Lens

Modern Restaurant Management

An AI-driven recommendation system can even suggest menu items based on individual tastes and nutritional needs, while chatbots can provide personalized customer service, answering queries and taking orders efficiently. Unifying and acting on digital customer data can also shape a more personalized customer experience.

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FDA Relaxes Nutrition Facts and Menu Labeling Requirements for Restaurants and Food Manufacturers During COVID-19 Emergency

Modern Restaurant Management

On March 27, the FDA published a “Guidance for Industry: Temporary Policy Regarding Nutrition Labeling of Certain Packaged Food During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency.” The requirements apply to products, including ingredients, that are typically purchased by restaurants to further prepare for sale to consumers.

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USDA funding for local food purchases now available for school nutrition operators

Food Management

million for states and territories to purchase local foods for the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. The funding allocates up to $471.5

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Dining in the Digital Age

Modern Restaurant Management

Gen Z places a higher value on the ease of group orders and nutritional info. By Spend When analyzing the difference among buying habits, frequent QSR users (ordering from a quick-service restaurant at least 5x per week) ranked customization as a critical feature of an app while also valuing group orders and nutritional insights.

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Stop Prepping Veggies – Strategy in Post-Pandemic Recovery

Modern Restaurant Management

There are a variety of produce items that can be purchased already prepared like lettuce-based items, coleslaw, and guacamole. For years we have seen increased consistency and food safety by simply purchasing prepared produce. Another strategy is to convert a whole produce program to fresh cut.

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Nutrition Bars Recalled for Undeclared Milk After 11 Suffer Allergic Reactions

Penn State Food Safety Blog

based in Oakmont, PA is recalling select lots of NuGo Dark Chocolate Chip and Dark Chocolate Pretzel nutrition bars because they may contain undeclared milk. Evidently, 11 people with allergies to milk still purchased and ate this product. The firms investigation is ongoing Recalled product can be returned to the place you purchased.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

Functional Teas & Coffees A greater focus on functional uses of tea and coffee will come to light with mushrooms including ashwagandha, reishi and damiana used for their nutritional powers in coffee and adaptogens and teas with intention like herbal for after dinner or green teas for energy. 53 cent order on one single banana.