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New 2D Barcodes Offer Easy Access to Dynamic Information for Food Traceability and More

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The 2D barcode can also contain data such as country of origin, fair trade, farm-to-fork sourcing details, ingredients, allergens, batch and lot numbers, and just about any information that is deemed useful, all made readily accessible with a quick scan. What’s My Role?

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Can AI Address Labor and Food Safety Challenges?

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The company's Beastro was designed to use AI to create personalized dishes, thereby cutting labor costs and cutting food waste. What are the advantages of a more robotic kitchen implementation for issues such as food safety and waste? Fewer mistakes occur, reducing the need for retraining and minimizing food waste.

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Expected Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Restaurants

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Once a guest leaves their full name, email and phone number along with possible allergens and specific requests, the staff will be able to meet their needs anytime and thus win guest parties over and over again. They became even more cost-efficient, food waste conscious and generally more responsible.

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Key Takeaways from the 2022 FDA Food Code

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Many of the key changes in the 2022 Food Code relate to food allergens. These concerns reflect FDA’s increasing commitment to ensuring that Americans with allergies are aware of the potential allergens in their foods and impose commensurate duties on restaurants and food producers in order to further that commitment. .”

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Digital Transformation in the Restaurant Industry

Think, a 25-75% reduction in food waste that translates to millions of dollars in savings. Streamlined allergen management ensuring ZERO food allergy incidents. The digital transformation of restaurants and food service businesses represents major advances for the industry, especially when the driving force becomes AI.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

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For example, customers using these sources are searching for restaurants with information about allergens, vegan offerings and other consumer concerns and interests. By optimizing inventory to meet demand and menu offers, restaurants can also minimize costs and waste. Think, no brick and mortar, no association with primary brands.

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Dining Trends for 2024

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Environmental Consciousness – Consumer awareness and desire for more sustainable options is encouraging upcycling and waste reduction efforts that are good for business and good for the planet. Allergen awareness is driving demand for alternatives in many food and beverage categories making more options available for consumers.

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