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Consumers Welcome Some Restaurant Automation, Reject Others

Modern Restaurant Management

More than half (55 percent) of global consumers say automated food preparation is unacceptable for both quick service and table service restaurants, while nearly half (49 percent) say they’re likely to order food through an artificial intelligence tool, such as a chatbot or drive-thru.

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Chicago Salmonella Outbreak sickens 109

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IDPH issued a CD alert to local health departments to notify them of any Salmonella cases who reported eating food purchased from Carniceria Guanajuato to interview or contact CDPH. For whom information was collected, 25 (23%) were hospitalized. For whom information was collected, none died. Outbreak definitions were created.

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Is the Labor Shortage a Wage Shortage?

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Restaurants must focus on better managing controllable costs, including food and labor, to increase their margins and stay competitive with increased wages. Many operators are not collecting data, instead relying on their managers’ gut instincts. Cut Your Food Waste. Build Actionable Information with Data.

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What Restaurants Need to Know About Recalls

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The FDA has already issued more than 50 food recalls in 2024, causing many consumers to worry about food safety – and raising an important question for the restaurant industry: Would we know exactly what to do in a recall situation? As food recalls continue, it’s wise for restaurants to review their recall protocols.

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How to Avoid the Top Seven Restaurant Inventory Management Mistakes

Modern Restaurant Management

Be sure to also count prepped items to improve theoretical variance. Prepped items are technically product sitting on the shelves; not counting those items means the theoretical variance will increase since there is no record of where those raw ingredients went. Having insights into food costs is key to controlling them.

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Pet food with Salmonella is a problem, but Human food with Salmonella not?

Bill Marler

The FDA is cautioning pet owners not to feed their pet’s certain Aunt Jeni’s Home Made frozen raw pet food “as it poses a serious threat to consumer and animal health” because of Salmonella Infantis contamination. The Product: Aunt Jeni’s Home Made All-Natural Raw Turkey Dinner Dog Food, 5 lb. kg), lot 175331 NOV2020.

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Competition’s Coming: Key Technology Changes Can Help You Win

Modern Restaurant Management

By improving customer loyalty and increasing revenue through the smart use of technology from the public-facing part of the business all the way to the back-of-house prep, sourcing, and staffing. Lavu, the restaurant technology services company, estimates 42 percent of food purchases are made online.

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