Bill Marler

OCTOBER 26, 2023

An E. coli outbreak during a school trip to the Appalachian Fairgrounds is continuing to leave children in the hospital. According to the Northeast Regional Health Office, eight children have been hospitalized and four others seriously ill. The kids who have contracted the bacteria were students in Washington County, Tennessee and Sullivan County. According to a statement from Northeast Regional Health Office Medical Director Dr.

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Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Modern payment solutions that provide the ultimate convenience and enable customers to order and pay how they prefer are on the rise this holiday season, empowering restaurants to deliver an improved experience without sacrificing the quality of service. With the rise of on-demand delivery and easy-to-use checkout technology driving consumer demand for quick service, restaurant operators are implementing modern payment solutions that provide a more seamless and customer-friendly dining experienc

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Bill Marler

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Outbreak: According to news reports as many as fifteen people have been sickened by an E. coli outbreak linked to Miguel’s Cocina in the 4S Ranch community of San Diego, including seven who had to be hospitalized, according to county health officials. Those who fell ill, or their families, reported eating at Miguel’s 4S Ranch location from Oct. 6 to Oct. 18 and developed symptoms from Oct. 13 to Oct. 19, according to the county’s Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA).

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Food Management

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Company as a whole saw an 11% organic rise, led by the North American unit.

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Building upon a December 2022 report on the levels of toxic heavy metals in dark chocolate, Consumer Reports recently published new findings about the contaminants in other kinds of chocolates, suggesting that one-third of chocolate products contain high levels of heavy metals.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Sixteen countries, including the United States, have reported Salmonella infections in an outbreak linked to chicken meat that has affected more than 300 people. Chicken and chicken meat products such as kebabs are the likely source of the multi-country outbreak caused by three types of Salmonella Enteritidis, said the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and European Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC).

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GFI

OCTOBER 26, 2023

October 27, 2023 Share this page on Facebook Share this page on Twitter Share this page on LinkedIn Minding the gap “Our past, our present, and whatever remains of our future, absolutely depend on what we do now.” Dr. Sylvia Earle, American marine biologist, oceanographer, explorer, author, founder of Mission Blue , and National Geographic Explorer-at-Large Earle, known affectionately by her peers as “Her Deepness” after becoming the first person to walk solo on the ocean floor in 1979, knows a

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)/World Health Organization (WHO) Expert Committee on Food Allergens recommended allergic threshold values for common allergens in foods.

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Fast Casual

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Nearly 80% of diners believe AI assistants will take over food ordering duties in the next few years, according to a press release and report by AI firm SoundHound AI.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Enhancing its culinary and product team, Alto-Shaam has promoted Kristina Bladecki to corporate executive chef. In her new role, Bladecki will work closely with Alto-Shaam’s sales department, dealers, sales representatives and end-users to help drive sales across all product lines, the company says. Through recipe creation and development, product testing and product demonstrations.

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the CAMBRO blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Lurking beneath the surface of delectable dishes are sinister secrets and potential ghastly dangers that many chefs may not be aware of. We unearthed three spine-tingling things restaurant chefs might not know about their kitchens that will haunt your thoughts and keep you up at night. 1. Food Safety Hazards Lurking in Plain Sight While chefs are meticulous about creating visually appealing and mouthwatering dishes, they can forget about common food safety hazards that may exist within their kit

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 26, 2023

WILLIAMSBURG, VA – Newport Hospitality Group (NHG), a leading hotel management company, is proud to announce its ongoing support for the Falcon Children’s Home Golf Tournament, a charitable initiative benefiting the Falcon Children’s Home.

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FoodService Director

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The chef-owner of Hmong Union Kitchen in Minneapolis tells the story about this food movement through his cooking, podcasts, TV shows and more.

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Fast Casual

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In this episode of the Pizza Marketplace Podcast, editor Mandy Wolf Detwiler speaks with Shane Murphy, co-founder and CEO of Boostly, about the effectiveness of text marketing for restaurants.

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FoodService Director

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The foodservice provider secured a grant through the New Jersey Department of Agriculture to provide students in the state with local ingredients throughout the school year.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The National Confectioners Association (NCA) has responded to the Consumer Reports study published earlier this week on levels of lead and cadmium in chocolate and cocoa. “Chocolate and cocoa are safe to eat and can be enjoyed as treats as they have been for centuries,” NCA says. “Food safety and product quality remain our highest priorities, and we remain dedicated to being transparent and socially responsible.

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FoodService Director

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In an era where time matters more than ever, college and university (C&U) dining program directors are rethinking how they use technology to meet their guests’ different needs and expectations. Dining directors have started to see beyond the paradigm that technology can only be efficient and cold. Instead, technology is now being used to help dining programs provide a balance of familiar, sit-down dining occasions as well as more efficient, on-the-go options, depending on what students need

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration is continuing its use of import alerts to enforce U.S. food safety regulations for food from foreign countries. The agency updates and modifies the alerts as needed. Recent modifications to FDA’s import alerts, as posted by the agency, are listed below. Click here to go to the FDA page with links to details on specific alerts.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Brittain Resorts & Hotels (BRH), a leading full-service hospitality management company, has adopted SiteMinder, the name behind the only software platform that unlocks the full revenue potential of hotels, as part of its newly-announced business intelligence technology matrix. The matrix, designed to simplify and streamline its portfolio’s property management and revenue management services, is part of BRH’s deepening investment in technology, as the company eyes expansion within and beyond the

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The CDC has declared that an outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to ice cream products has ended. The Centers first reported the outbreak for Disease Control and Prevention on Aug. 10. It affected people in Pennsylvania and New York. “This outbreak appears to be over; however, consumers should check their freezers for recalled ice cream and non-dairy (parve) frozen dessert products and throw the recalled product away,” according to the CDC.

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FoodService Director

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The newly formed group offers a full suite of digital media, marketing services, conferences/tradeshows, as well as industry specific research/insights.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Seven people have fallen sick across Norway as part of a Salmonella outbreak. The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said the source of infection in the Salmonella Napoli outbreak is unknown. People became ill from the end of August until late September this year. Patients range in age from 6 to 66, while four are women and three are men. Two sick people live in Vestfold og Telemark, while Viken, Oslo, Rogaland, Agder, and Innlandet all have one case each.

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FoodLogiQ

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Earlier this year, the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ended, and the FDA identified 22 COVID-era temporary guidance documents that will expire on November 7, 2023. One of those documents was focused on temporary flexibility around menu labeling compliance. With the deadline approaching, restaurants and food establishments that fall under this regulation must assess their menu labels for compliance.

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Fast Casual

OCTOBER 26, 2023

With a growing economy and unemployment at historical lows, people have returned to restaurants at a pace not seen since before the pandemic.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The 43rd edition of HostMilano drew over 180,000 trade visitors to Rho, Italy, from Oct. 13-17, according to event organizers. That marked a more than 60% uptick from 2021 and fell 10% below 2019 visitor counts. Members of the FER team were among this year’s attendees, and you can find our photo gallery here. Here are a few more show stats: • 2,100: The approximate number of exhibitors in 2023.

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FoodHandler

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Much of our business that revolves around food safety is governed by temperatures. The endpoint cooking temperature of ground beef, the hot holding temperature on the line, the temperature of our refrigerators, or what the key temperatures are for cooling – the temperatures that many of us can recite in our sleep. But there are times when temperature control is just simply not possible.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In the fast-paced world of foodservice, finding efficient solutions to meet peak demand can be a challenge for any operation. Enter “cooking to hold” or batch cooking, a method that helps feed your hungry guests faster and frees up your food preparation team to manage other tasks. By preparing and holding food ahead of time, commercial kitchens can achieve more productivity with fewer staff.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Knowland, the world’s leading provider of data-as-a-service insights on meetings and events for hospitality, announced an add-on feature explicitly designed to help on-property sales teams better understand and target the right group segments booking in their market.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The FDA Foods Coalition was announced Thursday in Washington, D.C., promising to put more pressure on the federal government for improved food safety. Since February 2022, when Dr. Robert M. Califf began his second tour as FDA Commissioner, all sorts of pressures have been applied for change. Early in his tenure, the FDA was blistered for its handling of an infant formula outbreak and the resulting shortages.

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Hospitality Net

OCTOBER 26, 2023

The Westin Washington, DC downtown is poised to become a hospitality wellness leader with focus on holistic well-being experiences and the largest hotel fitness studio in DC.

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Chef's Deal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Isn’t it great to save time, space, and effort by doing more jobs with less equipment in your kitchen? It is what multi-functional kitchen equipment provides. Multi-functional kitchen equipment provides various capabilities in one unit , with the benefits of saving kitchen space, reduced energy usage, and increased productivity, making them economical and practical.

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