Food + Tech Connect

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Image Credit: Wall Street Journal Every week we track the business, tech and investment trends in CPG, retail, restaurants, agriculture, cooking and health, so you don’t have to. Here are some of this week’s top headlines. The rise of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic is causing ripples throughout the food industry, with nearly 7% of the population expected to use such medications by 2035, potentially transforming the way we approach nutrition.

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Restobiz

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Gift-giving can happen all year round, of course, but typically sales for gift cards start to ramp up from here on out. November and December traditionally make up about 50 per cent of gift card sales for the year, so this is the perfect time to look at how you plan to up sales through […] The post Using gift cards to up your restaurant sales appeared first on Restobiz.

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Food Management

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Sodexo Live! spooky themed menu items support the Indianapolis Zoo’s annual ZooBoo festivities.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Running a restaurant isn't just about serving great meals. It's about consistently delivering top-notch quality, exceptional service, and an unforgettable experience. For franchise owners, maintaining uniform excellence across all outlets is key. This highlights the importance of efficient systems to monitor and uphold these standards. Moreover, as the hospitality sector becomes increasingly competitive, tapping into the nuanced aspects of customer behavior becomes necessary.

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Food Management

OCTOBER 10, 2023

He's not a gambler, despite living in Reno, and he doesn’t roll the dice on campus foodservice, either, preferring well-researched, feedback-based changes and carefully implemented trends and marketing.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 10, 2023

A blurring of work and personal schedules is among the factors driving a shift toward earlier dining times at fine dining restaurants, according to a new report from Placer.ai. Other factors include the continuing work-from-home trend and the increasing population of younger families in urban residential locations. The team analyzed dining trends by hour between June and August of this year and compared them to the same time framed in 2019 after Union Square Hospitality Group Founder Danny Ma

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Sculpture Hospitality

OCTOBER 10, 2023

As an entrepreneur in the hospitality industry, you've mastered the art of juggling numerous moving parts to ensure a seamless experience for your patrons. But amidst the whirlwind of activity, there's one critical factor that can make or break your establishment's success - safety stock.

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Food Management

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This and a school milk carton shortage in South Carolina are some of the stories you may have missed recently.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s being called the “Skittle Law” by some in California, which is still controversial and outlaws red dye 3. It was originally to ban five dangerous substances from food, but titanium dioxide was ultimately allowed. Maybe the power of the chewing gum lobby saved titanium dioxide. It is a food additive for whitening or opacity used in gum. The new law makes, however, California the first U.S. state to ban food products containing the dangerous additives brominated vegetable oil, potassium broma

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FoodService Director

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Operators from college dining, health care, K-12 and senior living got first crack at the unique flavors and ingredients trending at FoodService Director’s MenuDirections conference.

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Fast Casual

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Shake Shack set big goals for diversity. At the Fast Casual Executive Summit, Idris Stover, director of diversity, equity inclusion and engagement, discussed how the restaurant made it work.

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Tyson Food

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Tyson Foods takes action during Hunger Action Month with donations of $25 Million and 25 Million pounds of protein to facilitate American’s access to nutritious foods. The post Hunger Action Month: Fighting Hunger Across the U.S., Together appeared first on Tyson Foods.

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FoodService Director

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Starting in January, added sugar in school meals served in the state will be restricted to no more than 25 grams of added sugar per day.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

According to a report, the findings of Salmonella in raw meat-based pet food in the United Kingdom have increased again. The number of positives in 2022 increased from 2021 when the highest-ever levels were seen. This poses a risk to animals who eat the food and people who handle and prepare it. Data comes from a report on Salmonella in livestock species in England, Wales, and Scotland, pet food, and animal feed collected by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) in 2022.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 10, 2023

With increasing demand for two-way guest communications, Hotel Communication Network (HCN) is expanding globally. Developer of the widely popular, modern, multi-lingual Navigator 2.0 in-room tablet platform has recently opened a new sales office in London. Mark Brooks-Belcher will serve as VP of Sales for the UK and Europe region.

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Food Safety Tech

OCTOBER 10, 2023

On October 7, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed California Assembly bill AB 418 into law. The bill, which was authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Woodland Hills) and co-sponsored by Consumer Reports and the Environmental Working Group (EWG) bans the use of brominated vegetable oil, potassium bromate, propyl paraben and Red Dye No. 3 as additives in food and drink products sold in the state.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The leading hospitality and travel technology platform, HotelRunner, will attend the Independent Hotel Show in Olympia London, between 16-17 October at stand 1631. The event will bring an opportunity for the company to further expand its wide market network by setting up new partnerships.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Half a dozen people are sick in an ongoing E. coli O157 outbreak in Denmark. Since late March, six E. coli O157:H7 patients have been identified, and one person has developed hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS). HUS is a severe complication associated with E. coli infections that causes kidney failure. While the first case was in March, the other five occurred in September.

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FoodService Director

OCTOBER 10, 2023

From tech to convenience stores, three panelists took to the stage at MenuDirections to discuss how the concept of convenience fits into the foodservice industry.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 10, 2023

This column was first published by Q/A and is reprinted here with permission of the author and Q/A. By Mitzi Baum At Stop Foodborne Illness (STOP), we are dedicated to creating effective food safety policy and educating consumers to further protect themselves from risk of foodborne illness. With nearly three decades of professional food safety industry experience, I’ve learned that the path to success isn’t measured in miles, it’s measured in inches.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 10, 2023

We live in a world where smartphones have become an extension of our hands, with 85% of Americans now relying on these devices for everything from checking the weather to checking into their hotels.

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Burkett Restaurant Equipment

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Whether you want to cook a turkey for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any other special occasion, it’s a delightful opportunity to experiment with flavors, techniques, and traditions. Below we explore various methods that promise to... The post 5 Delicious Ways to Cook a Turkey appeared first on Burkett Restaurant Equipment.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Gregg Hopkins is once again bringing insight, experience and passion to the hospitality advisory services business. Recently the 40-year hospitality industry veteran re-opened his travel and hospitality focused consultancy, Gregg Hopkins & Associates (GH&A), to serve as a trusted technology advisor for hotels, resorts, restaurants and clubs, and a hands-on mentor for hospitality technology company executives and front-line marketing and sales personnel.

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FoodHandler

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In many facets of our lives today, we see technology driving innovation and changes that 25 years ago were unimaginable. Though, for many of the front lines of foodservice operations across the county, technological changes are often slow to impact the day-to-day operations of foodservice businesses. Often, this is because technology can be quite expensive to implement, and that expense doesn’t even consider the time it takes to train staff on the new pieces of technology.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Hawk Inc., a central Alabama-based foodservice equipment and supplies distributor, announced several executive leadership changes with the passing of company co-founder Richard Hawk. These key leadership shifts will strategically position the company for long-term local and regional market growth as Hawk Inc. strives to continue elevating its brand in the foodservice industry, the release states.

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA’s) Food Fraud Working Group has published proposals to strengthen the collective public-private response to food crime. FSA also released new research on the cost of food crime and prevention strategies.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Paris Baguette has welcomed Eric Lavinder as its chief development officer. Prior to joining the bakery cafe concept, Lavinder was the chief development officer for Duck Donuts and before that, WOWorks. “I am thrilled to have joined the Paris Baguette team,” Lavinder says in the release. “This is an incredible brand with amazing growth and a strong future trajectory.

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The first survey on the use and impact of Codex Alimentarius texts shows that more than 80 percent of Codex member countries are satisfied with the international food safety guidelines.

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JAMIX

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Restaurant tech is one of the most significant game-changers in the culinary world, offering numerous solutions for food service operators to streamline work in the restaurant in several areas of operation. One crucial area in any type of restaurant is the kitchen. For a smoothly running kitchen you need to have your recipes and menus … Continue reading Cooking Up Success with Restaurant Tech: Software as Your Digital Chef → The post Cooking Up Success with Restaurant Tech: Software

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

In November, Penn State University Extension will offer webinar course to help produce growers meet the food safety requirements outlined in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).

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Hobart

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Best Pizza. Best Chef. Best Local Restaurant. Best Casual Restaurant. The people of Laredo showed their love and support for 550 Pizzeria when they voted for it in the 2023 Laredo Morning Times Readers Choice Awards. That’s not surprising considering owner Janet Zapata’s commitment to the pizza industry and to her community.

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