Restaurant Business

JUNE 23, 2025

23, 2025 Photograph: RATIONAL Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Maintaining clean and hygienic equipment is one of the most important tasks in food service — and also one of the most despised. Most of all, it’s not nearly as much fun as preparing food and serving customers, the reason most people love working in food service.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 22, 2024

The FDA has already issued more than 50 food recalls in 2024, causing many consumers to worry about food safety – and raising an important question for the restaurant industry: Would we know exactly what to do in a recall situation? Use these best practice tips to protect your food, guests, employees, and brand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Offering Bento Packs for individually portioned meals and a la carte buffet-style trays for customizable group settings, L&L’s catering options bring Hawaiian-style comfort food to events large and small throughout our locations nationwide. As of 2024, over half of U.S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2023

These adaptations were driven by evolving consumer preferences for convenience and safety. Technology Integration – Restaurants leveraged AI, IoT, 5G, and quantum computing to optimize operations, enhance inventory management, streamline supply chains, improve food safety, and more.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 24, 2024

B Corp Restaurants As of early 2024, almost 150 restaurants around the world have achieved the certification, from fine-dining independents to fast-casual chains, with hotels, breweries and food delivery companies also dotting the list. Green Restaurant and Slow Food were others we considered.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

As a new period of social distancing and lockdowns took hold, many countries turned to drones to deliver such goods as prescription drugs, personal protective equipment (PPE), food, and other essentials – keeping people in the safety of their own homes while avoiding unnecessary human contact and maintaining the flow of goods.

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EATER

DECEMBER 23, 2024

. | Lille Allen Organizations like Feeding America support the nations food-insecure communities. The Friday before Thanksgiving, at a high school in northern Westchester County, New York, I sat at my desk and called the last person listed on my Excel spreadsheet, Families in Need 2024. households are food insecure.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 15, 2024

Smart fryers and ovens can automate food preparation and cooking, eliminating the need for numerous workers in the kitchen while still ensuring consistent quality and faster service. Proper training enhances safety and reduces costs that could have otherwise gone into lost workdays, medical expenses, and workers' compensation.

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EATER

MAY 16, 2025

Led by business and life partners Silver and Cherry Iocovozzi, the Filipinx restaurant has garnered many accolades: It was a 2023 James Beard finalist for Best New Restaurant, one of Bon Appetit s 2023 Best New Restaurants, and in 2024, was named a USA Today Restaurant of the Year. The popularity of Neng Jr.s percent the previous month.

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Restaurant Business

JUNE 6, 2025

She will now oversee human resources, culture, legal, risk safety and security, internal audit, and facilities. By Restaurant Business Staff on Jun. 06, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Staff illustration Papa Johns has named Caroline Miller Oyler the company’s chief administrative officer. Sign Up Thanks for signing up!

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The cost of goods sold (COGS) is a restaurant metric that shows you the cost of all ingredients used to prepare a menu item, including the food, beverage costs, and other direct expenses. The prices of ingredients can fluctuate due to several factors, including seasonality, supply chain disruptions, and changes in demand.

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Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Good Food Restaurant Scorecard. Despite skyrocketing demand for plant-based food across the U.S., 42 of the country’s favorite fast food and restaurant chains still don’t offer a plant-based entrée, according to a report released today by The Good Food Institute (GFI).

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7 Shifts

JUNE 16, 2024

In 2020, the number of establishments in the food and beverage industry was estimated to be 23.1 You can give your customers 1 point for every $10 they spend at your restaurant (the price point depends on how much you're selling your food and beverages; just make sure to set an achievable price).

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PathSpot

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In today’s food service industry, maintaining cleanliness goes beyond simply meeting regulations—it’s about creating a safe and healthy environment for both customers and employees while safeguarding your business’s reputation. Food service businesses need real-time, actionable data that ensures hygiene standards are being met consistently.

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Culinary Digital

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Every industrys food services have different requirements and needs, but we all get cold. If your food service management hasnt already adjusted your menus to include piping hot drinks, warm soups, and other wintertime comfort foods, now is the time to be ready for any more big storms and cold spikes next month.

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7 Shifts

JULY 1, 2024

Running a bar is a lucrative business, proven by the fact that this industry is estimated to be valued at a whopping $36 billion in 2024. While this could be a rewarding venture, opening a bar is not exactly the same as opening a food business. A food seller's permit is also mandated if you plan on serving food.

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Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 5, 2023

The annual event will be held from 7 to 9 March 2024, with more details to be announced soon. The company’s lawyer claimed employees in Memphis were fired for violating a company safety policy after opening the store without consent and allowing members of the press inside.

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The Restaurant Times

MAY 22, 2020

The growing popularity of online food delivery has enabled restaurant operators to pivot their operations to ghost kitchens. Existing ghost kitchen businesses are also adjusting their operational efficiency to fulfill the increased demand for proper food delivery.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 29, 2022

Starbucks Thailand to open 90 stores by end of 2024. Food and beverage solutions company ofi completes acquisition of Canada’s Club Coffee. World Coffee Alliance hosts second episode of three-part virtual series on digital identity in the coffee supply chain. Nguyen Coffee Supply launches 100% robusta RTD cold brew.

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PathSpot

MAY 7, 2024

Temperature monitoring is essential in food manufacturing, as it is crucial for preserving, storing, and processing food. Effective temperature management greatly influences food quality, safety, and operational efficiency throughout manufacturing.

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

million in April, and the accommodations and food services sector accounted for the largest increases. Safety concerns. Restaurant labor costs are on the rise, adding additional stress to the bottom line, on top of supply chain issues and rising food costs. BLS reported that job openings reached a record high of 9.3

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Black Box Intelligence

AUGUST 5, 2021

million in April, and the accommodations and food services sector accounted for the largest increases. Safety concerns. Restaurant labor costs are on the rise, adding additional stress to the bottom line, on top of supply chain issues and rising food costs. BLS reported that job openings reached a record high of 9.3

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Many restaurant owners had believed they would be covered in the event of something like the pandemic, and found themselves without a safety net. Overall, the pandemic highlighted the vulnerabilities, margin issues, and lack of safety net to restaurants in a way the industry is still recovering from. – Pooja S.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 7, 2024

The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization and World Health Organization designated “Food Safety: Prepare for the Unexpected” as the theme for World Food Safety Day (June 7) 2024. For additional World Food Safety Day resources, visit WHO , UN or the FDA.

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Apicbase

JULY 17, 2024

A clean, lean and properly managed supply chain lays the foundation for a restaurant’s success. Good relationships with suppliers help to lower food costs and maintain the quality and consistency of your food and service. In this article, we’ll look at six steps to help you find the best restaurant suppliers for your business.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

No matter how much technology evolves, or trends shift, people will always come back for quality food, great value, and friendly service. In 2024, we launched Mad Dash, which totally changed curbside pickup. A key part of this shift is efficient data sharing across the supply chain. These core elements never go out of style.

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Apicbase

JULY 22, 2024

The corporate catering sector faces a host of challenges, including labour shortages and the Herculean task of making the supply chain more sustainable. There is more remote work, sustainability has become essential for business, and competition from food delivery services, local restaurants, and retail is fierce.

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Apicbase

APRIL 5, 2024

When thinking about restaurant automation, imagining a future where AI-powered androids shake cocktails and drones drop food deliveries through your skylight is fun. But automation in food service is much more than that. And over half of respondents said they plan to spend more on technology and automation tools in 2024.

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Apicbase

MARCH 28, 2024

Most successful food businesses are now multi-unit and multi-channel. All come with their own data sets and metrics – food cost, inventory variance, sales numbers, the list goes on. Recipes – Your Core Data Set The back of house or production side of a food business is notoriously hard to manage.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 8, 2024

And in talking about bringing stability into our food businesses, culture can be that secret ingredient that makes all the difference in attracting the right people, retaining good people, and creating a powerhouse team. However, for those of us in the produce and food industries, what are critical parts that make up a food culture?

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Together, the initiative supported the food and beverage community by providing more than 500,000 freshly cooked meals and much needed supplies across 19 relief kitchens nationwide. Sharebite launched Sharebite Stations, a streamlined, post-COVID compliant solution for facilitating contactless food delivery at offices.

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EATER

APRIL 18, 2025

| Tada Images/Shutterstock.com The agency is being less transparent about foodborne illness outbreaks and planning to end routine inspections of many foods. An investigation by NBC News uncovered an FDA report from November 2024, when people started coming down with serious illnesses after consuming lettuce that was contaminated with E.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 31, 2019

They touched on topics such as delivery, ghost (dark) kitchens, automation, plant-based menu items, food waste, sustainability, staffing and retention and more. The economic model makes more sense than traditional brick and mortar so many food businesses are moving in this direction. FAT Brands Chairman and CEO Andy Wiederhorn.

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PathSpot

AUGUST 2, 2024

CNN with PathSpot’s CEO & Co-Founder Christine Schindler, took a behind-the-counter look at how hand-scanning technology functions and underscored its importance for food safety. Click here to learn more about CNN’s BOH look: CNN 2024 PathSpot HandScanner BOH This blog will highlight the importance of hand-scanning technology.

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EATER

MARCH 11, 2025

Five years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, our relationship to food and dining has undergone some permanent changes I got COVID for the first time this past February. Most restaurant and food service workers did not have access to sick leave or any other safety net , and yet were deemed essential. Sound familiar?

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PathSpot

JULY 23, 2024

Food safety impacts both public health and economic stability in the food industry. Beyond health impacts, food safety issues lead to economic costs from recalls, lost businesses, damaged reputations and reduced productivity. Foodborne Risks Food is essential, yet it can also pose serious risks.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2025

percentage points less than sales growth from the same two-month period in 2024. Yelp analyzes the millions of reviews on its platform, along with nominations from its community of users, to generate a diverse list of local eateries, from food trucks to fine dining. Month-over-month sales (+0.1 percent) and transactions (+1.6

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