Fri.Jul 07, 2023

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Central Kitchen Features Blended Personality

Modern Restaurant Management

Tailored, classic details give Central Kitchen a uniquely blended personality that reflects the character of its Corpus Christi locale and feels like home – or in owner Richard Lomax’s words: “A really damn good bakery that meets people where they are.” To complete the 3,500-sq.-ft. remodel, he turned to Houston-based gin design group. The award-winning firm has spent the last decade shaping Houston’s burgeoning hospitality scene.

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2nd annual Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit to aid pizzeria operators with busy schedules

Fast Casual

The Pizza Leadership Virtual Summit, hosted by Pizza Marketplace and PDQ Signature Systems, offers pizzeria owners and operators learning opportunities from the industry's biggest names.

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Luxury Hospitality: What Makes a Luxury Hotel Today

Hospitality Net

A palace or a 5-star hotel? Hotels around the world are often referred to as palaces or ‘grand dames’ – vestiges of a bygone era when grand hotels were associated with luxury and glamour. But the concept in its true sense is quintessentially French and in 2010 the French Tourism Office bestowed the title on establishments that met certain specific criteria.

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Consumers are ready for a robot-assisted world

Fast Casual

Leveraging innovations in machine intelligence, environmental sensing and automation, leading technology manufacturers are now selling a variety of autonomous mobile robots capable of assisting consumer-facing workers with an approachable, friendly design.

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Days Inn by Wyndham Opens in Gangtok Tadong, India

Hospitality Net

Mr BS Gautam, an entrepreneur and hotel owner today announced the opening of Days Inn by Wyndham Gangtok Tadong, in partnership with Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchising company with approximately 9,100 hotels across over 95 countries.

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Labor Savings & Food Safety: Undercounter Dishmachines vs. 3 Comp Sinks

Hobart

Study Shows Undercounter Dishmachines Save Labor & Improve Food Safety If your food service operation relies on manual washing in a three-compartment sink, upgrading to an undercounter commercial dishwasher can significantly improve labor and resource efficiency, as well as food safety. In a recent field study with a QSR operation using a three-compartment sink versus operation with an LXe Undercounter Dishmachine, Hobart engineers found an automated dishmachine provided measurable savings i

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Buying with Purpose: Local Sourcing at Scale with Rancho Llano Seco

Bon Appetit Management Company

Members of the Bon Appétit at Chase Center team at Rancho Llano Seco. From left to right: Premium Executive Chef Ramon Correa Sierra, Pastry Chef Stephanie Alameda, Clubs Sous Chef Davita Burnett, Eateries Executive Chef Chris Cook, Culinary Director Kristela Nazario-Mendoza, Culinary Supervisor Cyrus Irudistan, Catering Executive Chef Tariq Hadine, Premium Sous Chef Jaime Amaya, and Eateries Sous Chef Juan Miquel Gutierrez Under the leadership of Culinary Director Kristela Nazario-Mendoza, the

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Charlotte, North Carolina: Queen City on the Rise

Hospitality Net

While growth in the life sciences, energy, education, and manufacturing industries is contributing to Charlotte’s rise, it’s the financial services/fintech industry that gives the city its power to the throne. Bank of America, Truist Financial, and Wells Fargo all have either a headquarters office or a regional hub in the Queen City.

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From New York to Pollica: gastro-diplomacy boot camps for chefs

Future Food Institute

“We are here at Fancy Food, in New York, the headquarters of the United Nations, to present a very special program of gastro-diplomacy to be held in Pollica, an emblematic community of the Mediterranean diet, which will be attended by representatives of the United Nations: a campus to train new generations of chefs, agri-chefs, cooks who, with their choices, will have a fundamental role on our health and our environment.” The interview with Sara Roversi, founder of Future Food Instit

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Philoxenia: The Ancient Roots of Greek Hospitality

Hospitality Net

The Greek word Philoxenia, literally translated as a “friend to a stranger,” is widely perceived to be synonymous to hospitality.

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Aspartame: What You Need to Know

Food Safe Limited

Home / Blog Aspartame: What is it? Aspartame or E 951 is a non-nutritive intense sweetener. It contains 4 calories per gram (g), the same calorie count per gram of sugar. However, it’s approximately 200 times sweeter than sugar. Aspartame is used as an alternative to sugar as a sweetener but is added at much lower concentrations and is found in ‘diet’ beverages, foods, and ‘low-calorie’ products.

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Do’s And Don’ts Of Hotel Chatbots

Hospitality Net

HOTEL Chatbots for hotels are automated virtual assistants designed to provide efficient and personalized customer service for guests. These AI-powered bots can, without [costly] human intervention, handle various tasks and inquiries, enhancing the guest experience and streamlining communication.

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Food Safety Requirements for Selling Your Products at Walmart

Kellerman Consulting

Walmart Food Safety Requirements Walmart and Sam’s Club provide their food safety requirements to help companies better understand how to work with them as part of their supply chain. In addition to Walmart’s general requirement for GFSI Certification, suppliers should be prepared for the following: Risk-Based Site Review – depending on a supplier’s product and past performance, there may be additional requirements for review at Walmart’s request.

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WMF – 170 Years of German Innovation

Hospitality Net

WMF celebrates 170 years! Since its foundation in Geislingen, Baden-Württemberg, WMF has stood for metal craftsmanship, outstanding quality, sophisticated design and decades of experience with professional tools. From pure metal processing at the beginning, a comprehensive portfolio has developed in the three business areas of consumer products, coffee machines for the professional sector and hotel equipment.

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Recalls this week

Food Safety Chat

FSAI Recall of a batch of Schar Gluten Free Fibre Crispbread due to elevated levels of atropine and scopolamine FSA Home Bargains recalls Sci-Mx Nutrition Ultra Muscle Strawberry Flavour because of high levels of caffeine CFIA Pamana brand Fruit Jelly Snacks and Sunwave brand Mini Fruit Jellies recalled due to potential choking hazard. Haskalife brand Pure Haskap Berry Super Shots recalled due to possible spoilage FSIS/FDA Perdue Premium Meat Company, Inc., doing business as Alexander & Horn

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HyperGuest Closes Series A Round, Raising $23 Million to Revolutionize the Hospitality Industry

Hospitality Net

HyperGuest, a leading technology platform for the hospitality industry, announced today that it has successfully closed a $23 million Series A funding round. The round was led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and included Viola Ventures, and new investor Thayer Ventures, a San Francisco venture capital firm specialized in technology for the travel and accommodation industry.

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HVS Webinar: Higher Interest Rates are Here to Stay but the “Old Normal” will Come Back

Hospitality Net

We were delighted to welcome 425 delegates to our webinar on The Status of Hotel Debt Finance on Wednesday 5 July, hosted by HVS in conjunction with Bird & Bird, AlixPartners and EP Business in Hospitality.Tim Barbrook of HVS Hodges Ward Elliott and James Salford of Bird & Bird led off with a detailed presentation, explaining how we have got to where we are now, focusing on the impact of inflation and its effect on interest rates, and predicting what the future holds.

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HSMAI Foundation Announces Mike Dimond 2023 Student Career Success Grant Recipients

Hospitality Net

The Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International Foundation is proud to announce this year’s recipients of the Mike Dimond Student Career Success Grant. This prestigious program supports degree-seeking students who plan to pursue careers in hospitality. The 2023 Mike Dimond Student Career Success Grant awardees are Eleanor Brillo, Mayu Miyata, and Yana Kyrylyuk.

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Sunny Forecast for Summer Travel: Nearly Half of All Americans Are Planning to Vacation This Season

Hospitality Net

Building upon the significant gains from 2022, new research by MMGY Travel Intelligence indicates that the American tourism industry will experience another blockbuster summer in 2023. According to the latest edition of the research firm’s Portrait of American Travelers® study, more than three-quarters of U.S. adults plan to take a vacation in the next 12 months, with nearly half of all adults (48%) planning to travel this summer specifically.

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The link between revenue management and the guest experience - with Heidi Cosio

Hospitality Net

In this week’s episode of the Hotel Moment podcast, Karen Stephens, Revinate CRO, and Heidi Cosio, Senior Vice President of Revenue Effectiveness at Aimbridge Hospitality, take a granular approach to analyzing your hotel’s revenue trends. Cosio also explains why a stellar guest experience often originates with a deep understanding of your ancillary offerings and pricing those appropriately.

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STR: U.S. hotel results for week ending 1 July

Hospitality Net

U.S. hotel performance fell from the previous week, but year-over-year comparisons improved, according to STR‘s latest data through 1 July.

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