January, 2025

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Oak Lawn Community High School cafeteria goes green with latest branding relaunch

Food Management

The school was the first to debut K-12 by Eliors revamped environmental high school brand.

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Predictive technology transforms restaurant operations

Restobiz

ByMadan Kanala In the fast-paced world of restaurant operations, downtime can lead to significant disruptions, lost revenue, and a tarnished reputation. When critical equipment like ovens, refrigerators, or dishwashers fail, it can halt service, spoil food, and cause delays that frustrate customers. However, thanks to advancements in predictive technology, restaurant operators now have the tools […] The post Predictive technology transforms restaurant operations appeared first on Restobiz.

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How Restaurants Can Manage Food Costs During Disruptions

Modern Restaurant Management

Experts have deemed recovery from the pandemic “complete ,” but a new set of challenges has emerged for restaurants: labor shortages, disrupted supply chains, and extreme weather. Amid these potential disruptions, operators need a fresh approach to managing food costs. Here are seven strategies to boost adaptability and resilience while safeguarding the bottom line.

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FDA Bans Red Dye 3 in Food

Food Safety Magazine

In response to external pressures, FDA has revoked its authorization for the use of red dye 3 in food. Despite its decision, the agency maintains that the available scientific information does not support claims of the colorant being harmful to human health through dietary exposure.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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2025 State of the Foodservice Industry

Foodservice Equipment Reports

After spending much of the past three years getting singed by a hot labor market and slogging through stickier-than-expected inflation, restaurant operators are cautiously, modestly optimistic heading into 2025, industry analysts say.

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Sodexo aims to expand its community-oriented convenience stores on college campuses

Food Management

Sodexos Food Hives feature products from local partners as well as women and minority-owned businesses

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Improving Hospital Dining Through Compassionate, Person-Centered Care

Culinary Services Group

With RSV, norovirus, and COVID cases raging, hospitals are seeing an increase in admissions this winter. Although the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) predicts that admissions will be lower than average this year, housing and healing sick patients requires a holistic view of medicine. While hospital food has long endured a reputation for being bland, uninspiring, and even detrimental to patient health, it doesnt have to be that way.

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2025 Restaurant Design Trends: Elevating Guest Experiences with Innovation and Flexibility

Modern Restaurant Management

As the restaurant industry moves into 2025, design is taking center stage as a key driver of guest experience, operational efficiency and brand storytelling. Today’s diners expect more than just good food—they seek environments that captivate, connect and surprise. Mintel’s 2024 Global Consumer Trend ‘Relationship Renaissance’ revealed that coming out of the pandemic, consumers expressed an eagerness to seek connection with purpose.

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Ep. 185. Dr. Haley Oliver: Global Food Safety Innovation to 'Feed the Future'

Food Safety Magazine

In this episode of Food Safety Matters , we speak to Haley Oliver, Ph.D., Director of the USAID-funded Feed the Future Food Safety Innovation Lab at Purdue University, about her work to improve global food safety through targeted projects in Kenya, Cambodia, Nepal, and beyond.

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Whitman College Launches Permanent Station Centered on Indigenous Foods

Bon Appetit Management Company

Lunchtime at Whitman’s Cleveland Commons dining hall on the day of their First Foods station launch. Crowds of guests, both students and members of the public, lined up in Whitman Colleges Cleveland Commons dining hall in early December to get a taste of smoked rainbow trout, roasted elk, root vegetables, and house-made frybread with huckleberry jam during the launch of Bon Apptit at Whitmans First Foods station, a celebration of Indigenous cuisine that will be featured on the first Friday

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Now Now NoHo: NYC’s First Sleeper Cabin Hotel Opens Reservations for April 2025

Hospitality Net

Now Now NoHo, an innovative sleeper cabin hotel located on Bowery in the heart of NoHo, New York City, is now accepting reservations for April 1, 2025, and beyond. Envisioned as a transformative boutique experience for solo travelers, Now Now NoHo offers 180 small but thoughtfully designed sleeper cabins that combine the nostalgia of European train cars with the ingenuity of Japanese capsule hotels.

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Trouble ahead for dessert on the menu: Not-so-sweet news

Food Management

Price-conscious consumers are swapping away-from-home desserts for less expensive homemade or store-bought treats.

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Can Cross-Training Ease FOH vs. BOH Tension in Restaurants?

Wasserstrom

The perennial tension between front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH) staff is a persistent challenge within the foodservice industry. In this article, we explore potential causes of the tension between the FOH and BOH and offer a solution that will help improve operational efficiency, guest satisfaction, and employee camaraderie: cross-training.

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How a Creative Cocktail Program with a Beer and Wine License Can Help Your New Restaurant Succeed

Modern Restaurant Management

Opening a restaurant in competitive markets like South Florida is no easy task. Nearly 49 percent of restaurants fail within their first five years, and the 10-year survival rate is less than 35 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. High rents, competition, and fees make it tough for new restaurants to stay afloat. However, one way to boost your restaurant's chances of success is by using a beer and wine license to offer creative cocktails—without the high cost and

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H5N1 and the Growing Risk to Food Safety—Why Raw Milk Requires Special Attention

Food Safety Magazine

The time is now for food safety professionals to heighten vigilance pertaining the dairy chain and raw milkbefore the hypothetical risks of avian influenza H5N1 contamination become a reality. NEHAs raw milk policy underscores the dangers of raw milk, advocating for policies that prioritize public health.

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What Should Food Cost be in a Restaurant?

Sculpture Hospitality

Your restaurant is bustling, customers are raving about your dishes, and the atmosphere is alive with energy. Everything seems perfect - until you glance at the profit margins and realize somethings not adding up.

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Lodging Interactive GuestCONNECT: a Unified Approach to Enhance Guest Engagement Across Digital Touchpoints

Hospitality Net

Lodging Interactive, an award-winning digital marketing, social media, and guest review engagement agency exclusively serving the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of GuestCONNECTSM, a flexible, subscription-based suite of services that includes a hotel website, social media marketing, and white-glove guest review response services designed exclusively for hotels and resorts.

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Governor Hochul wants to bring universal free school meals to New York

Food Management

Also in this weeks K-12 legislative update: An Oklahoma bill would expand universal free school meal access in the state.

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Gen Z driving 2025 fast casual menu trends

Fast Casual

Younger consumers want swicy, swalty and newstalgic menu items.

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

Modern Restaurant Management

In a recall crisis, the media can be your greatest ally or your worst enemy – it all comes down to how you manage the message. With food recalls at a five year high , there’s (understandably!) 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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FDA Releases New Guidance on Food Labeling Regulations, Low-Moisture RTE Food Safety

Food Safety Magazine

FDA has released four new guidance documents to help industry comply with food labeling regulations concerning allergens and plant-based alternatives to animal foods, as well as food safety regulations for ready-to-eat (RTE), low-moisture foods.

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Back of House, Front of Mind: How Efficiency Drives Success

the CAMBRO blog

For the last 10 years, Chef Mike Lombardo has worked his way up through seven different Hyatt properties; getting his start as a line cook, Lombardo is currently the executive chef at Oystercatchers restaurant at the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay. Through it all, Lombardo says Cambro products have been there with him every step of the way. Oystercatchers, a staple in the Tampa restaurant scene since its inception in 1986, offers an upscale take on fresh and local seafood while treating guests to a gorge

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12 Small Things That Make a Good Hotel Room Great

Hospitality Net

What makes a good hotel room? Its a simple question but it doesnt have a short answer. There are certain things we can take as a given: cleanliness, functionality, comfort. Without these basics, guests are never likely to be satisfied.

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Students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at Dallas College inspire the dining team with their passion for the culinary arts

Food Management

HUGS Training Academy at Dallas College teaches students with intellectual or developmental disabilities the skills they need to enter the foodservice industry.

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11 Key Benefits of a Restaurant Inventory Management System

Sculpture Hospitality

Discover the benefits of a restaurant inventory management system, from reducing waste to boosting profits. Learn how to simplify your operations.

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It’s Time to Redefine Restaurant Accountability Culture

Modern Restaurant Management

When someone mentions “accountability,” do you have a visceral reaction? What about your team—do they see it as a chance to shine or a reason to worry? For many, the mere mention of accountability in meetings or performance reviews feels like a reprimand. A hard line. A reminder to “do your job right.” But what if accountability didn’t feel so harsh and instead inspired pride and ownership?

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The Importance of Internal Audits

Food Safety Magazine

An internal audit is an intensive assessment of all elements making up the food safety management system. It helps determine if the system is effective and is being properly maintained.

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5 ways restaurants can crack the code on rising egg prices

Fast Casual

Mike Stasko, the president of Sunny Street Cafe discusses how the restaurant franchise is navigating the challenges of rising egg prices while maintaining its commitment to quality and customer value.

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How Bold Thinking Can Revitalize Hospitality in 2025

Hospitality Net

As we enter the final year of the first quarter of the 21st century, hospitality faces an inflection point. Once driven forward by trailblazers whose bold thinking reimagined guest experiences, many industry participants find themselves fighting the challenge of standing out in a sea of sameness.

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5 impressively fun stadium menu items from Cheez-It and Pop-Tarts Bowl Games

Food Management

Sports and entertainment foodservice provider Levy collaborated with Kellanova and Florida Citrus Sports for a roster of classic snackfood-meets gourmet-meets tailgate menu items that wowed last weekend at Orlandos Camping Worldwide Stadium.

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