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‘Induction Cooking Improves Food Quality and also the Quality of Life for Chefs and Staff’

Modern Restaurant Management

Chatham University and the American Culinary Federation (ACF) are debuting a trio of online courses offering official certification in induction cooking methods. In Pennsylvania alone, the travel and hospitality sector is the second-largest revenue generator, surpassed only by agriculture. representing 18 percent of sales in 2023.

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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

EATER

Experts largely agree that if our agricultural systems are going to be sustainable for the environment, they have to get local , and stay small. Wonho Frank Lee The dining room at Yang’s Kitchen. I’m going to feel even sillier asking people for [almost] $3 for one bite.”

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How Organic Ingredients Can Enhance Your Restaurant’s Sustainability Initiatives

The Rail

These are ingredients produced under strict agricultural standards. Support for Local Farmers By sourcing organic ingredients from local farmers, restaurants can contribute to the growth of small-scale agricultural operations. These qualities make organic products more beneficial to the health of your customers and kitchen staff.

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Stone Barns Claims It’s Fixing Agriculture. Former Employees Say the Farm Was Plagued by Dysfunction.

EATER

Eighteen former workers at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture allege dysfunction in the livestock program at America’s most famous regenerative farm “This isn’t a joke,” police told the Daily Voice , a hyperlocal news site in Westchester County, New York, on August 30, 2018. “We Pseudonyms are denoted with asterisks.

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Tips to Navigate a Perfect Storm That’s Threatening Our Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

These innovative tools will help you get a better handle on your supply chain, organizing supplier certifications into a system you can see and manage. Vertical farming is an agricultural process where crops are grown vertically, in controlled indoor environments, rather than in traditional, horizontal rows outside.

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How Education Can Attract Workers to QSRs Amid High Turnover

Modern Restaurant Management

Consider a large Mexican fast-casual chain that implemented a tuition coverage program for employees pursuing degrees in fields like agriculture, culinary arts, and hospitality. These can include high school completion, bachelor's and graduate degrees, certificates and English-language learning programs.

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Restaurateurs Foresee Bright Future as Fine Dining Turns Vegan

Modern Restaurant Management

In currently market scenario, even the top regulatory and certification institutes add “may contain” labels on plant based diary and meat alternatives that are required for preparing a vegan meal. Genuine vegan and clean labeled ingredients are scarce and expensive, which ultimately increases the cost of cuisine.