Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In the years that followed, the country’s agriculture industry restructured itself entirely; coffee estate owners now had to formally and legally employ workers and pay their wages. Subsequently, the British began investing in Jamaican agriculture, including establishing a mass irrigation project in 1868.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2024

And in talking about bringing stability into our food businesses, culture can be that secret ingredient that makes all the difference in attracting the right people, retaining good people, and creating a powerhouse team. However, for those of us in the produce and food industries, what are critical parts that make up a food culture?

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Goliath Consulting

JUNE 15, 2021

Since the start of the pandemic, safety measures such as social distancing, lockdowns and mask-wearing have completely changed our understanding of how consumers spend on food. We saw customers stockpiling on groceries and supplies in homes instead of going out to eat, raising retail sales by 29 percent over the previous year (1).

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Starting out as a whole grain diet for radicals, vegan food culture has evolved into Michelin star worthy mega trend for future chefs and culinary experts. Nowadays, vegan food is becoming normal in restaurants and fast food joints. High cost of organic produce and supply chain problems.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Emergency preparedness supplies are a good idea to have on hand at all times. Hurricanes may necessitate further emergency supplies. First aid supplies. Non-perishable packaged or canned food. Bottled water supplies. One of the biggest dangers in a hurricane is the loss of power and how it affects food storage.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 8, 2022

In the simplest definition, deforestation is the removal of trees to increase land area for agricultural and commercial purposes. According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations , an estimated 420 million hectares of forest have been lost since 1990. What is deforestation?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Food waste is recognized as an endemic challenge around the world. According to Feeding America , nearly 40 percent of all food in the U.S. For restaurants, an industry with challenging profit margins, minimizing food waste is nothing less than a survival strategy. The Department of Agriculture estimates that U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Technology Integration – Restaurants leveraged AI, IoT, 5G, and quantum computing to optimize operations, enhance inventory management, streamline supply chains, improve food safety, and more. Regulatory Compliance – Staying abreast of evolving food safety regulations remained a persistent challenge in 2023.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 31, 2022

Smallholder coffee farmers are responsible for between 70 and 80% of the world’s coffee supply. Family emergencies or food insecurity can further keep coffee-farming families, with few financial options, trapped in cycles of poverty. There would be much more progress if all supply chain actors joined forces to support farmers.”.

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EATER

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Claire Marie Vogel Luxury farm hotels present a glamorized version of agricultural work while promising to reconnect city dwellers with nature, uplift small farmers, and impact some of the food system’s biggest challenges The hens look up at me from their nesting boxes. They seem slightly irritated but unsurprised.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Pandemic-related materials, food, and labor shortages make running an independent restaurant near-impossible. Even as some of these supply chain hiccups and irregularities resolved, others popped up. That is, according to the professor, particularly true of the food we eat. “[Our Here’s how three owners are doing it.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Just because food is grown locally doesn’t mean it’s climate-friendly. are preparing for the dwindling of food in the coming winter. are preparing for the dwindling of food in the coming winter. In doing so, they’re also recognizing that chefs can play a larger role in building food systems able to survive long into the future.

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Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 5, 2022

Digitalisation is an important topic at both ends of the supply chain. If data isn’t stored electronically across the coffee supply chain, it can be difficult for producers, traders, roasters, and consumers to trace coffees back to the farm they were grown on. But how can it be used to shorten the gap between producers to consumers?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 22, 2020

Covid19 has wreaked havoc with certain sectors of America’s food chain — most recently and notoriously, the meat industry. The nonprofit Food & Environment Reporting Network estimates that U.S. Also, significant: supplies of meat at the retail level are dwindling. agriculture supply chain are felt.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MARCH 14, 2023

Bhavi Patel is a dairy technologist and food and travel writer, who has been writing extensively about the global coffee industry for some years now. In response, Nepal’s Ministry of Agriculture launched the Coffee Development Programme, which provided technical and financial support to local producers.

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The Food Corridor

MAY 10, 2021

Especially if you are looking to make a difference in your local community, support small food businesses, or run educational programs. Happily, there are sources of funding out there for community-focused projects that aim to give something back to the local food community. Credit: Central Market York Instagram.

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EATER

MARCH 24, 2021

For lettuce growers, even a modest warming of the planet has the potential to accelerate existing risks of foodborne illness in the supply chain — and bring about issues we can’t foresee. In 2010, a review of climate change and food safety concluded that climate change “may have an impact on the occurrence of food safety hazards.”

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2021

Food security, put simply, is the state of having reliable access to enough affordable, nutritious food. While the UK benefits from a successful agricultural industry, many domestic and international factors affect food production and prices for consumers. This became evident during the world food price spike of 2008.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

. “Independent restaurants are not just the heart and soul of our communities—they are also a powerful economic force, providing jobs to millions, generating hundreds of billions in revenue, supporting local agriculture and businesses, and nurturing our cultural identity,” said Clare Reichenbach, CEO of the James Beard Foundation.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

However, despite thoughtful planning and projections, unpredictable weather can wreak havoc on produce supplies. As a result, both staple products are expected to be in short supply for the coming months. When supply is down, it also impacts prices. unpredictable weather can change produce supply in a matter of minutes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

and offer an eco-friendly approach that doesn’t deplete the supply chain. Patronize restaurants that engage in sustainable food purchasing, whether that is vegetables, fish or meat. It’s not just food, but also the supply chain. Amy Brandwein, Chef Owner, Centrolina & Piccolina, Washington D.C.

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Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 12, 2022

According to the Kenyan Agriculture And Food Authority , coffee was grown on around 119,000ha of land in 2019, making it one of Kenya’s biggest cash crops. However, some coffee professionals are critical of the NCE system – particularly producers and other stakeholders who work at the beginning of the supply chain.

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EATER

APRIL 16, 2024

They’ve also helped reshape dynamics around the supply chain and the economic significance of Colombian coffee. In a market that could shrink, higher pay could guarantee supply for the brand and its cafes, especially specialty beans from high-altitude areas. She is the former editor-in-chief of Food & Wine en Español.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 16, 2022

While this is a focus that has stretched across the entire supply chain, there is more interest than ever in sustainable coffee production. Syntropic agriculture is one agroecological model which is used in many industries, including in coffee production. What is syntropic agriculture?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 15, 2021

This edition of MRM Research Roundup features restaurant industry year-end totals, how restaurant labor is evolving, fast-food brand intimacy and top cities for locavores. Top Fast-Food Brand Intimacy. An Unpopular Year. In December, quick service restaurant chain customer transaction declines were down -8 percent versus last year.

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 6, 2020

It’s well established that while the international demand for coffee is high, producers still have a number of problems to contend with in the supply chain, including price fluctuations and Covid-19. In Ethiopia, [coffee leaf] tea is widely used by people working in agriculture for its stimulating and refreshing effect,” Lina explains.

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EATER

OCTOBER 25, 2024

. | Justin Sullivan/Getty Images We spoke to experts about what’s behind the recent listeria outbreaks and product recalls I don’t want to alarm anyone, but it sure seems like there’s a lot of listeria in the food out there. This is because our food supply is increasingly made up of prepackaged items that linger in cold storage.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2020

US Foods Holding Corp. "With colder weather setting in and new restrictions going into effect across the country, our ongoing commitment to helping restaurant operators adapt during the pandemic has never been more important," said Jim Osborne, senior vice president of customer strategy and innovation at US Foods. "Our

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EATER

DECEMBER 16, 2022

With grocery prices up nearly 13 percent compared to last year, many low-income Americans receiving food assistance are going hungry This story was originally published on Civil Eats. Even with her Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) allotment, she couldn’t afford all this food. Spencer Platt/Getty Images.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 3, 2022

While there have certainly been increasing efforts from various stakeholders in the Kenyan coffee supply chain to encourage younger generations to work in coffee production, a generational divide still remains. Most parents in Kenya don’t want their children to work in agriculture, especially if they are educated,” he adds.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 23, 2022

To learn more, I spoke with stakeholders from all across the coffee supply chain. There can be no doubt that consumer demand for higher-quality food and beverage products has grown in the last few years. According to Mintel , a staggering 78% of US consumers believe that eating healthy food improves their emotional wellbeing.

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Perfect Daily Grind

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The international water treatment company will supply water for the Brew Bar, Espresso Bar, and cupping rooms at the two-day forum, which will take place on 16 and 17 March 2023 in San Salvador. US Congress also approved a 2023 budget to support agricultural research and development, which WCR states is of value to the coffee industry.

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EATER

APRIL 3, 2023

Graydon Herriott Jorge Gaviria’s company, Masienda, is making a name for itself among chefs and home cooks — and building a more sustainable supply chain in the process In How I Got My Job , folks from across the food and restaurant industry answer Eater’s questions about, well, how they got their job.

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

One of the most notable examples is blockchain technology , which allows a number of supply chain actors to store data on a decentralised network system. Using this technology, we can improve the transparency and traceability in our supply chain,” she adds. “We Carolina Guerra is the North America Execution Specialist for Sucafina.

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Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 17, 2022

But what about using it to flavour food? Or even turning it into food? It might come as a surprise to know that coffee has been used in a range of food products for over 150 years. You might also like our article on pairing food and specialty coffee around the world. A brief history of coffee-flavoured food products.

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EATER

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Unscrupulous landlords would often keep farming families in continual debt and sell them equipment, seed, fertilizer, and food at inflated prices. During the last hundred years or so, the number of Black farmers in Arkansas plummeted 98 percent, from 72,275 in 1920 to 1,376 in 2022, according to the Department of Agriculture.

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EATER

MAY 25, 2023

Photo by David Cortes Stephanie Jack always knew she wanted to work in food, and her journey took her from Frito-Lay to the “smart produce” business Stephanie Jack’s parents met while working at Heinz — specifically, when her mother was auditing her father’s department. First, I missed food and wanted to return to the industry.

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