Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 7, 2024

The tightening labor market of 2024 presents a complex set of challenges for business owners, from a shrinking labor force to the increasing prevalence of counteroffers. The labor market landscape has shifted recently in ways that few could have predicted even a few years ago. As we press on into 2024, it's crucial for business owners to recognize the complexities and nuances of these shifts so they can stand the best chance of winning the talent race.

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Sculpture Hospitality

MAY 7, 2024

The allure of entrepreneurship has always been strong, especially for individuals currently employed in the hospitality industry. The dream of being your own boss, running your own business, and reaping the rewards of your hard work is undeniably attractive.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

MAY 7, 2024

From thoughts on headwinds like tipping fatigue and menu price inflation to the almighty power of craveworthy foods, Technomic shared consumers’ perspectives in its “State of the U.S. Restaurant Guest” webinar. Robert Byrne, the research firm’s director of research and insights, led the conversation, which took place on Tuesday, May 7.

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Food Safety Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has signed Senate Bill 1084 into law, becoming the first U.S. state to ban the sale of cell-based meat (also known as “cultivated” or “lab-grown” meat).

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

If you love hotels, then you will be glad to hear that they offer many amazing career paths. There are many diverse positions within a hotel but in this article, we will cover 10 possible career paths that hotel lovers should consider. From concierge to reservation manager, you have many key roles, all of which are vital to ensuring hotel operations run smoothly.

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FoodService Director

MAY 7, 2024

The hot food technology supplier has teamed up with Sodexo to deploy thousands of Just Baked Smart Bistro kiosks at Sodexo sites across the U.S.

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Food Safety Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

An EU project that monitors contaminants in important Mediterranean fishing regions/seafood species has discovered concerning levels of microplastics in the guts and stomachs of some fish.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

While the discussion around Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been going on for years, there has been a renewed level of enthusiasm since the introduction of generative AI technologies like ChatGPT.

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FoodService Director

MAY 7, 2024

Also in this week’s legislative update: Oklahoma says okay to electronic school meal applications and New Hampshire lawmakers rework a bill that would make a handful of changes to school nutrition programs.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

Cloud5 Communications, a leading provider of IT solutions and services for more than 5,000 hotels across the Americas, has announced the appointment of technology expert and managed IT veteran, Frank Ziller, as its Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

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Forward Fooding

MAY 7, 2024

Now in its fifth edition, the FoodTech 500 has gathered more than 1500+ applications from AgriFoodTech Startups & Scaleups globally in 2023, receiving applications from 77 countries, with 57 countries represented in the final FoodTech 2023 list, shedding light on the FoodTech 500 initiative’s widespread reach and global influence. This year, the FoodTech 2023 list showcased 80 companies from the United States and 14 from Canada amongst the finalists.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

FutureLog, the leading provider of innovative cloud-based procure-to-pay solutions for the hospitality industry, unveiled its latest innovation last month: a trailblazing smart Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) Management solution. The intuitive platform streamlines the process of managing, tracking, approving, and analysing CAPEX investments across hospitality enterprises.

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the CAMBRO blog

MAY 7, 2024

Chefs across America depend on their Cambro products every day. Behind those products, is a team of Cambro employees who thoughtfully designed and meticulously manfuctured each item to be durable, high-quality and efficient. After manufacturing in California for more than 60 years, we decided to expand to the East Coast. In 2015, we opened our North Carolina manufacturing and distribution facility.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

IHG Hotels & Resorts introduces its first collection brand to Kuwait as Arabella Beach Hotel Kuwait, Vignette Collection opened on 6th May 2024. Prominently positioned on the Arabian Gulf shoreline, the 195 room property joins IHG’s growing Luxury & Lifestyle portfolio - now the second largest in the world - to mark the GCC region’s second Vignette Collection, following Th8 Palm Dubai Beach Resort Vignette Collection’s opening in Summer this year.

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Food Safety Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

Successful change management programs provide transparency into the manufacturing process and allow for guidance and collaboration to help improve changes.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

AAHOA (Asian American Hotel Owners Association) recently hosted a Hospitality Insurance Forum with leaders in Arkansas to address the industry’s significant insurance challenges plaguing hoteliers. The forum centered on developing creative strategies to alleviate the burden of insurance premiums, facilitating greater access to insurance resources, and fostering an environment of increased accessibility.

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Food Safety Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

On May 20, 2024 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will hold an informational webinar about the recently published Agricultural Water Final Rule.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

As the hospitality industry undergoes a significant period of transformation, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve raised an additional $110m of funding, led by existing investor Kinnevik, alongside Revaia, Goldman Sachs Asset Management, Notion Capital, and new investor LGVP.

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Food Safety Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

At the 2024 Food Safety Summit, a panel of regulatory and industry experts discussed compliance with FSMA 204 and how the design and management of traceability programs has represented challenges and opportunities for companies across the supply chain.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

Accor is taking part in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), a leading international travel and tourism event attracting a global community of travel professionals and is taking this opportunity to introduce HERA, Accor Travel Advisor Program. Pascal Visintainer, Accor’s Senior Vice President Global Sales, Luxury & Lifestyle, sat down with us to discuss about this program bringing together Accor’s Sales and Luxury expertise.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

MAY 7, 2024

The Vollrath Co. has a new senior vice president of operations—Brad Nye. Nye will be responsible for leading and managing the entire Vollrath operations organization including U.S. manufacturing, supply chain, environmental health and safety, and distribution. Nye has a wealth of experience in the manufacturing industry.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies with more than 6,300 hotels worldwide across 19 brands, announces the opening of voco Jim Corbett - India’s first voco hotel. This also marks the introduction of the 7th brand from IHG’s global portfolio to the Indian market.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

MAY 7, 2024

Specialized Foodservice & Hospitality serves as the newest representative in Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan for Electrolux Professional Group, Americas. Specialized will now represent equipment from Groen (cooking), Randell (refrigeration), Power Soak (washing), Avtec (ventilation) and CapKold (cook-chill systems).

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

dusitD2 Feydhoo Maldives is slated to open in 4Q 2024 on a private island just five minutes by speedboat from Malé International Airport.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

MAY 7, 2024

Marcy Mathews, president of Delfield, today announced the promotion of Tim Wilczak to vice president of sales, marketing and product management at the company. Wilczak most recently served as Delfield’s director of sales and product management.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

For the first Six Senses hotel in Japan, BLINK Design Group was tasked with conceptualising the ultimate oasis in downtown Kyoto, honouring the courtly elegance and refined charm that marked the city’s birth as a new capital, reimagined through the lens of contemporary style. The challenge was to bring the brand’s signature blend of luxury and heartfelt hospitality to the cultural heart of Kyoto.

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Food Safety Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

As the platinum sponsor of the 2024 Food Safety Summit, NOMADX Holdings LLC has unveiled at the event an early access program for its portable NOMADX platform for onsite foodborne pathogen detection.

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

For hotel owners, embracing a property improvement plan (PIP) may initially seem financially challenging, especially given today’s market uncertainties, high construction costs, increased interest rates, and labor shortage. However, PIPs serve as a valuable opportunity to reassess the hotel’s overall strategy and help chart a course of action toward enhanced profitability – whether undergoing a PIP, switching brands, or selling the asset.

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Bon Appetit Management Company

MAY 7, 2024

LeTourneau University in Longview, TX recently welcomed Nina Abramson from the Bon Appétit national marketing and food education team to campus for a variety of student- and community-focused events. What a fun week we had! First, Nina introduced the university and community to the Healthy Kids in the Bon Appétit Kitchen program. Nina and members of the LeTourneau culinary team traveled to our local Boys & Girls Club for a workshop with 40 participating young people, along with the CEO a

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Hospitality Net

MAY 7, 2024

The latest Latin America Construction Pipeline Trend Report by Lodging Econometrics (LE) reveals robust growth in the region’s hotel construction sector. At the close of Q1 2024, the total hotel construction pipeline in Latin America stands at 604 projects and 100,990 rooms, marking an 11% increase in projects and a 12% increase in rooms year-over-year (YOY).

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The Restaurant Warehouse

MAY 7, 2024

Financing Your Restaurant Equipment Needs The equipment lease can be likened to having employees for your restaurant. The kitchen equipment has the potential to generate positive cash flow, allowing you to take advantage of new business startup opportunities. Typically, the profits generated from the productivity of the equipment purchase exceed the lease payments.

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