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

Modern Restaurant Management

We were ill-prepared for the COVID pandemic that devastated the food industry with supply chain disruptions, product and labor shortages, and soaring inflation. The biggest learning from COVID is that food businesses must be prepared for any crisis – and ensure their suppliers all along the supply chain are also prepared and resilient.

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Smart Supply Chain Management Can Reduce Food Waste and Improve Margins in Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

A large chunk of that comes down to complex problems in global food supply chain management that most restaurants have little control over. What restaurants can do, however, is re-think how their direct food supply is managed – from transport to inventory control. Accurately timed deliveries : Timing is everything.

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Preventing Supply Chain Shortages

Modern Restaurant Management

There are a number of proven strategies for being proactive about possible supply chain shortages including menu optimization, building partnerships and LTO maximization. Creating a limited time offer that utilizes ingredients that are already in the kitchen to maximize sales without adding other ingredients to your supply.

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EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP WHEN IT SEEMS TO BE IN SHORT SUPPLY

Culinary Cues

I am a concerned spectator at a time when everything seems to be in question and every one of us lives on the edge. We fear, we adjust, we cope, and then there comes a time when our coping mechanism comes into real question. This is when leadership is most needed.

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The CFO’s Guide to Leading Blue-Collar Teams

The demand for blue-collar workers outstrips supply, and even if a recession temporarily depresses hiring, the talent shortage is here to stay. The good news is your frontline managers can make all the difference. If employees are engaged by a frontline manager they trust, it can take a pay raise of more than 20% to poach them ( Gallup ).

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The Onion Recall that Impacted McDonald’s Illustrates the Importance of Working as a Supply Chain

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coli outbreak reinforces the need for restaurants – and all food businesses – to manage recalls as a supply chain, especially considering the huge scale of this event. Handle Recalls as a Supply Chain For any food brand, consumer protection is the most important part of recall management. While the E.

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Revolutionizing Restaurant Supply Chains: The Impact of AI on Transparency, Validation, Verification, and Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

AI can also improve sustainability within restaurants – and throughout their supply chains – with huge benefits that include waste and carbon emissions reduction, cost savings, and meeting consumer demand. For instance, AI can help drive the following benefits: Improving transparency throughout the supply chain.

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A Guide to Surviving Inflation, Labor and Supply Chain Disruptions

Supply Chain Disruptions. The global pandemic has left a trifecta of challenges in its wake. Are you prepared to deal with them? Download this free guide to learn how you can survive: Inflation. Labor Shortages and Turnover.

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Digital Transformation in the Restaurant Industry

A fully automated supply chain. The digital transformation of restaurants and food service businesses represents major advances for the industry, especially when the driving force becomes AI. Think, a 25-75% reduction in food waste that translates to millions of dollars in savings.