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Understanding the co-operative model in Kenya’s coffee sector

Perfect Daily Grind

Many of these co-ops are well-managed and add value to coffee in a number of ways, including through quality control, packaging, and even domestic sales in some cases. Mr. Gathura is a retired wet mill manager from Kenya. He explains why well-managed co-operatives are essential to the success of the country’s coffee industry.

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Top 5 Hospitality Trends for your Business — the Inside Scoop

Kounta

Trend 1: Cash me if you can — cashless society will reach greater heights. Carrying cash is getting increasingly unpopular and there are many contributing factors behind this trend — including personal safety, inability to track your transactions, or simply conditioning of the time. But what’s in store for the industry in 2020?

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Why are people calling for reform in Kenyan coffee production?

Perfect Daily Grind

According to the Kenyan Agriculture And Food Authority , coffee was grown on around 119,000ha of land in 2019, making it one of Kenya’s biggest cash crops. The vast majority of Kenyan coffee is sold on the Nairobi Coffee Exchange (NCE), which is organised by the country’s Exchange Management Committee.

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How Can Restaurants Harness Technology to Combat COVID-19?

Modern Restaurant Management

Consumers of all ages will increasingly use them to avoid handling credit cards or cash – and combat coronavirus as well as other germs. First investigated by NASA in 2006, experts have since been documenting safety protocols and developing food applications for this technology. Automation Is Becoming More Pervasive.

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MRM Franchise Feed: Greek from Greece Grows and Hearts Afire for Mac & Cheese

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Franchise Feed offers a glimpse at what's new in the restaurant franchise and MUFSO environment. Ira Moreland, Managing Director of ICV, said, “We are very pleased to complete this transaction and are enthusiastic to deploy our expertise to help grow the Buffalo Wild Wings brand.

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The Lost Soybeans of Okinawa

EATER

Under US occupation, more sugarcane was planted as a cash crop, replacing the diverse foods farmers had grown for islanders. There, I met the operations manager who showed me through a network of large open spaces, with a snake of steel pipe winding its way through the entire building, joining up vast, unfathomable blocks of machinery.

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Fast-Casual Academia, Climatarian Menu and Ice Auction

Modern Restaurant Management

SALIDO leverages design, data, and workflow management to optimize both front- and back-end operations. With the integration of both platforms, first-party orders made through Lunchbox will effortlessly feed into Ordermark’s platform to ensure that restaurants can manage both first-party and third-party orders from one location.