The Rail

OCTOBER 17, 2024

While the cost of food waste isn’t a secret , you probably overlook it, considering it a part of doing business in this industry. The Problem with Restaurants’ Supply Chain Food Waste You’ve probably felt forced to raise menu prices to offset losses incurred by wholesale prices rising and fewer people eating out.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

With current supply chain issues and these brands already operating under thin margins, we expect operators to be strategic when it comes to menu sizes, limited offerings and daypart offerings to limit waste, cut costs, and maximize profitability. Six key predictions for 2022 include: A focus on building an agile, resilient supply chain.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Dynamic pricing is not new; for decades, the airline, fashion, and hospitality industries have all found that dynamic pricing — the incremental adjustments to prices to reflect inventory, demand, and supply — has helped companies cut waste and save money. Meanwhile, roughly 25 percent of adults reported food insecurity in 2022.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

While this can be largely attributed to supply challenges associated with bird flu which has affected nearly 100 million egg-laying hens since 2022, it's not the only factor. During the current outbreak, HPAI has been detected in birds or other species nearly every month since the outbreak began in February 2022.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 13, 2023

In the waning days of 2022, FDA issued an updated Food Code with several important updates. Let’s examine the key new provisions of the 2022 Food Code. Many of the key changes in the 2022 Food Code relate to food allergens. FDA is responsible for more than a quarter of the U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

While this can be largely attributed to supply challenges associated with bird flu which has affected nearly 100 million egg-laying hens since 2022, it's not the only factor. During the current outbreak, HPAI has been detected in birds or other species nearly every month since the outbreak began in February 2022.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 27, 2022

For these reasons, we are seeing an interest among restaurant managers in adopting or expanding their use of technologies that drive down costs, increase operational efficiencies, help prevent important health/safety issues, and eliminate energy and equipment waste that would otherwise go unnoticed.

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Culinary Cues

MAY 4, 2022

Excessive waste is a sign of disrespect for those involved in the process of getting those ingredients to you. It might be sustainability, waste management, protection of traditions, a pursuit of excellence, authenticity, or connection with the source of ingredients, etc. We owe them our respect and care.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

For Sleepy Bee, we submitted our assessment in June 2021, entered the review process in March 2022, and completed it in November of 2022. Waste management programs like recycling, composting, and any food-waste reduction measuring done can also help in this category.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 13, 2022

Monitoring Supply Can Curb Waste and Loss. The system would alert an operator of these changes, giving them access to these unique insights and allowing them to quickly adjust orders to prevent waste. Additionally, say that you went through 200 green bell peppers a week prior to the pandemic, but now you only go through 100.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 2, 2022

Food and labor costs are elevated and expected to remain high in 2022 , negatively impacting restaurants’ profit margins. To maximize your existing resources: Reduce food waste. With prices skyrocketing, restaurants should focus on eliminating food waste.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2024

This zero waste cooking technique will also allow chefs and bartenders to creatively repurpose leftover produce and give it new life. For instance, Metz is leaning into upcycling, zero-waste, excess food remediation initiatives, and providing compostable takeout dinnerware for eco-conscious dining. ” – T.J.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 19, 2022

percent from March 2021 to March 2022, accounting for the highest inflation rate since December 1981. AvT provides the “why” behind your food cost variance, whether it be shrinkage, waste, breakage of contract prices, etc. Track Food Waste. Food waste can come from many different areas of a restaurant.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Food waste is endemic at many restaurants and across the food supply chain, collectively totaling more than 1.6 IoT and automation technologies improve the accuracy of these essential food safety procedures, allowing restaurants to reduce food waste, follow safety guidelines, and free employees to focus on customer-facing responsibilities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2023

Everything from decreasing food waste to exploring how automation can increase revenue for small business restaurants is related to BOH procedures. They include restaurant management tips for cutting costs, decreasing food waste, and much more. Here are some back of office trends to watch for in 2023.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 11, 2024

Comparatively, 48 percent intend to automate additional on-premise functions (previously 41 percent in 2022). Focus on Sustainability The impact of food waste is staggering, with U.S. restaurants contributing an estimated 22 to 33 billion pounds of food waste annually , costing the industry billions in losses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Over one-third (36 percent) of respondents reported more customers in 2023 than 2022, almost half (47 percent) reported higher check averages in 2023, a slight majority (51 percent) reported tracking better or the same as 2019, and almost three-quarters (72 percent) reporting increasing menu prices by 10-25 percent in the last year.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2021

Each year, food waste in the restaurant industry reaches losses that are in the billions. And, while there are multiple points of waste throughout the food supply chain, imagine if it were possible to limit losses due to power outages. The savings from batteries has the potential of being huge toward your bottom line.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 1, 2024

He believes that it's underutilized in the restaurant industry and can discuss the benefits it has for inventory management and food waste reduction, and why it’s a secret tech weapon that more brands should utilize. How can RFID tech help restaurants with food safety, food waste and sustainability?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 20, 2021

So how do operators plan for 2022? ” If separate planning for take-out and dine-in feels like time wasted, consider that when survey respondents were asked when they thought the dine-in segment would recover, just 46 percent said within six months, a steep decline from 71 percent in May 2021.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 20, 2023

According to the National Restaurant Association , between October 2021 and March 2022 unfilled jobs exceeded total hires by an average of 500,000 a month in the hospitality industry alone. These occurrences can lead to increased waste, ultimately driving up costs that your business must eat.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Managers and owners must develop strategic hiring plans through the end of 2022 and into 2023 to protect staff from long hours and burnout. However, limited budgets and resources necessitate thoughtful hiring decisions in order to reduce wasted time and costs on advertising positions or training new hires.

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EATER

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In 2022, by far the most normal-feeling year in, well, years, chefs and restaurateurs have been chasing passions and opening dream projects. One of 2022’s most beautiful restaurants dazzles with transportive Laotian cooking. Ellen Mary Cronin. Eat here now. Thank us later. Brooke Jackson-Glidden. Dina Ávila. Dina Ávila. Dina Ávila.

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Goliath Consulting

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Having said that, this helped restaurants reduce paper waste, printing, and limited contact in between customers and workers. From delivery robots to food waiters, the numbers of these robots will be increasing throughout 2022. In fact, we will be seeing more of these robots during the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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EATER

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The top line mission is to address social isolation, food waste, and food scarcity at the same time, says Bob Wilms, director of the restaurants parent organization, Free Food Harlem. percent in 2022, according to the U.S. The child poverty rate in the United States more than doubled in recent years, increasing from 5.2 Census Bureau.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2024

Actions like waste reduction are actually cost savers. Lastly, reduce waste by cross utilization of ingredients and cooking a la minute. Ten years from now I hope we’re celebrating the success of all the companies who have made net-zero commitments and signed onto the US Food Loss and Waste Reduction Goal.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2022

The EV market experienced explosive growth in 2021, which is projected to continue into 2022. Are you minimizing waste (and associated costs)? Tech tools can help boost efficiency, reduce waste, staff smarter, as well as improve inventory, ordering, inspections, and more. In January, Tesla reported $5.5

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

To eliminate waste, I always make pickles or fermentations with excess vegetables and dry cure meats for our charcuterie program to utilize any excess proteins. Waste reduction- We practice utilizing our waste as much as we can away from the generalist notion of putting things up as specials.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

You’re also hostage to other rising costs and supply chain delays, and want to deliver the experiences your diners expect, now and into 2022. Automate this through the Internet of Things and the problem of wasted energy usage and expenses is once again solved.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 21, 2021

While supply chain issues will likely decrease over the course of 2022, wage inflation represents a new status quo on the bottom line. Waste reduction will drive significant cost savings for most brands, while having the additional benefit of addressing sustainability targets.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 7, 2022

According to the State of the Restaurant Industry 2022 report mentioned above, 70 percent of Gen Z’ers noted the ability to add alcohol to a takeout or delivery order is a determining factor in their restaurant decisions. Continue To-Go Cocktails Where Still Allowed. Make Yourself Mobile-Friendly.

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EATER

APRIL 26, 2024

Photo courtesy of Tivoli Mushrooms As demand flourishes, managing the waste from the growing process (known as substrate) poses some problems but brings solutions that could ensure a sustainable future for the market This story originally appeared on Civil Eats. Disclosure: The author worked for Ecovative in 2022 and 2023.]

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 17, 2023

According to the National Restaurant Industry’s 2022 State of the Restaurant Industry , 85 percent of Gen Zers use third-party platforms like DoorDash, Grubhub, or UberEats. If you’re not quite ready to provide a first-party mobile ordering experience, embracing the third-party options is another route.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2023

percent in late 2022. The temperature data collected from IoT devices can reduce food spoilage and food waste, ensuring that food and beverages are safe for customers to enjoy, while helping restaurants avoid unnecessary costs financially or reputationally as a result of a foodborne illness. The benefits extend to food safety as well.

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Back of House Front of House Food Safety Kitchen Safety 449

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2022

from 2022-to 2032. Almond Orchard 2025 Goals, for example, include reducing water usage for almond growing, increasing the use of environmentally-friendly pest management tools, and achieving zero waste in almond orchards. Non-vegan confectioneries offer vegetarian and egg-free options to consumers.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

By encouraging diners to book and pay in advance, restaurants can better manage food waste, curb no shows and drive much needed revenue. By 2022, it’s expected to more than double to $11.6 In 2019, Los Angeles-based non-profit Habits of Waste (HoW) created a solution to the plastic cutlery crisis in our country.

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Transact

MAY 6, 2022

team is excited to return to the National Restaurant Association Show, beginning on May 21 st , 2022. Reduce costly food waste. AT THE NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION SHOW 2022 appeared first on TransAct Restaurant Solutions. We can’t wait to show you how our technology creates a better back-of-house. And so much more!

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