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New 2D Barcodes Offer Easy Access to Dynamic Information for Food Traceability and More

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The 2D barcode can also contain data such as country of origin, fair trade, farm-to-fork sourcing details, ingredients, allergens, batch and lot numbers, and just about any information that is deemed useful, all made readily accessible with a quick scan. What’s My Role?

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Can AI Address Labor and Food Safety Challenges?

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The company's Beastro was designed to use AI to create personalized dishes, thereby cutting labor costs and cutting food waste. What are the advantages of a more robotic kitchen implementation for issues such as food safety and waste? Fewer mistakes occur, reducing the need for retraining and minimizing food waste.

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The New Era of Restaurant Cleaning and Hygiene

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Some companies have even spent upwards of $1 billion on personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning procedure trainings, cleaning and disinfecting products, and other pandemic-related costs. Consider systems that help to minimize waste and maximize sustainability. Often, employees use more cleaning product than necessary.

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Key Takeaways from the 2022 FDA Food Code

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Many of the key changes in the 2022 Food Code relate to food allergens. These concerns reflect FDA’s increasing commitment to ensuring that Americans with allergies are aware of the potential allergens in their foods and impose commensurate duties on restaurants and food producers in order to further that commitment. .”

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

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For example, customers using these sources are searching for restaurants with information about allergens, vegan offerings and other consumer concerns and interests. By optimizing inventory to meet demand and menu offers, restaurants can also minimize costs and waste. Think, no brick and mortar, no association with primary brands.

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AI Is Revolutionizing the Food Industry

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With AI, food companies can calm ingredients that trigger allergens. Food Waste Reduction The World Economic Forum estimates that humanity wastes about 74 kg (163 pounds) of food per person, per year. It's already helping to prevent supply chain shortages and eliminate food waste.

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FDA Relaxes Nutrition Facts and Menu Labeling Requirements for Restaurants and Food Manufacturers During COVID-19 Emergency

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This provides food service businesses an additional revenue stream and allows food that may otherwise be wasted to find its way to consumers, most of whom are under quarantine and face long queues at supermarkets. allergen information required by the Food Allergen Labeling and Consumer Protection Act.

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