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Smart Supply Chain Management Can Reduce Food Waste and Improve Margins in Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

Around 33 to 40 percent of food goes to waste each year. A large chunk of that comes down to complex problems in global food supply chain management that most restaurants have little control over. What restaurants can do, however, is re-think how their direct food supply is managed – from transport to inventory control.

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THE NEXT GENERATION OF COOKS & CHEFS

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PLAN BETTER TRAIN HARDER Work Hard and be Kind Dick Cattani Harvest America Ventures, LLC Restaurant Consulting www.harvestamericacues.com BLOG (Over 900 articles about the business and people of food) CAF Talks Podcast [link] More than 90 interviews with the most influential people in food

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Restaurant Payments Go from Cash to Credit to Contactless – to Cryptocurrency 

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Supply Chain Benefits. Visibility in all aspects of the supply chain is important for restaurants, especially since food is a sensitive product to handle. And Bloomin’ Brands has experimented with a blockchain solution that helps manage supplies in the case of a food safety–related recall.

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GIVING THANKS

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The second family is a breath of fresh air when we could easily feel left out. [] WE SPEAK THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE: Finally, I am grateful for food as a communication vehicle. Happy Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for?

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What Can I Do to Reduce My Restaurant Supply and Labor Costs?

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We’re going to park this one here until a little later in this article. Here are three ways you can reduce your restaurant supply and labor costs: Use Technology to Streamline Operations. Whether you’re taking inventory, ordering supplies, or managing the supply chain – it all costs time and labor.

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WILL THE RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE BECOME IMPERSONAL

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Technology can save restaurants money, help them become more efficient, reduce dependence on a qualified labor pool, and trim some reliance on a challenged supply chain. How do we keep the business of food from becoming more and more transactional? This must be the answer right? Is this our future a place we want to be?

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How Is Inflation Affecting Restaurants?

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You can't scroll news sites without seeing more articles about inflation, but was does it mean for restaurants? Restaurants are dealing with the dual hit of labor shortages and supply chain challenges? How is inflation affecting food prices? How is inflation affecting food prices?