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How Better Cooking Oil Management Enhances Efficiency and Reduces Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

Fresh Oil Sourcing : Choosing sustainably sourced oils—such as those from farms that practice responsible agricultural methods—helps protect ecosystems and promotes biodiversity. This also supports local economies and reduces the carbon footprint associated with transporting oils over long distances.

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The Cost Advantage of the Right Purchasing Partnerships

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This is where a buying group brings that advantage, helping source at the best price, quality, and then creating sourcing redundancy when mother nature gets in the way of supply with fresh agricultural products. Generalized or Specialized?

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IMMIGRATION AND THE BUSINESS OF FOOD

Culinary Cues

So, lets look at immigration through the eyes of the business of food from agriculture to food processing and on to the restaurants we all enjoy supporting. They can work with special permission but alas, sometimes they are simply paid under the table.

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Dining Trends for 2024

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The festive nature and exclusivity of a pop up with special offerings available for a limited time appeal to consumers’ desires for culinary adventure and offer opportunity for chefs to express themselves in a unique way without the constraints of working in a restaurant. In what ways did the pandemic change restaurant guest expectations?

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

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Vertical farming is an agricultural process where crops are grown vertically, in controlled indoor environments, rather than in traditional, horizontal rows outside. Transform yesterday’s leftovers into today’s specials. Rely on vertical farming. Offer more plant-based meals to reduce costs.

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Tech to Trash Can – How Technology Is Redefining Food Waste

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The Department of Agriculture estimates that U.S. Make dulce de leche as a dessert special. News of these events, coupled with inflation, have led consumers to become increasingly conscious about food waste, adopting strategies such as better meal planning, using leftovers, and buying imperfect produce or upcycled products.

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Celebrating Culinary Traditions of Southern Appalachia

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a professor specializing in Appalachian culture and food traditions. ” For decades, Bill – who also founded the Sustainable Mountain Agriculture Center, Inc. .” During his journey, Gabrynowicz met with four people who have helped shape our understanding of and experience with Appalachian food culture.