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FSMA Rule 204 Food Safety Countdown: What Restaurant Managers Need to Know Now

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Additionally, GS1’s Electronic Product Code Information Services (EPCIS) plays a critical role in enabling businesses to document and share information about when and where a product changes hands. A good plan documents how product is received, stored, and consumed in meal preparation. The time to act is now.

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Handling Unemployment Claims with Confidence

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Tips for restaurant HR leaders and operators to respond more effectively—without wasting time or losing money Years ago, when I was leading HR at Potbelly, I got hit with an unemployment claim from a former team member who had clearly quit. A verbal warning doesn’t exist unless it’s documented. Let’s fix that.

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Tech to Trash Can – How Technology Is Redefining Food Waste

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Food waste is recognized as an endemic challenge around the world. is wasted each year, about 119 billion pounds, estimated at over $408 billion. For restaurants, an industry with challenging profit margins, minimizing food waste is nothing less than a survival strategy. But unchecked waste can threaten the bottom line.

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Building Resilient and Less-Stress Restaurant Operations

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Effective, sustainable SOPs focus on minimizing waste and maximizing productivity. By clearly assigning and documenting tasks, you help staff members know what’s expected of them, ultimately leading to smoother operations and less stress during busy shifts.

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How a Virtual Supply Chain Identifies Challenges and Solutions for Restaurants

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percent accuracy, saving labor, reducing waste, and making food safer across the enterprise. Check on temperature & HACCP in operations – Reducing reliance on the manual nature of HACCP means less susceptibility to fraudulent logs and pencil whipping – approving documents without taking time to review them.

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How Restaurants Can Drive Profits and Growth During a Perfect Storm

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To maximize your existing resources: Reduce food waste. Restaurants toss a jaw-dropping 22-33 billion pounds of food each year, and food waste costs the hospitality industry an astonishing $100 billion annually. With prices skyrocketing, restaurants should focus on eliminating food waste.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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Waste management programs like recycling, composting, and any food-waste reduction measuring done can also help in this category. ” Additionally, you will speak to or put in place written policies around employee and manager expectations and a code of ethics.