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

Modern Restaurant Management

It can also provide full sourcing and ingredient listings that are needed for menu creation to serve customers with special requirements. Feeding Customers What They Want Some of the more successful restaurants today are offering their customers a clear window into their sourcing strategies. What’s My Role?

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Dining Trends for 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

Culinary methods and sources of inspiration for menus and venues were also part of this group’s discussion. Eighty-six percent of dames surveyed agreed that chefs have become trusted sources of knowledge beyond the menu. Ninety-two percent agreed that chefs are gaining recognition for their philanthropic efforts around the world.

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How to Use ChatGPT to Create Training Material for Restaurant & Cafe Employees

Ken Burgin

Questions could range from ingredients of dishes to potential allergens. Marketing and Promotion Training: Use ChatGPT to generate content on various marketing strategies, social media promotion, and special event planning. This will help train staff in customer service skills and problem-solving.

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Food Safety Never Takes a Holiday 

Modern Restaurant Management

Pay attention to maintaining rack storage order to prevent cross-contamination of ready-to-eat foods from raw animal proteins as well as any allergen cross-contact potential. New menu items may have new or unexpected allergens (a new dessert may have nut or dairy ingredients, or a new sauce may contain anchovies, a fish allergen).

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How to design a restaurant recipe card–and share it

Clover - Restaurants

But, you may also want to include auxiliary information like allergens/substitutions, prep time, storage notes, and drink pairings. As a gift –Whether it’s for a special event, a holiday, or just a thank-you-for-being-our-guest occasion, a recipe or ingredient card can make a thoughtful gift for your guests.

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Catering and Event Planning Trends for 2020

Modern Restaurant Management

Protein Swap : Pea, mung beans, hempseed, beets, chickpeas and avocado are some of the top swaps to add protein, gaining popularity and helping to avoid items that are more commonly an allergen like cashews and soy. The Greater Good, Sustainability and Local Sourcing. Sourcing and buying local is still a growing trend as well.

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10 Platforms Making it Easier for Chefs & Caterers to Scale Up Their Food Business

The Food Corridor

The software offers tools and features specially built for kitchen-based creators, to assist chefs and caterers deal with allergens, special dietary requirements, food delivery, and other needs specific to food producers. The twist here is that Hungry House takes care of all the sourcing of ingredients, cooking, and delivery.

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