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The Science of Food Safety: Understanding and Preventing Foodborne Illness Outbreaks

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Recent outbreaks have highlighted vulnerabilities in food safety systems. These situations highlight a critical reality: even the strongest brands can face significant challenges in today's interconnected food system. Traditional food safety monitoring often relies on manual checklists and visual inspection.

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How Better Cooking Oil Management Enhances Efficiency and Reduces Costs

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What are common misconceptions restaurant operators have regarding the impact of cooking oil on sustainability? What Can Be Done : Educate the customer about the impact that different oils make not only on their ability to operate but also on their sustainability goals within the kitchen. Five major relationships to consider are: 1.

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Nine Critical HR and Payroll Steps to Prepare Your Restaurant for 2025

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From updating policies to gearing up for tax season, these steps will enhance your compliance and position your restaurant for sustained growth. Update Your Employee Handbook Your employee handbook sets the tone for your culture by establishing expectations and aligning your team toward a common goal and vision.

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IoT Is Revolutionizing The Way Restaurants Operate and Manage Food Safety

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Integrating IoT devices and connectivity drives efficiency, enhances food safety, mitigates risks, increases transparency, reduces waste, and provides many other benefits for restaurants. The numerous, significant benefits of using IoT in the restaurant industry include: Enhancing food safety. Did you know that U.S.

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2025 Restaurant Outlook: A Recipe for Success with Risk Management

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After weathering years of pandemic-related challenges, the sector continues to rebound with optimism. By mid-2024, 82 percent of food and beverage operators were still actively recruiting, with chefs and cooks comprising 30 percent of open roles. In 2023, the average cost of a hospitality-related breach surged 14 percent to $3.36

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2025 Outlook: Experts Weigh In on Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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Steady Online Ordering Brings Food Waste, Donations to the Forefront of Priorities Ordering food online increases restaurant sales, but it also can potentially increase wasted food if proactive measures aren’t taken – for both the business and consumers at home.

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The Cost of B-ing Good

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Read any article enumerating the current or emerging trends in restaurants and retail and you will see ideas of health and wellness, environmental sustainability, and brand authenticity coming to the fore. Green Restaurant and Slow Food were others we considered. But it was the pivots in the pandemic that pointed us toward B.