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Is Your Ghost Kitchen Haunted by Food Safety Breaches?

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As a result, ghost kitchens, delivery-focused kitchens without a storefront or dining area, are growing in popularity. Ghost kitchens allow operators to utilize commercial kitchens – sometimes in shared spaces with other brands – without the overhead of a full restaurant space and staff. billion by 2027.

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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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Beyond the Scoop Shop: A Blueprint for Scaling Artisan Food Businesses

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Scaling an artisan food business is no easy feat. What starts as a passion for quality, craftsmanship, and unique flavors often turns into a logistical challenge when demand grows beyond the capacity of a single storefront or kitchen. Increased interest from wholesale buyers or retailers requesting larger orders.

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It’s Time to Redefine Restaurant Accountability Culture

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Before you ask or expect your team to be accountable, demonstrate it by following through on your commitments and openly addressing mistakes when they happen, whether it’s a scheduling oversight or a missed inventory order. ” Instead of: "Follow proper food safety procedures." Have fun with it!

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Adopting Tech Solutions Is the Smartest Decision Restaurants Can Make

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As these restaurants (and others) have discovered, technology has become instrumental in improving their safety and quality programs, increasing compliance, keeping up with ever-changing regulations, improving the customer experience, and differentiating themselves from the competition. Increase quality and safety across the supply chain.

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How AI Can Work for You

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While an IVR might not fool the Turing Test , it does satisfy the basic needs that a customer might have and can be designed to field general questions or even take incoming orders, freeing up your staff to perform other tasks. A common complaint among 66 percent of guests is inconsistent temperatures in their food. Reduce Food Waste.

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Restaurant Staff Training 101

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Back-of-house (BOH) staff, including chefs and kitchen assistants, will focus more on food safety, food handling, and kitchen equipment use. Restaurants with large or intricate menus will need to allocate more time to staff training on the ingredients, preparation methods, and food handling procedures.

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