Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2023

For restaurant owners or franchise managers, the importance of brand purpose and social responsibility can’t be overstated, especially when attracting the Gen Z demographic. This tech-savvy, socially conscious generation has distinct preferences and values that can significantly shape the success of your establishment. Understanding the Importance of Brand Purpose In today’s marketplace, brand purpose refers to the reason for your restaurant’s existence beyond making a profit.

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Chef Ann Foundation

JUNE 12, 2023

Gaby Flores, a member of Santa Clara Unified School District’s nutrition team, recently became the first participant to complete the Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship! Read on to learn about her journey and accomplishments as an HSFP Pre-Apprentice and Apprentice.

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Modern Restaurant Management

JUNE 12, 2023

As much as everyone loves a margarita or cool glass of lemonade on a restaurant patio, nature sometimes has other ideas. As we’re seeing with the Canadian wildfires shrouding much of the Midwest and east coast with layers of air pollution, extreme weather—including wildfire smoke—can create dangerous situations for your staff and guests. And with climate change making extreme weather events more likely, restaurants will continue to face a higher risk of supply chain disruptions and physical prop

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Chef Ann Foundation

JUNE 12, 2023

Gaby Flores, a member of Santa Clara Unified School District’s nutrition team, recently became the first participant to complete the Healthy School Food Pathway (HSFP) Pre-Apprenticeship and Apprenticeship! Read on to learn about her journey and accomplishments as an HSFP Pre-Apprentice and Apprentice.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

More than 100 properties operated by Minor Hotels, one of the world’s leading hospitality companies, have been included in the new GHA Green Collection, providing a new level of choice for travellers looking to travel more responsibly.

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Fast Casual

JUNE 12, 2023

More and more restaurants are becoming aware of the importance of their online presence, from driving foot traffic, to engaging with and responding to online reviews, to fulfilling online orders.

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Fast Casual

JUNE 12, 2023

With its focus on innovation, Chatmeter has long invested in AI-powered technology to bring the customer conversations that matter to light for brands dedicated to delivering exceptional CX.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

For hotel management companies looking to secure new management contracts from hotel owners, the technology on offer can make or break a deal. Investors own hotels explicitly to make the business value increase, often with a profitable sale as a targeted outcome. But we all know that post-pandemic labor tightening has put a strain on hotel operations.

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Future Food Institute

JUNE 12, 2023

Even the Italian lexicon, so heterogeneous and rich, sometimes needs to borrow from foreign languages some lemmas that would lose part of their iconicity if translated. One among them is undoubtedly empowerment (literally the “to empower”), which appeared in the 1950s in some U.S. political studies. The term denotes that set of actions and interventions aimed at strengthening the power of choice of individuals, increasing their possibilities and responsibilities, and improving their

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

In the hospitality world, where competition is fierce and the consumer is king, offering attractive direct booking benefits is not just a complementary strategy—it’s a potential game-changer.

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Food Safety Guru

JUNE 12, 2023

Tip of the Week Is your dishwasher running efficiently at the correct wash and rinse temperature? Keep your dishwasher working to optimum efficiency. Key things to note are: The dishwasher wash cycle should run between 49°C – 60°C The rinse cycle should run between 82°C – 88°C Use the correct detergent at the correct dosage Use the correct rinse aid at the correct dosage Strip and clean the machine daily Alert Dishwasher baskets that are dirty/slimy or have a pink/orange residue (ba

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

One Hundred Shoreditch, part of the international hotel group The Lore Group, has reported significant growth in F&B revenue and operational efficiencies since introducing IRIS’s F&B ordering platform to manage online orders and payments.

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SQF Institute

JUNE 12, 2023

In SQF Edition 9, a requirement has been modified regarding product changeover and label reconciliation, specifically in section 2.6.1.2.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

Shiji, the global hospitality technology innovator, is pleased to announce the appointment of Wietse Bijzeit as Vice President Global Solutions Architect to accelerate the growth of the Shiji Enterprise Platform.

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Food + Tech Connect

JUNE 12, 2023

Image Credit: Grit Daily 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. In a contrasting turn of events in the agricultural industry, Aerofarms has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, reflecting the sector’s struggle with dwindling funding and waning venture capital enthusiasm.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

Celebrated on June 10, Global Wellness Day highlights the importance of being healthy and living well. As wellness increasingly becomes a priority and daily lifestyle objective for more and more clients, we continue to strengthen our leading offerings in this strategic sector. Our platform spa.accor.com, recently launched in Europe, takes this one step further, enhancing the ALL - Accor Live Limitless digital experience with an online booking platform offering clients a wide range of wellness of

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

To mark the official naming of the MSC Euribia ship, MSC’s most energy-efficient to date, international leaders from the worlds of science, policymaking and business explored new paths to responsible consumption and production in tourism as a key strategy for transitioning to a regenerative, carbon-neutral, and circular blue economy.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

IHG Hotels & Resorts, one of the world’s leading hotel companies with more than 6,000 hotels across 18 brands, announces the opening of voco Ma Belle Danang - the first voco hotel in Vietnam and 50th opening globally, in partnership with Tuyet Lien Son Co Ltd.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

The addition of Istanbul New Airport Hotel, Trademark Collection by Wyndham, builds on Wyndham’s position as the largest international hotel company in Türkiye.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

World’s largest franchisor expands presence in Japan with launch of Amagasaki’s first international hotel, adding 235 keys to operational portfolio.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

The boutique property in Portland, Maine has also announced the appointment of Maine native Matt Plourde as Hotel General Manager.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

The BLLA Events Team sat down with Deborah O’Donnell, Director Strategic Sales, Lodging & Institutions at DIRECTV, as she prepared to participate in the 2023 Boutique Hotel Investment Conference on June 7-8.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

Berlin’s Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood has long been known as a hip destination with cafes, restaurants, boutiques, and art galleries.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

Hotel owner, operator and developer, Hotel Equities (“HE”) announced the addition of the Wyndham Moline on John Deere Commons in Moline, IL to its management portfolio. The 163-room hotel is directly located on the Mississippi River and enriches HE’s growing portfolio of properties in the Midwest. The hotel is owned by Moline Hotel, LLC.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

In this week’s episode of the Hotel Moment podcast, Karen Stephens, Revinate’s CRO, speaks to Sunish Sadasivan, Vice President of E-Commerce & Revenue Management at Chroma Hospitality, as he shares the story of how their hotel reduced their reliance on OTAs for a period of time. Sadasivan dives into the results of the experiment and offers a refreshing perspective on the importance of direct bookings.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

A respectful and empowering work culture is essential to success, particularly in the hospitality sector. Oscar Postma, General Manager of Conrad, offers valuable insights into fostering such a culture in Singapore’s growing hospitality industry. This article explores his proven strategies and firsthand experiences in building trust, effective communication, and promoting accountability.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

Having worked as a housekeeper in the past, Luka Berger, Founder & CEO of Flexkeeping, is passionate about bringing technology to properties that are still managing housekeeping using pen and paper. With some hotels either canceling, upselling, or charging for housekeeping, Luka also discusses solutions for forecasting staffing needs, plus the difference between implementing green initiatives vs greenwashing in housekeeping.

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Hospitality Net

JUNE 12, 2023

Welcome back to Cloudbusting! This week, Jez and Darren receive Tristan Gadsby, CEO of Alliants, the experts at enabling exceptional customer experiences in hospitality and retail. Together they dissect the topic around the added value that cloud generates which allows the delivery of seamless experiences to customers on one hand and drives intelligent business decision making on the other unlocking untapped revenue potential through the looking glass of clever unified data.

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