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New Tariffs and the Potential Impact on Restaurants

Goliath Consulting

How rising import taxes may reshape menus, pricing, and sourcing in the restaurant industry. The restaurant experience isnt just about great service and ambianceits deeply tied to ingredient sourcing and food costs. Supplier and Menu Shifts Some restaurants may respond by sourcing more ingredients domestically.

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Dinner, With a Side of Climate Preaching

EATER

Instead, you’ll see signage about the health benefits of plant-based eating — the “primary drivers of consumer choice are personal benefit,” says Goldman — and the menu board, designed like any one in other fast-food chains. The bottom of the Yang’s Kitchen menu notes to diners, “We are working with Zero Foodprint to restore the planet.”

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2025 F&B Trends: Newstalgia, Stealth Health, and Botanical Beverages

Modern Restaurant Management

From salted egg yolks and chili crunch fusions to mushroom-infused teas and freeze-dried fruit powder garnishes, Kimpton’s in-house experts share the standout ingredients, menu items and techniques that will come to the table in 2025.

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Tariffs & Turmoil: How Restaurant Operators Can Navigate Supply Chain Chaos and Rising Costs

Modern Restaurant Management

restaurants that import critical goods from abroad should determine if it is possible to source these goods domestically or to vertically integrate their supply chains to produce these goods domestically themselves. "The menu implications are here and are impacting consumer demand," he said. "The

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How Organic Ingredients Can Enhance Your Restaurant’s Sustainability Initiatives

The Rail

Today, we will explore the advantages of organic products and Paleo pantry essentials to show you how to source these ingredients to foster a greener dining experience. According to reports , more than 50% of diners claim to choose a restaurant that offers sustainably sourced food. What Makes Ingredients Organic?

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What’s Next After Farm-to-Table?

EATER

But for chefs looking to emphasize the latter, it still starts at the source. It’s a tedious but worthwhile process: drying mushrooms, vegetables, and herbs, making pickles and slaw, and preserving garlic blossoms and coriander seeds in airtight jars before these ingredients vanish with the end of the season.

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Restaurant Experts Talk Sustainability Tips and Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Sourcing local ingredients and producing more in-season vegetable focused dishes help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and contributes to improving our carbon footprint. I also actively participate in the Monterey Bay Aquarium sustainable seafood program to maintain an ongoing awareness of which species can be sourced safely.