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Liberty University unveils major new dining center

Food Management

The newly built Reber-Thomas Dining Center features a 2,700-seat capacity, state-of-the-art dining technology, and 27 food stations, including an allergen-friendly zone, a front-facing bake shop and an exhibition kitchen station for hosting student cooking classes.

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Consumer Habits Are Changing — What’s Next for Restaurant Tech?

Modern Restaurant Management

The food industry has been historically slow to integrate technology and digital solutions. However, given the current circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, economic instability and impending recession in 2023 , traditional norms are shattered. Restaurants have had to adapt beyond the conventional to navigate the stormy waters and emerge stronger than ever before.

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5 tech things: Wichita State latest campus to add robot delivery

Food Management

This and how the quick-service mentality automating drive-thrus impacts restaurant business strategies are some of the tech-related developments you may have missed recently.

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KaTom To Reach Half-Billion Dollars in Sales

Foodservice Equipment Reports

KaTom Restaurant Supply is on pace to reach $500,000,000 in sales for the first time. The Kodak, Tenn.-based dealership conducts sales throughout all 50 states in addition to Puerto Rico and several international destinations. Although independent restaurants comprise a substantial portion of its customer base, KaTom works closely with local and national businesses spanning a variety of industries.

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Taking it from standard to splendid

Food Management

A refreshed, open-concept cafeteria offers employees, patients and guests of a Louisiana medical center a wider array of choices, including “the largest salad bar in town.

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Plant Based World Expo Brings Dazzling Menu Solutions To Restaurant and Foodservice Industry

Total Food Service

In recent years, there has been a significant surge in interest and adoption of plant-based diets. For some the switch to a plant-based diet is for the potential health benefits. For other s, it ’ s about environmental concerns and reducing one’s footprint. And for others, the move to a plant-based diet is drive n by ethical concerns due to growing awareness of animal welfare issues.

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Trade Show Booth Design: A Captivating Recipe for Success

NewPoint Marketing

Captivating Trade Show Booth Designs for Food Brands A good trade show booth design can provide an excellent platform for food brands to showcase their products, network with industry professionals, and engage directly with their target audience. However, with numerous competitors vying for attention, food brands must create a stand-out trade show booth.

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Water Use Stewardship in the Food System

FoodInsight

The use of natural resources such as water in food production is a sustainability issue that continues to be on the radar of many farmers, food processors and consumers. In many regions of the world, water scarcity is on the rise as the demand for food production increases. In 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that agriculture remained a major user of fresh water in the United States and that the 2017 Census of Agriculture reported that there is a total of 58 million acr

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Hawaiian fast casual loses store to wildfires, raises funds for workers

Fast Casual

L&L's store in Lahaina, Hawaii was lost to flames from the wildfires and its Honokowai location is temporarily closed due to no electricity or water. Nearly 20 employees have lost their jobs and or homes, inspiring the company to arrange temporary housing as well as employment opportunities for the displaced staff.

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Cambro’s Business of the Week: TR? Bowl Superfood Bar

the CAMBRO blog

With summer in full force, there is no better time to get outside, soak up some sunshine, and enjoy a refreshing snack from TRŪ Bowl Superfood Bar ! After struggling with medical issues, TRŪ Bowl owner Lucy Manalo decided it was time to make a change in her lifestyle. Once her husband discovered TRŪ Bowl, the couple became instantly hooked and last November, they decided to open up a location of their own.

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CDC isolates specific strain of E. coli that is of great concern

Food Safety News

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified a strain of E. coli bacteria that it considers persistent and causing illnesses over a long period. An article in the September issue of the publication Emerging Infectious Diseases describes a strain of E. coli O157:H7 that caused a large outbreak in late 2019. The outbreak included 167 patients and hospitalized 85 people from 27 states.

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DO’s and DON’Ts OF Hotel Robots

Hospitality Net

Increasingly, HOTEL robots are being considered For various hotel tasks, especially those that are repetitive and accomplishable by a machine, versus an ever increasingly difficult-to-find and costly human.

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Recess dust-up may turn into fall’s Battle Royal as pork-producing states want California out of their business

Food Safety News

The EATS Act, to stop California from regulating America’s farms and ranches by protecting states’ authority to regulate agriculture within their borders, is turning into a significant dustup that is not waiting for the congressional recess to get over. For the August recess, which actually does not end until Congress goes back to the national capitol in September, more verbal bombs have gone back and forth than usual.

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Collaborating with the right equipment and supply consultant offers unmatched peace of mind

Fast Casual

Overseeing day-to-day operations of one or more locations takes time, experience and organization. That’s why finding the right equipment partner in the restaurant section is so critical.

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Two outbreak investigations closed without source identified; one continues

Food Safety News

The Food and Drug Administration has closed an investigation into an outbreak of infections from E. Coli O26 without having found the source of the pathogen. The agency reports that the outbreak has ended with 13 patients having been identified. The FDA did not reveal any patient information, such as where the patients lived. According to the agency’s most recent update, it first reported the outbreak to the public on July 26.

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Urging the Biden Administration to Combat IUU Fishing

Bon Appetit Management Company

Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing is sadly all too commonplace on the open sea. Researchers estimate that one in five wild-caught fish are landed via IUU fishing, leading to more than $30 billion in illegal profit with billions of dollars of losses to the legal global seafood economy. These egregious violations of national and international regulations threaten fisheries and ocean ecosystems and are also associated with horrendous human rights abuses including forced labor and h

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New 'Convenience Corridor' at Lehigh University is powered by robots and vending

FoodService Director

The area offers salads, ramen bowls, sushi, coffee and more, using tech to speed service of fresh food options.

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EU raises public health concerns over bivalve mollusk controls.

Food Safety News

Controls in EU countries on bivalve mollusks are not always adequate to protect consumer health, according to the European Commission. Bivalve mollusks include mussels, clams, oysters, and scallops. France, Spain, Italy, and Greece make up more than 80 percent of the production in Europe, mostly from aquaculture. They feed by filtering algae from surrounding water and can accumulate microorganisms and chemical contaminants.

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New York Secure Choice Savings Program Requires Employers to Auto-Enroll Employees in Roth IRA Program

Total Food Service

Article contributed by Jonathan J. Boyles, Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP Employers should start preparing for the rollout of the New York Secure Choice Savings Program (“NYS Program”). The law requires all New York State businesses with 10 or more employees, and that have been in existence for at least two years, to participate in the state-sponsored retirement program, unless the employer already offers a retirement plan to its employees (for example, a 401(k), 403(b) or SIMPLE IRA plan

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Trill Burgers to serve football fans in 4 spots at Houston’s NRG Stadium

FoodService Director

The smashburger concept is co-owned by local rapper Bun B.

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James Beard Platform at Pier 57, NYC: Behind The Dining Options

Total Food Service

Part of Total Food Service’s Blueprint Series on hot new restaurant kitchen renovations, new floor plans, and more. T he James Beard Foundation ( JBF ), a national culinary nonprofit organization, has debuted its’ highly anticipated new food hall opening at Pier 57 in Manhattan as part of the $400 million redevelopment of the property. JBF has teamed with Jamestown, a design-focused real estate investment and management firm, that developed, and curated the food hall for Google, RXR, Youngwoo &#

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Young people in transition to a better future.

Future Food Institute

With “Trame Mediterranee” (Mediterranean Woven Tales), TRED’s students in Pollica. Since 1999, every year, August 12 has been International Youth Day , established by the United Nations General Assembly to call on the world to implement policies that help young people overcome increasingly complex challenges, to support them in this process, and above all to remind everyone of their (fundamental) role as drivers of change.

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In the United States is it safer to eat Pet Food than Poultry?

Bill Marler

And, why does the FDA consider Salmonella an adulterant in all foods and the USDA/FSIS does not? According to the FDA , “[p]athogenic bacteria (e.g., Salmonella or Listeria monocytogenes) are considered adulterants in both human and animal food. Although many animals consuming this food may not become sick themselves, they can become carriers and expose their human family members to pathogenic bacteria.

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