Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 27, 2023

The restaurant industry is guilty of producing large amounts of carbon emissions in its quest to deliver delicious food and memorable culinary experiences for customers. In fact, the food and drinks industry (of which the restaurant industry forms a part) is responsible for around one third of all greenhouse gas emissions annually.

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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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7 Shifts

AUGUST 4, 2020

It’s no surprise the food industry leaves behind a large footprint—and while much of the supply chain is inevitable, there are many innovative and simple steps we can all take to reduce waste and our own carbon footprint. Takeaway: By showing your commitment to reducing plastic waste, you’ll encourage customers to do the same.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 20, 2021

A Sustainable Supply Chain. During the height of the pandemic, it seemed as though so many facets of the food industry were up in the air, including stress on supply chains. Food processing, in some facilities, has been slowed down substantially due to labor shortages or complete shutdowns. Waste Reduction.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 19, 2024

Their desire to shop local has extended to farmers markets and the food industry. They are aware that some parts of the food industry have unsavory processes and practices; consumers like knowing what’s in their food and where it is coming from. Transportation alone accounts for nearly 20 percent of food-system emissions.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Since the day man first cooked over fire, food production has been associated with the burning of carbon-based materials, and so the release of carbon dioxide gas. Drivers for implementing carbon reduction efforts come from customers, our supply chain, the government and investors. Let’s take food first.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

After all, it’s not just the quality of your food that can keep customers coming back — 73% of diners base their satisfaction on the quality of service they receive. How do you handle unexpected challenges, such as equipment failure or supply shortages? How do you ensure compliance with food safety and hygiene regulations?

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7 Shifts

AUGUST 4, 2020

It’s no surprise the food industry leaves behind a large footprint—and while much of the supply chain is inevitable, there are many innovative and simple steps we can all take to reduce waste and our own carbon footprint. Takeaway: By showing your commitment to reducing plastic waste, you’ll encourage customers to do the same.

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Apicbase

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The new CSRD regulations require large food service companies to report on Scope 3 emissions, which can be difficult to manage. Carbon reports give large food service companies a clear picture of their environmental impact. These emissions come from your energy use, transportation, and daily operations.

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The Rail

JULY 26, 2024

The food and beverage sector is one of the most significant sources of carbon emissions. Food production alone accounts for an estimated 25% of global emissions and the food and beverage industry as a whole accounts for roughly one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 7, 2023

For any specialty coffee roaster, one of the key factors to running a successful business is a continuous supply of fresh green coffee. However, with many medium or larger-sized roasters often having anywhere up to a year’s supply of green coffee, how can they manage their inventories as effectively as possible?

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In this edition of MRM News Bites, we feature Winnow, Epic Burger, OneDine, Revenue Management Solutions, t he ONE Group Hospitality, McCain Foods, Epson America and Noble, Inspire Brands and 2nd Avenue Lighting. Winnow Raises $20M to Fight Food Waste. 63 million tons of food is wasted every year.

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Hot Schedules

APRIL 20, 2019

Five Ways to Reduce Waste. The Impact of Food Waste. US Restaurants generate between 22 and 33 billion pounds of food waste every year. All that waste adds up. In fact, the restaurant industry throws away $25 billion worth of food every year. Much of this waste is avoidable. What Can You Do?

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January of 2011 and expanded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority to regulate the way foods are grown, harvested and processed. This last initiative is perhaps the most urgent for food businesses and requires immediate attention.

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The Rail

MAY 2, 2024

In this post, we'll explore effective strategies for managing inventory during a restaurant move, from inventory assessment to packing and transportation, to help restaurant owners easily navigate this challenging task. Develop a plan to prioritize using perishable items to minimize waste in the days leading up to the move.

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Focus POS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Sustainability is about cutting costs, eliminating waste, and improving your bottom line. Local suppliers eliminate the need for excess fuel and C02 emissions used for transporting products, so find vendors in your area, like local farmers, to team up with instead. Cut the Waste. Shop Smart. Are you buying local?

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Cheetah

APRIL 30, 2021

In case you haven’t noticed, the food truck market is on the rise , which means you need to up your game. The right commissary kitchen can mean the key to a successful food truck business – considering it offers all the benefits of having your own kitchen, without a lot of the associated overhead, paperwork, and hassle.

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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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Cheetah

JANUARY 20, 2022

But as supply chain issues, labor shortages and health concerns persist, the small menu trend is making increasingly more economic and operational sense as a long term strategy. One of the most pressing issues currently influencing all aspects of food-service is the labor shortage. Reading Time: 3 minutes.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 13, 2021

Wages, food, turnover, rent, utilities, and other operational costs have stayed level or increased as supply chain, labor and transportation disruptions continue to pop up. It makes sense to bring together comprehensive reporting, streamline labor, and cut waste to avoid bleeding profits as guests return.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 3, 2023

Collecting and analyzing real-time data allows operators to make more informed decisions that can optimize operations, increase efficiencies, boost revenue, reduce waste, cut costs, and drive restaurant growth. Continued supply chain disruptions could result in stalled deliveries to your restaurant.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 11, 2022

Craft and artisan are notably used throughout several food and beverage sectors; they are attached to segments such as craft beer and artisanal bread. As third wave coffee consumers express more interest in learning about where coffee comes from, there is more focus on the wider coffee supply chain, particularly on producers.

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The Restaurant Times

OCTOBER 29, 2021

When it comes to food trucks, a lack of sustainability can give rise to multiple problems. For a mobile business like food trucks catering to multiple locations, it is relatively harder to keep everything clean and be eco-friendly. Setting up a sustainable food truck is, therefore, a new concept. . Inspect Your Vehicle.

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Culinary Digital

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In this blog, we talk about the rising global concerns around food security. Global Food Security: An Overview Food Security is the availability of food in a country and the ability of its individuals to access safe and nutritive food that meets their dietary requirements and preferences for a healthy and active life.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Our restaurant of the future is designed to benefit guests, employees and franchisees, with a new external design and a reimagined kitchen that will make it easier for us to serve hot, delicious food quickly for frictionless guest experiences, and we expect to see a lot more of that next year. Clinton Anderson, CEO, Fourth Enterprises.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Pandemic-related materials, food, and labor shortages make running an independent restaurant near-impossible. At its start, the pandemic brought us images of vast trenches of rotting onions, piles of abandoned produce, and lakes of wasted milk, dumped by farmers who no longer had restaurants to buy their products.

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The Restaurant Times

MAY 26, 2021

They are free to take their pick from the food options available. Food Wastage. Food wastage is another primary reason to be considered while explaining the downfall of the buffet business. With fewer customers visiting the buffet restaurants, all the food prepared could be wasted. The leftovers are, thus, wasted.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

In addition to major food waste and energy issues, the HoReCa industry is also struggling to shake its strong penchant for plastic. Exacerbated by the pandemic when demands for takeaway food soared, single-use plastic takeaway containers and bags are still a common feature in most catering and restaurant settings.

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Marketman

JULY 7, 2019

The quality of the food you serve ensures diners keep your tables packed. The environmental impact of how products were transported. Do you know enough about your food suppliers to answer the tough questions your customers may already be asking? food vendors (2018 ranking) to give you the information you need.

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Marketman

JULY 7, 2019

The quality of the food you serve ensures diners keep your tables packed. The environmental impact of how products were transported. Do you know enough about your food suppliers to answer the tough questions your customers may already be asking? food vendors (2018 ranking) to give you the information you need.

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BNG Point of Sale

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Supplies used in either making or selling the product. . To ensure a profitable business, the Food Service Warehouse recommends your restaurant’s cost of goods sold (CoGS) should not be more than 31% of your sales. Cost of items intended for resale. . Cost of raw materials. . Cost of tools used to make a product. .

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The Restaurant Times

AUGUST 5, 2022

A cloud kitchen, sometimes known as a ‘ghost kitchen’ or’ virtual kitchen’” is a contemporary culinary environment that gives food businesses the equipment and resources to cook food for delivery and takeout. It is a kitchen that provides food but does not serve it on-site. But is that it?

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2022

A new survey shows that Americans love new tech-driven options for ordering and retrieving food, but the flipside is that it is making them more impatient. ” The results are part of an Oracle Food and Beverage survey conducted by Untold Insights in September 2021. In Love with Tech, but Impatient. Kicking orders to the curb.

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EATER

JULY 1, 2022

Alongside gifts of Ikea furniture and outgrown toddler clothes, some groups are becoming de facto food distribution networks This story was originally published on Civil Eats. For the last 15 months, Lee has hosted a weekly food pantry out of her garage for the community of people she connects with through the online platform Buy Nothing.

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Marketman

JUNE 30, 2019

The easiest and probably the most obvious is to reduce waste. Here is where the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Food Recovery Program Hierarchy comes into play. Are you doing everything within your power to prevent, recover and recycle waste; or are there still some gaps that need to be plugged. . Buy in Bulk.

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Marketman

JUNE 30, 2019

The easiest and probably the most obvious is to reduce waste. Here is where the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Food Recovery Program Hierarchy comes into play. Are you doing everything within your power to prevent, recover and recycle waste; or are there still some gaps that need to be plugged. . Buy in Bulk.

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The Restaurant Times

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Obtaining food and trade licenses is a vital step if you wish to build a restaurant or cafeteria in Dubai. The Food and Safety Department will issue a food license, while the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing in Dubai will issue a trade license. Requirements Of Food Safety To Open A Cafeteria. Cost of License.

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