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How to Diversify Your Brand by Adapting Plant-Based Food Trends

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As the world population nears 8 billion people, with projections pointing toward a continued increase, it is essential that we become better stewards of the planet’s resources because at this trajectory, the global animal protein food supply is unsustainable. Effectively educating those (bartenders, wait staff, back of the house, etc.)

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How Virtual Brands Can Help Restaurants Expand Their Reach and Drive Sales

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Virtual brands can be especially useful in testing new menu items and mitigating supply chain challenges. Via their delivery-only concepts Chicken Sammy’s, The Wing Dept. and Fresh Set, Red Robin can maximize its buying power and reach new customers in markets that wouldn’t support a brick-and-mortar location.

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How Technology Tools Help Restaurateurs Do More With Less

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That’s especially helpful when seasonality comes into play or when today’s supply chain challenges demand thinking on your feet and updating your menu at will. Circle back to that positive employee experience and knowledgeable, satisfied customers who know exactly what they’re ordering (and what’s in it).

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The Digital Revolution, Evolving Consumer Expectations and Other Trends

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Technology Integration – Restaurants leveraged AI, IoT, 5G, and quantum computing to optimize operations, enhance inventory management, streamline supply chains, improve food safety, and more. Additionally, transparency is key, allowing companies to accurately track every product through every step of the supply chain.

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2024 AI Predictions for Restaurants: What to Expect in the New Year Ahead

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According to Business Insider , 60 percent of restaurants who implemented AI technology say it's critical in improving their supply chain process. Personalized Menus : AI algorithms will analyze preferences and dietary restrictions to provide diners with menus tailored to their tastes.

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Veganuary and Beyond: Capitalizing on Growing Plant-Based Trend

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Data supplied by Tenzo, found that vegetarian and vegan meals have seen a sales increase of 2.1 Tenzo added that restaurants and chains offering exclusively vegan options are seeing the same trends as those offering both vegetarian and vegan options, meaning that catering to the most proscriptive dietary choice may be the best idea.

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Ransomware attack hits another massive, crucial industry: meat

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Another large corporation has become the target of a ransomware attack that could have far-reaching effects on a supply chain. You may not have heard of JBS Foods before now, but depending on your dietary restrictions, you’ve probably eaten its wares. This time, it’s meat. JBS is the world’s largest meat producer.