Wed.Oct 02, 2024

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Elevate Your Restaurant Brand: Convert Value into Loyalty

Modern Restaurant Management

Now that the summer of the value meal has ended, what will autumn bring for QSR brands? Will they be able to capitalize on the good will and traffic boosts as the weather gets cooler? To learn how operators can take a forward-looking approach and ease customers back into a profitable pricing model, Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine reached out to Hope Neiman, CMO at restaurant ordering and loyalty platform, Tillster, which works with brands like Baskin Robbins, Popeyes and Burger King

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Healthy School Meals for All: A Bipartisan Path Forward

Chef Ann Foundation

Improving school food quality and nutrition are issues that can unite lawmakers across the aisle.

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How Technology is Modernizing Hospitality Operations

Hospitality Net

The hospitality industry has changed a lot over the years. Labor shortages, rising guest expectations, and tightening budgets are the new norm. We’ve spent a lot of time thinking about how technology can help solve these challenges. And while technology won’t fix everything, it can go a long way in making operations run smoother and guests happier.

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A new tech-focused grocery store comes to Utah Tech University and other news you may have missed

Food Management

Catch up on industry news that you may have missed this week with 5 Things with FSD.

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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Extended Stay America to Donate 100,000 Free and Discounted Room Nights to Cancer Patients and Families

Hospitality Net

Extended Stay America, the nation’s leading mid-priced extended stay hotel brand, is proud to announce its renewed designation as the Official Hotel Partner of the American Cancer Society. Over the next two years, Extended Stay America will provide a total of 100,000 free and discounted room nights per year to cancer patients and their families, a total value of over $7 million.

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Spark by Hilton Set To Debut in Austria With Two Vienna Properties

Hospitality Net

Hilton (NYSE: HLT) has today announced the signing of two hotels under Hilton’s new premium economy conversion brand, Spark by Hilton, as part of a wider agreement with Verkehrsbuero Hospitality. Spark by Hilton Vienna Donaustadt and Spark by Hilton Vienna Messe Prater will both open later this year.

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How restaurants can automate successfully

Fast Casual

A panel at QSR Next held virtually on Nov. 13 will address how restaurants can uncover automation opportunities and build a tech stack that delivers high ROI.

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Scandic expanding in Germany – opening new hotel in Stuttgart

Hospitality Net

Scandic has signed a long-term, revenue-based lease agreement with property owner AXA Investment Managers to take over a 174-room hotel in central Stuttgart. The hotel will be renovated and adapted to Scandic’s brand and operational standards before the planned opening in the fourth quarter 2025.

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Metz celebrates recipes from a pair of its Latin chefs for Hispanic Heritage Month

FoodService Director

The Dallas-based culinary management company is rolling out authentic family dishes to all its foodservice venues.

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Cobblestone Hotels Deploys Stayntouch PMS Across 139 Properties in 90 Days

Hospitality Net

Stayntouch, a global leader in cloud hotel property management systems (PMS) and guest-centric technology, announced a new partnership with Cobblestone Hotels, a fast-growing hotel franchise chain with over 160 properties across 29 states. Stayntouch deployed its cloud-based PMS across Cobblestone’s portfolio at an unprecedented speed, leveraging advanced automation technology.

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How Point Loma Nazarene University gave its sustainable dining a boost

FoodService Director

The private school in California improved its Green Restaurant Association rating with some thoughtful shifts.

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Cendyn acquires Knowland and announces private equity partner Haveli Investments

Hospitality Net

Cendyn, a global hospitality cloud-based technology company, has acquired Knowland, the US-based leader in data-as-a-service intelligence on meetings and events for hospitality. The strategic acquisition presents an opportunity to enhance sales prospecting by yielding greater bookings in the MICE (meetings, incentives, conferences, and events) space.

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Apple spice knocking out pumpkin spice for fall's favorite flavor?

Fast Casual

Apple Pie Spice is subtle, flexible and perfect for sweet and savory applications.

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The Hotelier’s Guide to Operational Excellence in 2025

Hospitality Net

By examining five key areas of hotel operations, this whitepaper serves as a comprehensive roadmap for hoteliers looking to thrive in a data-driven world. It highlights how leveraging data and technology can lead to more efficient processes, better decision-making, and improved profitability.

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Scientists Develop Antibody With Detection, Treatment Potential for Foodborne Campylobacter

Food Safety Magazine

Osaka Metropolitan University researchers have developed an antibody that can identify Campylobacter jejuni and inhibit its growth, which could potentially power rapid detection solutions for food contamination and medical interventions for foodborne illness.

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Sustainable Hospitality Challenge 2024 Announces Winners at Future Hospitality Summit World in Dubai

Hospitality Net

The Sustainable Hospitality Challenge (SHC), by Hotelschool The Hague, proudly announces the Winner of its 2024 edition, revealed during the grand finale at the Future Hospitality Summit World in Dubai. This year’s competition, which brought together 7 visionary student teams from across the globe, celebrated groundbreaking innovations set to reshape the future of hospitality.

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Settling the Great Franchising Debate

Fast Casual

In the restaurant industry, the equivalent of “to be or not to be?” is “to franchise or not to franchise?” This is a question that many pizzeria owners struggle with when they get to the point where they’re ready to expand.

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Red Roof® President Zack Gharib Unveils Plan to Elevate the Brand at its 2024 Conference

Hospitality Net

Red Roof®, an award-winning leader in the lodging industry, unveiled a blueprint for continued profitable growth at its brand conference for more than 1,000 franchisees, team members and partners. Red Roof President Zack Gharib laid out a concrete path forward to elevate one of America’s best-known lodging brands. In his address to the Red Roof franchise community, Gharib told conference attendees, We are an iconic American brand, and we are living the American dream.

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Consider the benefits provided by a POS made for the pizza industry

Fast Casual

The very reason why pizza is such a popular food item with consumers is the same reason restaurant owners can benefit from a POS that supports both customization and personalization.

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How to Convince AI that You Are the Best Candidate for the Job

Hospitality Net

Last week, we discussed how more companies used AI to screen resumes and analyze job candidates’ performance in the initial interviews. We called for companies’ attention to the potential AI biases in hiring. This week, we will visit what job candidates can do to help AI pick us and recommend us for hiring.

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How Custodial and Maintenance Teams Can Help Curb the Impact of Cold and Flu Season

Healthy Schools Campaign

With cooler temperatures and the onset of fall, it’s time to prepare for the approaching cold and flu season. Facilities Directors play a crucial role in creating and maintaining a healthier school environment. With students, staff, and teachers spending hours in shared indoor spaces, it’s essential to take proactive measures to minimize the spread of illness to reduce the following negative impacts: Increased Student Absenteeism : When students get sick, absenteeism rises and disrupts lea

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Hotel Performance Outlook for Denver: Growth Picking up through 2026

Hospitality Net

For Denver hotels, the first five months of 2024 were somewhat volatile, with March declines being offset by April gains. This trend can be partially attributed to Easter falling in March this year. After two months of RevPAR declines in Denver in June and July, August was a stellar month for the city’s hotels, with the RevPAR increase nearing 10%. However, the declines in June and July resulted in little growth for the city in the summer of 2024, as overall RevPAR growth through August is less

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Swedish Food Agency Now Offering Free Open Access to Online Food Safety Educational Courses

Food Safety Magazine

The Swedish Food Agency is now offering free, public access to its full suite of food safety education e-learning courses, which may be of interest to food business owners and food inspectors.

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Tivoli Hotels & Resorts to Launch in Portugal’s Porto Region with Tivoli Kopke Porto Gaia Hotel

Hospitality Net

Minor Hotels announces the continued expansion of Tivoli Hotels & Resorts in Portugal, the brand’s home country, with the upcoming launch of Tivoli Kopke Porto Gaia Hotel. Located on the south bank of the Douro River, in the city of Gaia, the hotel is scheduled to open early in 2025 and boasts a privileged panoramic view over Porto.

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FDA Reorganizes to Create Human Foods Program

Penn State Food Safety Blog

The FDA announced the reorganization creating the Human Foods Program, "a new model for field operations and other modernization efforts is now in effect." According to the release, this "is is the single largest reorganization in the agency’s modern history, as it impacts more than 8,000 employees and touches almost every facet of the FDA." The goal is to better "zero in on those issues where intervention has the greatest opportunity for the prevention of disease and for the promotion of wellne

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Upcoming HFTP Annual Convention Features Top Hotelier Panelists, Featured in New HFTP Academy Micro-certificate Program

Hospitality Net

A highlight of the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals’ (HFTP®) upcoming Annual Convention is the session, “Navigating Challenges in 2025: How Hotel Owners and Management Companies Can Collaborate Successfully.” Speaking on the panel are top hoteliers John Murray, president and CEO for Sonesta International Hotels Corp. and Blair Wills, president and CEO for StepStone Hospitality.

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Second U.S. Baby Food Producer Promises to Publish Product Test Results Guided by EU Standards

Food Safety Magazine

Babylife Organics has become the second U.S. baby food producer to announce a product testing initiative guided by EU standards; specifically, for toxic heavy metals, tested at four points along production, and measured in parts-per-billion.

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Hotel Co 51 Brings Marriott International’s Second Element-branded Hotel To Europe

Hospitality Net

Hotel Co 51 has boosted the number of Marriott-owned brands in its European portfolio following the opening of the new-build Element by Westin® Wroclaw.

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USDA announces new round of funding to support local procurement in schools

FoodService Director

The department is investing $1.2 billion in Commodity Credit Corporation funding to go toward local food purchases at schools, childcare facilities, food banks and other institutions.

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Field & Stream Lodge Co. Announces Its First Location in Bozeman, MT - Introducing: Great Lodges, Great Outdoors

Hospitality Net

This new venture from Starwood Capital Group and AJ Capital Partners provides affordable lifestyle lodging for outdoor enthusiasts.

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