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Food Chain Crisis Explained: Rising Food Prices & Supply Disruptions

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But the root cause of the current food chain crisis and rising food prices runs deeper than that. Supply chain disruptions and shortages like these are hitting every part of the food service industry hard. Labor Issues Exacerbate Food Chain Crisis. Summer Heat Wave Inflames Food Shortage.

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The Digital Revolution, Evolving Consumer Expectations and Other Trends

Modern Restaurant Management

Technology Integration – Restaurants leveraged AI, IoT, 5G, and quantum computing to optimize operations, enhance inventory management, streamline supply chains, improve food safety, and more. Regulatory Compliance – Staying abreast of evolving food safety regulations remained a persistent challenge in 2023.

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Revolutionizing Restaurant Supply Chains: The Impact of AI on Transparency, Validation, Verification, and Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has become invaluable in the food industry. AI can also improve sustainability within restaurants – and throughout their supply chains – with huge benefits that include waste and carbon emissions reduction, cost savings, and meeting consumer demand.

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Strategies for Financial Stability and Efficiency in Restaurant Supply Chains

Modern Restaurant Management

While commodity shortages, transportation logjams and other disruptions have eased, restaurants and other food service providers continue to apply lessons learned from recent periods of instability to make logistics and resupply processes more nimble and resilient. Regionalized supply chains. Modernizing sourcing technology.

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How to Reduce Your Restaurant’s Carbon Footprint

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It’s no surprise the food industry leaves behind a large footprint—and while much of the supply chain is inevitable, there are many innovative and simple steps we can all take to reduce waste and our own carbon footprint. But it’s a great example of how restaurants have always tried to avoid wasting food.

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Navigating the Future with Food Delivery Services

Modern Restaurant Management

Food delivery services have not only changed the way people eat, but they have also provided restaurant operators with both obstacles and possibilities. Understanding the Landscape Food delivery services have changed the restaurant sector, causing an evolution in consumer expectations.

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How Predictive Analytics Can Help Suppliers Overcome Fluctuations in Demand

Modern Restaurant Management

Food service suppliers have been scrambling to keep pace with fluctuating demand in a supply chain that has been anything but predictable since 2020. How Innovative Supply Chain Technology Can Empower Purchase Decisions. Problem: Demand for Different Supplies. Total restaurant industry sales in the U.S.