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Beyond the Plate: The Future of Restaurants in a Tech-Driven 2024

Modern Restaurant Management

These factors contribute to a volatile supply chain, influencing everything from ingredient availability to menu pricing strategies. Contemporary menus increasingly feature more plant-based selections and alternative proteins, while also reflecting the demand for locally vetted foods and transparent supply chains.

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FSMA Rule 204 Updated: What Restaurants Need to Know Right Now

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The Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) was signed into law in January of 2011 and expanded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s authority to regulate the way foods are grown, harvested and processed. This last initiative is perhaps the most urgent for food businesses and requires immediate attention.

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2024 Outlook: Restaurant Trends and Challenges, Part One

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Looking ahead, we predict a day when cultivated meat will find its place as a default choice -on menus, because it delivers on taste, nutrition, and food safety, in addition to environmental sustainability and animal welfare. Beyond the realm of food, a similar shift has occurred with electric cars.

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How do specialty roasters manage their green coffee supply?

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Sourcing and buying green coffee is certainly a big part of this, but efficient inventory management is also paramount. During roasting, the moisture content of green coffee beans will influence the chemical reactions, and therefore the formation of flavour,” Giorgio tells me. What’s more, it could have harmful effects on consumers.

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A LETTER TO CULINARY SCHOOL GRADUATES

Culinary Cues

As we continue to fight this pandemic that we still know so little about, and try to gradually open up the economy with a keen eye on public safety – it will be restaurants and other hospitality businesses that suffer the longest. Make sure that you seek out opportunities that involve food. This will likely be the case for some time.

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MRM Research Roundup: Mid-September 2020 Edition

Modern Restaurant Management

The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced consumer sentiment and behavior as it relates to dining and quick service restaurants in a way we have never seen before; and with that, ThoughtWorks interviewed a diverse group of consumers in the U.S. Comfort Food. Food Safety Supply Chain. Read the full report to learn more.

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Great Expectations as Customers Show Increased Appetite for Swift Service and Customization

Modern Restaurant Management

From early 2021, eating out at our favorite restaurants became a thing of the past and with many people staying at home and working remotely, there was a surge in demand for food delivery services, as well as a need for faster and more personalized food options.