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Why Restaurants Are Switching to Intelligent Packaging

Modern Restaurant Management

Majority of people believe that compostable packaging can be thrown away with the rest trash and it will decompose on its own. However, the reality is compostable packaging are designed to be decomposed and processed in commercial composting facilities that provide the right environment for composting in a short period of time.

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Stirring Up the Future: Unveiling the 2024 Cocktail Trends 

Modern Restaurant Management

The drive towards waste reduction influences every aspect, from the ingredients used to the serving materials. Expect to see more cocktails featuring locally sourced, organic ingredients and presented in reusable or compostable vessels.

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Restaurant Kitchen Staff is Key to Food Cost Savings

Restaurant365

Food cost is one of the largest expenses for your restaurant, and because it is a controllable cost, you can influence how it impacts your bottom line. Training your store-level managers and your kitchen staff about food waste reduction is critical to improving overall Cost of Goods Sold (CoGS). Train your store-level managers.

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Restaurant Sustainability Efforts and Customer Attraction

The Restaurant Group

According to the National Restaurant Association’s “What’s Hot” report, American Culinary Federation chefs named sustainability and waste reduction in the top trends of the year. The focus of the resulting report is on the conservation of resources, waste management, and consumer insights.

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Restaurateurs, Are You Engaging Gen Z?

Focus POS

With this much influence, restaurants need to woo Gen Z inside their doors. Are you engaging in influencer marketing? Where previous generations responded to celebrity marketing and influence, Gen Z is much more receptive to more relatable social influencers. Influencers. Micro-influencers. Celebrities.

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The Trends to Watch in 2022 & Beyond

Future Food

As we have endured the past 18 months of the pandemic it is not accurate to say that Covid-19 has influenced the trends we will see and experience in the near future, as many trends were already starting to gather momentum, the pandemic has however accelerated their inevitability. Menus and food designed to travel. Day of the week Specials.

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Another Tasty Visit to Alentejo

The Wine Knitter

Photo credit: Penny Weiss Alentejo covers one-third of Portugal located in the southern half of the country and enjoys a typically Mediterranean climate with some Atlantic influence. The wines produced here come in a range of styles, influenced by the diversity of the climate and soil. Alcohol: 14.5%