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Dining Trends for 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

Dining out is often a splurge occasion, yet today’s restaurant patrons are finding more options to balance their choices and manage indulgence. To learn more about the results, Modern Restaurant Management sought out LDEI’s Sharon Olson. They are no longer content with unimaginative, expected offerings on catering menus.

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Why Training is the Key to Accurate Messaging About Gluten-Free Foodservice

Modern Restaurant Management

Without this assurance, gluten-free consumers are likely to take their business elsewhere – or, worse yet, leave negative reviews on popular dining apps. Topping the list of missteps is asking whether a patron eats gluten-free out of medical necessity or as a lifestyle choice. How do you prevent cross-contact in your salad bar?

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How to Create an Effective Restaurant Onboarding Process

7 Shifts

What documentation to give out and collect during onboarding. Give them an overview of what they will learn and do during onboarding, and how long the process will take. Admin: Filling out employment paperwork and receiving access to tools like the employee timekeeping portal, employee email, POS, and security system.

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Cross-Contamination: What It Is and How to Avoid It

360Training

Cross-Contamination with Allergens. Allergens are proteins that cause an allergic reaction in some people. The most common food allergens are found in: Eggs. They’re referred to as Potentially Hazardous Foods (or PHFs). Allergens and chemicals can also linger. These are referred to as food contact surfaces.

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Driving the Digital Guest Experience Forward

Modern Restaurant Management

If the technology in question is online ordering then large, vibrant images representing the food or drink on offer, clear references to any allergens and links/sub menus for customer favorites and meal deals should all be included.

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A Coffee Shop Owner’s Guide to Handling Food & Dairy Allergies

Perfect Daily Grind

It doesn’t always take large amounts of an allergen to cause sickness or even death. This means that using the same jug to handle different milks could trigger a reaction in someone – even if the jug has been rinsed and contains only microscopic amounts of the offending allergen. Train Your Staff.

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How Chatbots are Revolutionizing the Restaurant Industry

The Rail

It is a broad term that can refer to anything from automated systems used in manufacturing to self-driving cars. Your online visitors don’t want to have to deal with complicated menus or confusing prompts that take too much time to figure out. AI is a machine’s ability to do tasks that would otherwise be done by humans.