Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 29, 2025

At the turn of the 20th century, an onslaught of hurricanes ravaged Puerto Rico, having disastrous consequences for its agricultural sector. After a hurricane occurs, it’s common that the communities who live in the mountains leave because there’s nothing to sustain them there,” Omar says. “We

Education

EATER

MARCH 11, 2025

So I isolated myself at home, using Instacart for the first time to order vegetables and Gatorade. Ultimately, cooks fell just behind nurses as the jobs with the highest COVID deaths in 2020 , with agricultural workers and other food prep workers near the top of the list. I kind of wished I had a loaf of sourdough. Sound familiar?

Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2025

Another case showed how a bad actor was able to access 400 different accounts on a single device in order to consume thousands of dollars worth of promotions in just 30 days. In one scenario analyzed by Incognia, a fraudster created 800 fake accounts to exploit new user coupons and was able to steal 1.5

Delivery

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 6, 2025

It also means that coffee can be transported in Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBCs, also known as “super sacks”), allowing for more streamlined bulk ordering. New Delhi, India) Tue, 3 Jun – BRITA renews partnership with LTA to extend sustainable hydration. He succeeds Claus Bertelsen to drive further growth in Denmark.

2025

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 18, 2025

In recent years, Africa’s exports to China have been steadily increasing, playing a crucial role in boosting the development of the continent’s agricultural sector. Editor’s note Amid US President Trump’s seemingly endless tariff threats, China will remove all import levies on 53 African countries, including coffee-producing nations.

Café

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 4, 2025

The “new era” of a US $4/lb C price is quickly fading, but the dramatic spikes and drops in the market highlight the urgent need for structural reforms that ensure fair compensation and sustainable practices. The Chinese chain opened two stores in Greenwich Village and Chelsea, offering mobile app ordering and competitive pricing.

Pricing

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 11, 2025

Even with these initial delays, agricultural ministers from eighteen EU countries, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Sweden, have urged the European Commission to defer the start date further. (New Seattle, Washington, US) Tue, 8 Jul – Germany’s The Barn makes UK debut in London.

2025

Paper Chase Accountancy

MAY 21, 2025

Strategic investments in supply chain, digital ordering, and menu development will remain top priorities. Brands embracing agility, customer loyalty, and margin control are best positioned for sustained growth. Income-driven traffic declines, value menu focus The ONE Group -3.2% Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) [bea.gov] U.S.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

While features like ordering and paying via QR codes have become the norm, Back-of-House systems have lagged in sophistication. As economic pressures and fluctuating food costs persist, these technologies will be critical for maintaining profitability and ensuring long-term sustainability. The other element would be plant-based foods.

2025

EATER

MARCH 19, 2025

Appalachian Sustainable Development The USDAs decision to cut $1 billion worth of food aid is causing layoffs, supply shortfalls, and the end of donations at charitable groups across the country all as hunger continues to climb Ayurella Horn-Muller is a staff writer at Grist. The Appalachian Sustainable Development is but one of them.

Food

The Food Corridor

MAY 30, 2025

It’s that time of year again: the USDA has opened its annual Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP) funding opportunities , and shared kitchens across the country should take note. This post helps operators think beyond the application to long-term financial sustainability. everything between farm and consumer).

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 18, 2021

Combine the rising prices of food with the drive to be more sustainable, and we have reached the point where we need to reduce, reuse, and shop local. Here are 10 tips for promoting sustainability in the food industry. Permaculture is a science based on the principles of ecological design and sustainability within natural ecosystems.

Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

Sustainability continues to be a pressing issue for restaurants and the world. One of the penultimate responsibilities as a professional chef is learning to work sustainably. One of the penultimate responsibilities as a professional chef is learning to work sustainably. Lisa Dahl, Chef and Restaurateur, Dahl Restaurant Group.

Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Today’s digital solutions allow you to audit and evaluate your supply chain’s sustainability and resilience. Vertical farming is an agricultural process where crops are grown vertically, in controlled indoor environments, rather than in traditional, horizontal rows outside. Use tech tools to manage your supply chain.

Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 2, 2024

With products now cleared for consumer sale in both the United States and Singapore, the cultivated meat industry is moving from proof of concept and early-stage R&D to a focus on demonstrating scalability, sustainable unit economics, and consumer and customer demand.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The Department of Agriculture estimates that U.S. Restaurants categorize the majority of food waste into three buckets: prep/portioning, customer ordering or cooking errors, and spoilage. For restaurants, an industry with challenging profit margins, minimizing food waste is nothing less than a survival strategy.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This past year saw the following trends: The Digital Revolution – In 2023, restaurants gravitated towards digitalization, embracing things like online ordering, mobile applications, and digital payment solutions. Sustainability Commitments – Sustainability will remain a focal point for restaurants.

Dietary Restrictions

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. Using DoorDash order data from January 1, 2023 to October 31, 2023, we bring you DoorDash’s Dash From the Past 2023 Trend Report. Holiday Hangovers : On the days after holidays like St.

2024

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

This is just one of the questions restaurants are tackling in their focus on sustainability. Whether they’re trying to cut down on gas emissions due to repair calls, become more energy efficient, or keep more equipment out of landfills, restaurants are finding creative ways to foster sustainable practices.

Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 16, 2019

This edition of Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine's Research Roundup features the great gift of a restaurant gift card, learning about event professionals, top QSR traffic and digital ordering strategies. When they do use them, more than a third (35 percent) say they will splurge and order more expensive items than usual.

2019

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

More than half of survey respondents said they will order more than usual, with only one in 10 saying less than usual. Followed (not surprisingly) by restaurants and delivery drivers following proper safety protocols, price, and ease of ordering from the restaurant. Most Important safety initiatives. Retooling the on-premise.

2020

Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Agency for the Valorization of Agricultural Products (AVPA) opens entries for eighth annual Coffees Roasted at Origin competition. As part of the initiative, local artists in three US cities – Atlanta, Milwaukee, and Portland, OR – designed street art murals to raise awareness of sustainability issues in the coffee supply chain.

Sustainability

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 8, 2022

Sustainability continues to be a major focus across the coffee industry, specifically in coffee production. In the simplest definition, deforestation is the removal of trees to increase land area for agricultural and commercial purposes. Among the many environmental issues in the coffee sector is deforestation. What is deforestation?

Food Supply

EATER

MAY 26, 2023

I get to work with the agriculture teams, which manage our vegetable and grain production, and the retail team, which leads the farm store and the online farm store. In my five years that I was there, I transitioned from front of house, taking orders and running trays and ringing people up, to working in the kitchen.

Agriculture

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

These features include tableside mobile ordering, NFC contactless payments, and direct online ordering. They also have the choice of using the MarketConnect app to order and pick up from a designated shelf onsite, avoiding interactions and maintaining necessary social distancing.

Fast Casual

EATER

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Devita Davison, executive director of FoodLab Detroit, has long advocated for an equitable and sustainable restaurant industry. When I think about what it looks like in five and 10 years and how we sustain these restaurants and our neighborhoods and our communities… it’s going to be a competition for resources.

Food

Perfect Daily Grind

OCTOBER 5, 2022

In the years that followed, the country’s agriculture industry restructured itself entirely; coffee estate owners now had to formally and legally employ workers and pay their wages. Subsequently, the British began investing in Jamaican agriculture, including establishing a mass irrigation project in 1868.

Agriculture

EATER

APRIL 3, 2023

Graydon Herriott Jorge Gaviria’s company, Masienda, is making a name for itself among chefs and home cooks — and building a more sustainable supply chain in the process In How I Got My Job , folks from across the food and restaurant industry answer Eater’s questions about, well, how they got their job. Today’s installment: Jorge Gaviria.

Food Supply

Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This can cover anything from new seedlings and carrying out regular seasonal repairs and maintenance to replanting old trees or buying agricultural inputs to maintain or improve yield or quality. With demand for more sustainable coffee now higher than ever, price equity across the supply chain is becoming an increasingly important topic.

Pricing

7 Shifts

JULY 21, 2020

Shelter-in-place orders, social distancing, and business closures make it next to impossible to generate pre-coronavirus revenue numbers. 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.

Cash Management

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

. “VISIT PHILADELPHIA and the James Beard Foundation are thrilled for our unique partnership that brings the culinary and tourism industries together to make it easy for travelers to support delicious, diverse, and sustainable food,” said Jeff Guaracino, president and CEO, VISIT PHILADELPHIA. As the first sushi chain in the U.S.

Brewery

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2020

The previous spike we saw in community supported agriculture and grocery has started to dip (down 54 percent and 26 percent, respectively), as people head back into restaurants and cook at home less. Even as people head back into restaurants, the increased interest in takeout and delivery is here to stay. In 2019, 15.7 percent in 2020.

2020

The Rail

JANUARY 1, 2024

Not using ingredients to their fullest may mean you’re over-ordering, which puts greater pressure on local agriculture. Investment in training your staff in zero-waste can boost sustainability. It affects the environment: Wastage — whether it’s food, utilities, or other resources — negatively affects the planet.

Waste

Restaurant Clicks

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Seafood delivery services connect customers with fisheries that practice sustainable acquisition of fish and aim to protect the environment while offering quality seafood. The freshly caught fish arrive at the market each evening, then your order is prepared right away. Honolulu Fish Company. The Crab Place.

Delivery

Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 8, 2022

In 2021, WCR partnered with 241 companies and individuals to establish sustainable coffee programmes in 9 origin countries. The ICA has been revised to improve international co-operation across the supply chain, with a focus on sustainability and the livelihoods of producers. Mobile ordering app Orda partners with DoorDash.

Pricing

Perfect Daily Grind

APRIL 21, 2023

From 4 May, Caribou Perks members will be able to order any plant milk for free. Pre-orders are expected to ship in June 2023. The MOONRAKER is available to pre-order now. Fri, 14 Apr – US Department of Agriculture to fund new coffee productivity and resilience project. Weber Workshops launches MOONRAKER WDT tool.

Pricing

Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 30, 2022

Coffee is one of the most economically significant agricultural commodities in the world. At the beginning of the 20th century, however, in order to improve sales of roasted coffee, coffee businesses started to shift their marketing focus to meet demand. According to data from the International Coffee Organisation (ICO), around 167.58

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