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Dining Trends for 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

Experiential dining, plant-based menus and sustainability were hot topics in the Les Dames d’Escoffier International (LDEI) 2023 Trends Report. The discussion included food, beverage, nutrition, lifestyle and unique aspects of boutique and high volume foodservice. Lcal and sustainable food is a mega trend in the restaurant business.

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Sustaining the Earth and Customers’ Goodwill: The Impact of IoT

Modern Restaurant Management

So technicians climb into their trucks, making three extra 40-mile round trips to complete the necessary repairs. This is just one of the questions restaurants are tackling in their focus on sustainability. Not only are restaurants themselves driving this sustainability movement, so are their customers.

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The Digital Revolution, Evolving Consumer Expectations and Other Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

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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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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Coffee News Recap, 6 May: Vietnamese coffee production could drop 10% in 2022/23, China’s coffee imports to increase by 5% in 2022 & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

The company states the new electric ship will reduce its annual carbon emissions by the equivalent of 40,000 diesel trucks. United States Department of Agriculture report states China’s 2022 coffee imports to increase 5%. The acquisition company states the app can improve equity and sustainability in the coffee supply chain.

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Surviving COVID-19: 7 Financing Options for Restaurants

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Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) were also a hot commodity, but the government has since limited application to the agriculture industry—so they're not any use to restaurant owners at this time. You can use a short term loan to finance just about any of your restaurant expenses: payroll, outdoor seating investment, food truck, etc.

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The Tasting Menu at the End of the World

EATER

When they finally decided to escape the deteriorating air quality, Kyle and Katina Connaughton packed their two cats, two dogs, and one of their two daughters (the other was in Boston) and her fiance into a farm truck and headed toward safety in Washington state.

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