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‘Marketing Doesn’t Stop at Getting Customers in the Door’

Modern Restaurant Management

Omnichannel communications and value-oriented customer expectations are two elements challenging restaurant owners and operators, according to a survey from Klaviyo. “Every guest touchpoint–whether it’s a dine-in experience, an online order, or even a response to a review – can influence future business,” Mike Eng, Senior Director of Vertical Expansion at Klaviyo, told Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. “Restaurants need to think beyond just serving

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Eggless Breakfast Sandwich

Food Management

Eggless and on-the-go, this recipe from the Soyfoods Council for a breakfast sandwich can get the morning crowing with no fowl involved.

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Now Open for Bookings: Royalton CHIC Barbados Expands the Brand’s Caribbean Footprint

Hospitality Net

Blue Diamond Resorts is set to turn heads and set pulses racing as it redefines all-inclusive hospitality in Barbados. As of today, Royalton CHIC Barbados, An Autograph Collection All-Inclusive Resort - Adults Only, is officially open for bookings, gearing up for a spectacular debut in Spring 2026. Nestled along Barbados glamorous Gold Coast, this stylish lifestyle resort is designed for trendsetters who crave excitement and sophistication in equal measure.

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Carbone Takes Over as CEO of Panera Brands

Foodservice Equipment Reports

After several months as interim CEO of Panera Brands Inc., Paul Carbone is settling in more permanently. Carbone previously was the chief financial officer for the company, which includes Panera Bread, Einstein Bros. Brands and Caribou Coffee.

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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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Reducing Fire Risk in Your Commercial Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

As a restaurant manager, you want to do everything in your power to keep your commercial kitchen as well as your entire facility safe and welcoming to staff and patrons alike. However, fire hazards such as neglected kitchen equipment and grease buildup can lead to serious kitchen fires, threatening lives and livelihoods. While there is no way to completely eliminate fire risk in commercial kitchens, you and your staff can take steps to reduce the risk.

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Hilton Announces Brand Debut of Signia by Hilton in Africa at Cairo’s Dynamic SKYWALK Development

Hospitality Net

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of Signia by Hilton Cairo Skywalk and Signia by Hilton Residences Cairo Skywalk in partnership with Skywalk Developments, bringing the Signia brand to Egypt and Africa for the first time. The two latest additions to Hiltons luxury portfolio in Egypt will offer modern stays with cosmopolitan amenities, personalised service, and extensive meetings and events facilities for guests and residents alike.

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Our Response to the USDA Cancelling $5 Million in Farm-to-School Funding for Fiscal Year 2025

Chef Ann Foundation

At a time when childrens diets areincreasingly overloaded with ultra-processed foods, successful federal grant programs that break down barriers to serving fresh foods should not be cancelled nor delayed.

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Yelp Report: Breakfast’s Booming and Value’s Valuable

Modern Restaurant Management

Value-driven dining and a growing interest in regional brands are two trends uncovered in Yelp's 2025 Fastest Growing Brand s report. Among the report highlights are: Fast food and value-driven restaurants are thriving—McDonald’s (#25), Taco Bell (#33), and Popeyes (#11) are among the brands seeing significant consumer interest growth.' Breakfast is booming—coffee and bakery brands saw the highest search growth with breakfast and brunch searches up 142 percent year-over

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Cherry Creek School District’s egg and dairy-free quick bread recipes offer a tasty way to reach more students and cut costs

Food Management

The egg and dairy-free breads are a win-win for the nutrition team, says Executive Chef Cady Molloy.

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Profits on Tap: UrVenue Pours Innovation Into Bar & Restaurant Expo 2025

Hospitality Net

LAS VEGAS, MARCH 24, 2025 Owners and operators of the most innovative bars, restaurants, and nightlife venues are converging on Las Vegas to attend the Bar & Restaurant Expo. This LIVE event is bringing F&B pros together March 24 to 26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center to rewrite the rules of hospitality for the foreseeable future. Its where grit meets opportunity. where people who were once okay just keeping up are now choosing to level up and where new products, partnerships, and technologi

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Cracking the Code: Food Handler vs. Food Safety Certificate in Canada

Probe It Food Safety

Ever looked at a job posting in the food industry and wondered about the difference between a “ Food Handler Certificate ” and a “Food Safety Certificate”? You’re not alone! It can feel like alphabet soup sometimes, trying to figure out what you actually need to work in the kitchen, serve customers, or even run your own food business here in Canada.

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Gen Z Wants More Than Good Food — Here’s How to Keep Them Coming Back

Modern Restaurant Management

The restaurant industry is undergoing a significant shift as Gen Z diners reshape dining expectations. This generation prioritizes social responsibility over traditional brand loyalty and gravitates toward integrity, sustainability, and values-driven experiences. To successfully engage this influential consumer group, restaurants can no longer rely solely on brand recognition; they must adopt innovative strategies that align with Gen Z’s preferences.

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Chartwells Higher Ed brings vibrant color to its Joy-Ful campaign with its new Color-Ful initiative

Food Management

The foodservice provider is launching a Color-Ful campaign as part of its Joy-Ful campaign and its all about bridging the connection between food, mood and creativity.

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NSF Introduces PFAS-Free Certification

Food Safety Tech

NSF, a global public health and safety organization, has launched of NSF Certification Guideline 537: PFAS-Free Products for Nonfood Compounds and Food Equipment Materials (NSF 537). The new guideline leverages NSFs laboratory and testing capabilities to confirm that products are free of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a group of synthetic or man-made materials that resist degradation also known as forever chemicals.

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To Pursue, or NOT to Pursue Bringing an F&B Concept To life: A Restaurant Feasibility Case Study

Hospitality Net

We recently participated in a bid for a restaurant space in one of Paris heritage train stations. After conducting a thorough feasibility study, which included researching the station, competitive set, and customer traffic flowing through the train station (we had identified 4 customer target segments: commuters, tourists, neighborhood locals, and business travelers), we knew that if we won the bid and managed to execute our vision of the space, we would add significant value to the train statio

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The Potential Impact of Tariffs for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

Pooja Nair, Partner at Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP, and aModern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine legal contributor, discusseshow restaurant operators might be impacted bytariffs.

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NYC Health + Hospitals celebrates serving over 2 million plant-based meals to patients and more news you may have missed

Food Management

Catch up with foodservice news you may have missed with 5 things with FSD.

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Survey Says: Cost Control Catches Up With Food Safety

Food Safety Tech

For the first time in the 24 years of Food Processing magazine’s Manufacturing Outlook Survey , food safety is not the top priority for the new year among manufacturing professionals with cost control edging it out. Cost controls 8.11 weighted score beat out food safetys 7.67 score, when the 100 respondents to the survey were asked Please rank the importance to your plant of each of the following manufacturing issues.

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Join the Conversation: NEW AHF Member Power Hour on April 8, 2025

AHF

Are you ready to connect, collaborate, and gain fresh insights to navigate todays toughest industry challenges? The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) is launching a brand-new quarterly event designed exclusively for our members: The AHF Member Power Hour Mark your calendars and join us on Tuesday, April 8, at 3:00 PM ET for an interactive discussion where AHF members come together to share experiences, exchange ideas, and problem-solve in real time.

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Talkin’ Tacos, Scaling Up, Optimization, and Loyalty

Modern Restaurant Management

Adam Guild of Owner speaks withMo Farraj, co-founder of Talkin’ Tacos about scaling a restaurant business, menu and labor optimization, loyalty, marketing and more.Farraj has grown from one location to 22 in just fouryears, along with his co-founder Omar Al-Massalkhi.

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College students learn the facts of responsible drinking at Albion College with new Albion Nights initiative from Metz

Food Management

Metz Culinary Management, the Pennsylvania-based foodservice partner serving the operation, worked with the college to launch a new series of events to educate diners on responsible drinking.

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Looking Forward: Integrating Hospitality Into Hospitals and Health Providers - The Transforming Touch Role of Technology

Hospitality Net

It has been recognized and written about the need to integrate skills, knowledge, and hospitality processes into the very complex area of delivering health services to patients/customers over the last couple of years. This has only become even more exasperated with the onset of COVID-19 and the many variants. As we sit here today, according to a variety of statistics including life longevity, we are in an even less desirable situation concerning the overall health of our population.

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2 Door Stainless Steel Fridge

The Restaurant Warehouse

Are you looking to upgrade your commercial kitchen with a reliable refrigeration solution? Look no further than the Atosa 2 Door Stainless Steel Fridge. This Atosa refrigerator is made for busy kitchens. It keeps food stored in the best conditions. What sets the Atosa Fridge apart? The Atosa 2 Door Stainless Steel Fridge is built with durability and efficiency in mind.

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The FoodTech 500 Alumni News Round-up (February 13 – March 25 Edition)

Forward Fooding

Check out what some of the FoodTech 500 Alumni have been up to lately: FERMTECH | Collaborated with Abertay University to develop ‘Koji flour,’ an innovative ingredient designed to combat the global cocoa shortage. This product, created through the fermentation of spent grains from breweries and distilleries, enhances cocoa flavor and reduces the amount of cocoa needed in popular foods, offering a sustainable alternative to traditional cocoa sourcing.

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Eggless Tofu "Egg" Salad

Food Management

Did you know that a quarter of a package of firm tofu provides about the same amount of high-quality, complete protein as one egg? The Soyfoods Council and Chef Scott Stroud have teamed up for this timely recipe that doesn't require eggs.

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PolyU study recommends creating integrated tourism cluster brand for the Greater Bay Area

Hospitality Net

Tourism is considered a key industry in the Greater Bay Area (GBA), which sets its sights on becoming a world-leading destination. The School of Hotel and Tourism Management (SHTM) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) today released its policy study findings on the strategies and potential for creating an integrated brand tourism cluster by leveraging the strengths of the cities within GBA.

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Mississippi Becomes Third State to Ban Sale of Cell-Based Meat, Following Florida, Alabama

Food Safety Magazine

Mississippi has become the third U.S. state to ban cell-based food products with the passage of House Bill 1006. As of July 1, 2025, it will be illegal to sell or distribute any cultivated food product in the state.

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PepsiCo acquires Poppi for $1.95 billion.

FMT Magazine

PepsiCo just announced it is acquiring prebiotic soda brand Poppi for $1.95 billion, a major accomplishment for a brand founded less than ten years ago. This transaction echoes the year-on-year growth of the functional drink market, especially the better-for-you soda category, with competitor Coca-Cola launching Simply Pop just a few weeks ago and Olipop raising a $50 million Series C, valuing the rival prebiotic soda brand at nearly $2 billion.

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Recipe report: When eggs prices make you squawk, here are 5 go-to recipes for eggless breakfast, brunch and baking

Food Management

Meet the egg's "dupes:" Tofu, turmeric, applesauce, nutritional yeast and more. These are the MVPs of substitution, making breakfast and baking perfect as egg prices affect your budget.

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Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts to Debut in Texas with Signing of Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country

Hospitality Net

Today, global hospitality leader Hilton (NYSE: HLT), announced the signing of a branding and management agreement with Wine Country Hospitality Partners LLCa visionary partnership between Mark Harmon, Robert Radovan, and Tim Sparapanifor the new build Waldorf Astoria Texas Hill Country and Waldorf Astoria Residences Texas Hill Country, marking the debut of Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts in the Lone Star State.