Lavu

MARCH 7, 2025

It’s not just another regulation – it’s a framework designed to help restaurants protect sensitive payment information in todays digital age. Staying updated with encryption standards and anti-phishing protections is essential to safeguarding customer payment information. What Happens If You Don’t Comply?

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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. Talk to Us 1.

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Apicbase

MARCH 17, 2025

Olive oil prices had surged, hitting food costs hard. By negotiating a bulk deal, Chris solved two problems at once: Lower food costs, higher margins. Allergen and nutritional data needed verification. Theres More: Costings, Allergens, Purchasing ListsAll Updated Chris still looked sceptical. A smart move.

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The Restaurant Group

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Let’s dive into some foolproof strategies to make your restaurant the go-to spot for food lovers. Are you catering to families, young professionals, or food enthusiasts? Guests should find menus, contact information, and reservation options without a hitch. Ensure it’s easy to navigate and mobile-friendly.

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Apicbase

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Did you know a poorly managed menu could cost you thousands in wasted food and lost profits each month? It starts with accurate pricing, clear dish descriptions, and consistent nutritional information. Restaurant kitchen teams always have access to the latest information, ensuring consistency and efficiency across the board.

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The Food Corridor

APRIL 1, 2025

Michigan’s Cottage Food Law allows food entrepreneurs to legally sell certain homemade goods directly to consumers without the need for a commercial kitchen. This law has made it easier for aspiring bakers, jam makers, and food enthusiasts to start their businesses from home. What is Michigan’s Cottage Food Law?

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 17, 2024

As economic pressures and fluctuating food costs persist, these technologies will be critical for maintaining profitability and ensuring long-term sustainability. Younger generations are increasingly favoring restaurants that prioritize sustainability… local sourcing, reducing food waste, energy efficient operations.

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Apicbase

JULY 16, 2025

This shift from reactive spending to proactive planning is a marker of digital maturity, as Carl Orsbourn pointed out on The Food Service Growth Show. Apicbase, on the other hand, when used to its full potential, reduces food cost by 5% on average. For a restaurant group with €30M in annual revenue and a 33% food cost, that’s a €1.5M

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 28, 2024

While a QR code can connect users to a host of static information, a more powerful 2D barcode is on the horizon to offer a wider suite of capabilities with virtually unlimited data storage capacity for instantaneous retrieval with the scan of a smartphone. Since then, the practice has become ubiquitous.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 27, 2022

However, the same challenges arise in ghost kitchens’ quality assurance and food safety protocols that plague the traditional restaurant kitchen. Food businesses should take a fresh look at some traditional kitchen challenges that may even be amplified in ghost kitchen settings: Be transparent. Continue focusing on food safety.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Ensuring food safety is essential for restaurant brands and others within the food industry. A weak food safety culture can have severe consequences, including product recalls, foodborne illnesses, reputational damage, diminished customer loyalty, and financial losses.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Customers with food allergies take a great risk to eat food prepared by someone other than themselves, as they may suffer potentially severe consequences from coming into contact with a triggering allergen. While this is by no means a comprehensive list, these are some common food allergens that you should read up on: Tree Nuts.

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Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 22, 2024

Previously, he co-founded CAKE, which was acquired by Sysco and helped create Sysco Labs, a platform for food service distributors. "People "People tend to go to fast-food restaurants for the speed and lower price point. Restaurants should be able to provide this information to anyone placing orders or reading a menu.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Traditional sit-down restaurants and mobile food businesses have uniquely different needs when it comes to insurance. And when it comes to a traditional sit-down restaurant versus a mobile food business, such as a food truck, catering business, or food cart, the insurance needs of both are vastly different and unique.

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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? As food recalls continue, it’s wise for restaurants to review their recall protocols.

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Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

However, the impact that AI is already having on the food industry is without parallel, helping to lower food prices, increase the availability of certain products or ingredients, and prevent supply chain shortages. With AI, food companies can calm ingredients that trigger allergens.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 18, 2024

The discussion included food, beverage, nutrition, lifestyle and unique aspects of boutique and high volume foodservice. Food trucks that bring food to patrons where they live and work has become a part of everyday life. Today’s restaurant guests are more knowledgeable and food savvy than ever before.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 22, 2021

While daily specials delivered in family boxes might be quite affordable and frugal, food delivery itself often costs more than the meal for one which can hit monthly discretionary spending quite hard. POS systems already collect most of information on sales, inventories, staff, etc. Online Ordering Will Continue to Thrive.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 26, 2024

Food allergies in the United States affect an estimated 26 million adults and six million children (10.8 and 8 percent, respectively) and the number of people telling restaurants about their food allergies upfront is increasing. To keep up, restaurants need systems that can quickly check if dishes contain allergens and alert staff.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 15, 2021

Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online. What’s more, consumers tend to spend extra on their food when ordering by themselves, either through kiosks or branded apps. Improve Order Size and Revenue with Predictive Technology.

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Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2020

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued two temporary food labeling guidance documents that attempt to balance industry supply and demand during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Labeling on Packaged Food Sold by Restaurants and Food Manufacturing Facilities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Food preparing robots are helping restaurants execute cooking tasks more efficiently, shaving valuable seconds off the time it takes for an order to reach a customer. On a base level, service robots are enhancing the restaurant experience through their sheer novelty – who wouldn’t be curious to be served food by a cute robot?

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The Rail

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Read on to learn about the next big thing in food service industry. Customers can now interact with a digital or virtual assistant to make their meal selection, get information about menu items ( such as allergens ), place orders or make reservations, and receive notifications when orders are ready for pick-up.

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Food safety keeps guests safe from foodborne illnesses and prevents the restaurant from getting shut down. Here’s a closer look at what information you should include in your employee handbook and training manual. Health and safety training Health and safety training has always been critical to the restaurant industry. Who created it?

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7 Shifts

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Food Service Skills For Your Resume. 5 Restaurant & Food Service Skills for Your Resume. Health, Allergen, and Food Safety Training and Certifications. Food allergies. Examples include a TIPS certification , ServSafe Allergen , or a local accredited restaurant safety course. Cooking and Food Preparation.

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7 Shifts

JUNE 28, 2021

72% of Americans eat food from a restaurant at least twice a week, meaning hundreds of millions of Americans frequently trust foodservice establishments to prepare their meals in a safe and sanitary environment. However, surfaces that touch food not only needs to be cleaned but sanitized. Food Storage. Develop a HACCP Plan.

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The Rail

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Some people are adopting these diets for health reasons, while others are just curious about how their health might improve by eliminating certain foods and ingredients. It’s estimated that 32 million Americans have food allergies. Of course, no food service business wants to sacrifice quality or taste simply to be allergy-friendly.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 6, 2022

Animal welfare and food processing concerns are making consumers explore environmentally-friendly food alternatives, prompting a rise in vegan food demand. Vegan trends are not only limited to raw ingredients, but they are also spreading to other domains of foods and beverages, such as confectioneries. from 2022-to 2032.

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Cheetah

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

In part 2 of the Better Food, Better Profits series we explore one of the hottest trends in the foodservice industry for 2021-2022 – clean label food. What Is Clean Label Food? Food as close as possible to its basic natural state. Less additives, allergens and preservatives. Clean Label Food.

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Hot Schedules

JANUARY 29, 2020

The Rise of Food Allergies. million children) are managing food allergies. require emergency medical attention from contact with a food allergen. Accurate allergen information is critical to guarantee your guests’ safety. Oftentimes, the information is difficult to interpret, and could be outdated.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 19, 2023

US Foods US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 300,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. They are North America’s first “real”​ online video-based, food safety course.

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ChowNow

OCTOBER 18, 2023

US Foods US Foods is one of America’s great food companies and a leading foodservice distributor, partnering with approximately 300,000 restaurants and foodservice operators to help their businesses succeed. They are North America’s first “real”​ online video-based, food safety course.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 3, 2024

Centralization of data-driven marketing will also become increasingly critical, including streamlining processes and providing businesses with a comprehensive view of their data to inform strategic decisions. This includes protein focused or protein forward ingredients, alternative tortillas, and innovative substitutes for common allergens.

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The Restaurant Times

JANUARY 31, 2022

However, despite the catastrophe, people need to eat, which means food and beverage is a sector that can survive the current situation much more comfortably. According to the American Bakery Association , the bakery is one of the subcategories of the US food industry that is witnessing an uptick in sales during the pandemic.

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Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 1, 2024

To promote sustainability and help reduce meat consumption, Mush Foods introduced 50Cut, a mushroom mycelium blend to the US market for chef use in meat, poultry, and fish dishes. To learn more, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Mush Foods Culinary Director AJ Schaller.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 21, 2020

According to UK-based consumer intelligence firm Brandwatch, one of the biggest challenges for the food and beverage industry is staying up to date with consumers’ wants and needs. They state , “The food and beverage industry is seemingly one of the most susceptible to changing trends, micro-trends, and local trends.”.

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The Food Corridor

JANUARY 4, 2022

Chefs and caterers are always looking to reach more members of the public with their delicious food. With private events difficult to arrange and more consumers happy to order food for delivery, caterers and independent chefs have new opportunities; and therefore, need new ways to connect with customers. Hungry House.

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