Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 25, 2025

While many assert that this signifies a long overdue change, as coffee has historically been an undervalued commodity, price volatility affects all levels of the supply chain in various ways. Many are facing the difficult decision to raise their retail prices , seeking new ways to streamline operations and manage cash flow more effectively.

Café

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JUNE 16, 2025

To support this trend, Bellwether Coffee, which will exhibit at WoC Geneva at booth #1422, created an ROI Calculator to help retailers analyse the costs and benefits of roasting their own coffee. The push for greater sustainability in roasting Today’s consumers are increasingly choosing to support brands that prioritise sustainability.

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EATER

MAY 14, 2025

At places like the Lonely Oyster in Los Angeles, you could pay as much as $6 for a sustainably sourced Blue Pool oyster pulled from the waters of Hama Hama, Washington. Some oyster farmers, like Hog Island, sell directly to restaurants and wholesale retailers, while others work with a distributor who helps get their product to market.

Pricing

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 13, 2025

Berlin, Germany) Fri, 13 Jun – JM Smucker plans another retail coffee price increase. Roaster co-working hubs in Lviv and petrol station networks sustained specialty growth amid conflict. Phoenix, Arizona, US) Fri, 13 Jun – 7 Brew appoints Inspire Brands veteran as first chief supply officer. in the year-ago period.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 31, 2025

Year of Experimentation Square released early insights from its forthcoming annual Future of Commerce report, providing a unique look at the restaurant, retail and beauty industries across the US, Canada, UK, and Australia. ” A Year of Challenges U.S.

Marketing

Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 7, 2025

In this tough economic climate, many roasters have shifted their buying practices, including sustainability-driven strategies and partnerships. Sustainability, once a cornerstone of specialty coffee, may have become less critical as businesses grapple with a tumultuous market.

Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 30, 2025

The Food Access and Retail Expansion Fund (FARE Fund) is paid for by the American Rescue Plan Act. Inflation, supply chain issues, and increased wages due to staffing shortages have driven up operational costs. Increased costs of sustainable packaging and adherence to government regulations contribute to financial burdens.

Fast Casual

Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 5, 2025

Specialty coffee has long advocated for paying higher, fairer prices for quality, transparency, traceability, and sustainability. A recent Reuters report stated major European supermarket chains pushed back on retail coffee price hikes, as prices surged by 20% within weeks. This messaging brought about brand loyalty. lb in early 2022.

Pricing

Modern Restaurant Management

DECEMBER 18, 2024

– Sophia Goldberg, Cofounder & CEO, Ansa Markets Matter In a world where chain stores and online retail offer uniformity, local markets stand out as vibrant hubs of diversity, reflecting the character and culture of their communities. Leveraging AI throughout all touchpoints and will not only be a trend but a need in 2025.

2025

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 11, 2025

Furthermore, digital tools for inventory and labor management became crucial for navigating supply chain disruptions and staffing challenges. While this was originally done to prevent the spread of germs, it is now seen as a sustainable way of cutting back on printing.

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MARCH 11, 2025

Jaya Saxena, correspondent Outages and supply chain challenges mean higher prices The early days of the pandemic were marked by unexpected price hikes (a run on flour and yeast) and unpredictably empty shelves (the great bucatini shortage of 2020 ). Most major grocery retailers in my area, along with many big-box stores, have joined the apps.

Food Supply

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 4, 2025

While total spending growth was nearly flat compared to January, sector-level trends showed consumers shifting more spend to retailers and restaurants in February and spending less at service-based businesses. On a year-over-year basis, small business sales (+2.1 percent) and total transactions (+4.0 percent) showed healthy growth. .

Delivery

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JUNE 6, 2025

New Delhi, India) Tue, 3 Jun – BRITA renews partnership with LTA to extend sustainable hydration. Cornish Bakery has identified nearly 350 new locations in tourist hotspots and high streets, and has appointed its first property director to secure prime retail sites as it aims to expand to 400 UK stores. Robustas slid 3.5%

2025

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JULY 18, 2025

The Omaha-based roaster and retailer hired advisers to evaluate a potential sale or merger of its roughly 445 outlets across the Midwest, seeking capital for further expansion amid intensifying competition. São Paulo, Brazil) Thu, 17 Jul – US retail prices rose in June as tariff pass-through begins.

Café

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 29, 2025

alcohol products from retail stores. However, confidence does not always equate to effective supply chain management, with nearly half (43 percent) reporting that they struggle to maintain supply chain visibility. Canada, the second largest market for U.S. spirits exports, began imposing a 25 percent tariff on all U.S.

Reservations

Perfect Daily Grind

AUGUST 1, 2025

Second quarter revenue, profit, and outlet growth all surged in 2025 following significant investments in new roasteries, a central supply hub in Yunnan, and trade agreements with Brazil. million, securing local infrastructure and supply chain expertise to expand beyond its two existing outlets in the region.

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Perfect Daily Grind

JULY 25, 2025

explores sale options after sustained losses. San Antonio, Texas, US) Wed, 23 Jul – Coffee Watch warns US tariffs threaten coffee-growing economies and raise US retail prices. Mexico City, Mexico) Wed, 23 Jul – US sanctions threaten Latin American fertiliser supply. São Paulo, Brazil) Tue, 22 Jul – Farmers Bros.

Pricing

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 17, 2025

Many producers, particularly smallholders, receive consistently low prices that don’t cover the costs of production, preventing them from earning a sustainable, livable income. Roasters and importers now operate on thinner margins than ever, forcing them to raise retail prices , which inevitably reshapes consumer behaviour.

Pricing

Perfect Daily Grind

JUNE 12, 2025

In response, New York roaster Coffee Bros launched a petition to safeguard coffee supply chains and protect small businesses and the millions of producers they rely on. Tariffs not only threaten the livelihoods of millions of producers at origin who supply the US but also put thousands of US coffee businesses at risk.

Café

Restaurant Business

JULY 1, 2025

Her unique flavors of ice cream are also sold by the pint in grocer’s freezer cases, so she is not exactly a neophyte on the retail product side. Jeni’s is also a Certified B Corporation with a strong sustainability mission. The product is now being sold in select retail stores and online, and on the wholesale side, through Faire.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 4, 2024

There is not one simple thing a company can do to be more sustainable–there are dozens that need to done every day, but they are doable. Over the past 30 years, she has been the architect of their groundbreaking approach to responsible purchasing and a leading force behind their pivotal shift toward sustainability.

Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

JULY 1, 2024

There are a number of proven strategies for being proactive about possible supply chain shortages including menu optimization, building partnerships and LTO maximization. Create strong relationships with local retailers. Having these retailers on speed dial can make sure both the restaurant and the retailers are on the same page.

Supplies

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 5, 2021

It’s not enough just to recover, retail and specifically restaurants and the food industry are compelled to pivot, adapt and create a model that will endure. Here are five trends in the restaurant industry to consider post-COVID: Labor Supply, Wages and Automation. Retail Is Remodeling and Partnering.

Food Truck

Modern Restaurant Management

APRIL 21, 2022

Sustainability continues to be a pressing issue for restaurants and the world. One of the penultimate responsibilities as a professional chef is learning to work sustainably. One of the penultimate responsibilities as a professional chef is learning to work sustainably. Lisa Dahl, Chef and Restaurateur, Dahl Restaurant Group.

Sustainability

Modern Restaurant Management

MARCH 9, 2022

All restaurants should proactively work to reduce food waste, which will also help you save money, increase profits, spotlight your commitment to sustainability, and help the environment. Optimize your supply chain. Consider the following: US restaurants generate an estimated 22 to 33 billion pounds of food waste each year.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

AUGUST 1, 2024

Chipotle invited key supply partners to participate in the test and provided partners with an RFID playbook with best practices and benefits of the program. Sam Vise, CEO and Co-Founder at Optimum Retailing, is passionate about where RFID is headed and its potential for the restaurant industry.

Operations

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Retailers are having a tougher time each month, as well. The “support local” movement that helped sustain several restaurants during the pandemic won’t be going away any time soon, with more Canadians purchasing and ordering from their local restaurants directly, and for items other than just takeout or delivery.

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 30, 2021

The legislature did not codify this relief measure, and restaurants who offered the service are now left with packaging equipment and supplies that they can no longer use for to-go alcohol sales. This case is part of an increasing number of lawsuits filed against seafood retailers and foodservice outlets about their sustainability claims.

2021

Modern Restaurant Management

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Focused on the retail, services and restaurant industries, the SpotOn ecosystem offers powerful technology to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) at a price they can afford. Restaurants have been pivoting to reach and serve customers in new ways, and retailers have been seeing the lines blur between brick and mortar and e-commerce.

Serving

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

” Their answers touched on a variety of subjects including AI, virtual reality, virtual kitchens, staffing and retention, social media marketing, sustainability and third-party delivery. Elo’s Sonal Apte, vice president of retail and hospitality. Sean Bradley, AudioEye co-founder.

Mobile Ordering

Modern Restaurant Management

JANUARY 12, 2021

In this new normal, nothing became more important to CX — and to business sustainability — than safety, cleanliness, hygiene, and sanitation practices. Employee attitudes can make or break a retail establishment. And these factors matter from a compliance and risk mitigation perspective, too. This includes employees.

Fast Casual

EATER

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Dynamic pricing is not new; for decades, the airline, fashion, and hospitality industries have all found that dynamic pricing — the incremental adjustments to prices to reflect inventory, demand, and supply — has helped companies cut waste and save money. San Diego’s Rady School of Management suggests that it might.

Waste

Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 5, 2022

For example, IBM Trust is a collaborative network of growers, processors, and wholesalers who can track products as they move across the supply chain. The coffeehouse chain will become one of Bakkt's flagship retailers and embrace crypto through its payment app. End-to-End Supply Chain Visibility.

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Perfect Daily Grind

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Among all coffee supply chain actors, farmers (especially smallholders, defined as those who grow coffee on less than 30ha of land) are generally the most economically vulnerable. The C price is largely determined by supply and demand; if coffee supplies fall then the price will increase. and US $38.99.

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EATER

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Rubba visits all the farms that supply the restaurant, asking about their crop rotations , soil health practices, and how the farmworkers are treated. “I Chefs can be part of the next chapter of this story, not only by telling the history of a food but also by helping build a sustainable market for its future. Really, people love it.”

Seasonal Menu

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Founded by Ariane Daguin in 1985, the company is recognized for its uncompromising standards when it comes to delivering superior products based on free-range, natural production and sustainable, humane farming practices. Ariane Daguin, Tom Colicchio and more attend D'Artagnan's 35th Anniversary at Metropolitan Pavillion.

Coaching

Modern Restaurant Management

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Having a strategy for plant-based is now a business imperative–your customers want it and your competitors are doing it,” said The Good Food Institute Foodservice and Supply Chain Manager Zak Weston. In 2018 Health Care Without Harm partnered with the World Resources Institute to bring the Cool Food Pledge to health care.

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