Modern Restaurant Management

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Launching a fine dining restaurant is an undoubtedly exciting venture, but it's not without its challenges. With the fierce competition in the food industry, a well-thought-out pre-launch marketing strategy is crucial to ensure your restaurant gets the attention it deserves. With 60 percent of new high-end restaurants failing within the first year, it’s clear that far too many budding restauranteurs are not pursuing the optimum marketing strategies.

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Food Management

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A university nutrition staff adopts Compass Group North America’s teaching kitchen model, which encourages students to pull up a barstool, learn, taste and connect.

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In this episode of Food Safety Matters , we are joined by Dr. Lise Korsten—a leading researcher in the areas of food safety, water quality, and post-harvest intervention strategies for produce—to discuss her work to prevent microbial contamination of crops in Africa, global regulatory trends and future challenges affecting the food system, and the potential of emerging technologies to ensure food safety and security in an ever-changing world.

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the CAMBRO blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Big Dave’s Bagels & Deli is the name… serving delicious food is the game. For owner Dave Hausman, what started as a part time job for a 14-year-old has turned into nearly 50 years of serving customers. In business for over 30 years, Hausman is dedicated to cooking home-style food with customer service and quality at the forefront of each employee’s mind.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Andre Howell, vice president of operations for the Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance, wants to make one thing clear: Developing a diversity, equity and inclusion strategy in your kitchen isn’t a political choice for executive chefs and managers, but rather a business imperative. “We have Gen Z and younger millennials coming out of school and they expect—I would go so far as to say.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have advised vulnerable consumers to thoroughly cook enoki mushrooms due to the risk of Listeria contamination. Analysis of FSA and local authority sampling data has found the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in 13 of 40 samples of enoki mushrooms tested, sometimes at high levels. Contaminated mushrooms have been imported from China, South Korea, Thailand, and other Asian countries.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

An E. Coli outbreak at an Illinois high school is part of a multi-state outbreak being investigated by federal officials. According to school district officials, the outbreak at Huntley High School in suburban Chicago was identified on Sept. 17. Nine high school students were confirmed as outbreak patients, and several more were suspected to be part of the outbreak.

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Food Safety Tech

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As a business owner, you have a multitude of challenges to contend with, but one of the most insidious and damaging threats to your facility operations might be lurking in the shadows: rodents. These stealthy intruders not only jeopardize the integrity of your property but can also carry diseases that pose serious risks to your employees and public health.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Tiffany Food Corp. of Brooklyn, NY, is recalling all codes and flavors of its Mini Fruit Jelly Cups, because they may pose a choking hazard. Small jelly cups containing konjac powder have previously been implicated in choking deaths of children. Konjac and its consequent texture and consistency could pose a choking hazard to small children as well as adults with functional and/or anatomic abnormalities predisposing them to dysphagia.

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Total Food Service

OCTOBER 23, 2023

As the fall equinox happens upon us, in America, and now in many parts of the world, this time has become synonymous with ‘pumpkin spice season’. Once fall arrives, no matter where you turn, everything you see has a pumpkin flavored version – coffee, pastries, pasta, beer – even dog treats for our canine companions! However, before the pumpkin spice crazy started (ca. 2003), fall was still a time that elicited excitement over warming spices and all things squash related… so what makes th

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With California Assembly Bill 899 recently being signed into law, any baby food products sold or made in the state will require testing for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, beginning January 1, 2024. Consumer disclosures will be required a year after.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A European court has ruled as part of a Dutch case involving Salmonella detection in poultry and when repeat testing can be undertaken. The request for a preliminary ruling covered the interpretation of EU law around Salmonella, exceptional cases, and routine sampling. It was made in proceedings between L. Vof and the Minister for Agriculture, Nature, and Food Quality in the Netherlands.

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FoodService Director

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Students will be able to enjoy a variety of Korean and Caribbean dishes developed by celebrity chefs and the Chartwells K12 team.

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Culinary Digital

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In our fast-paced world, technology has revolutionized the culinary and the dietetic industry. The incorporation of digital tools has sparked a transformation in operations worldwide, providing a wide range of advantages to both individuals and industry experts. In this article, we will explore how the use of digital tools can significantly improve dietary operations.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

OCTOBER 23, 2023

TriMark’s Mark Kohlschmidt, regional vice president of sales, is set to retire on Oct. 31. Kohlschmidt—who has had a 40-plus-year career in the foodservice business—got his start in the industry as a busboy at Chuck’s Supper Club, which his dad designed as a kitchen designer for a local dealership, shares TriMark. His dad went on to open the Texas-based rep group A.

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Food Quality & Safety

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Eastern Oregon isn’t known as an agricultural capital, but the area contains plenty of wheat farms and farmers looking to keep their crops and families supported while producing export-quality wheat. It may not be the verdant west of the state, across the Cascade Mountains, but eastern Oregon has farmers who are just as serious about their work as anywhere else.

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Foodservice Equipment Reports

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In July, P.F. Chang’s China Bistro announced that its then-CEO Damola Adamolekun would step down and a comprehensive search for a successor would be launched. Today, Oct. 23, that search has ended with the appointment of Eduardo Luz, formerly the chief brand and concept officer at Panera Bread. Effective immediately, Luz takes the reins as CEO and president at P.F.

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The Restaurant Warehouse

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The term "system" is widely perceived by the general public as representing some form of mechanical or automated operation and is viewed with admiration. When applied to traditional food service establishments, a system is typically seen as something that does not belong and is not conducive to food preparation and serving the customer. Essentially, food service systems can be categorized into three groups: computerized or automated, semi-automated, and manual.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Greenhead Lobster Products of Bucksport, ME, is voluntarily recalling all frozen and refrigerated cooked lobster meat products produced from May 9, 2023, through October 19, 2023, due to the potential for the product to be contaminated by Listeria monocytogenes. Although none of the recalled product has tested positive for Listeria monocytogenes, the recall is being conducted based on the presence of the organism in the processing environment.

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Food Safety Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2023

SQFI recently collaborated with McDonald’s Corporation and NSF International to develop an audit addendum for McDonald’s produce suppliers that are SQF-certified for plant production.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Del Valle Import and Export LLC, a Kenner, La. establishment, is recalling approximately 21,105 pounds of raw pork chorizo products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection. The products subject to recall were produced in the owner's home and bear a false mark of inspection with establishment number "EST. 1150," which does not exist.

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FoodService Director

OCTOBER 23, 2023

While redesigning the kitchen at the Museum of Science and Industry, sustainability and employee satisfaction were top of mind.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

FDA issued Health Warning about imported oysters from Canada due to potential Salmonella and E. coli. According to the report, "On 10/10/2023, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) tested oysters and discovered the presence of Salmonella and unacceptable levels of generic E. coli. On 10/18/2023, the CFIA informed the FDA of the testing results from the contaminated product.

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Food Quality & Safety

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The year 2023 has been to artificial intelligence (AI) what 1993 was to the internet: the year it became available to the masses. While the public debate on the impact of AI on society has just started, one of its most fascinating aspects is its potential to generate elaborate predictions based on an analysis of immense volumes of data. For the past few years, researchers and regulators have been trying to apply this ability to food safety.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

TFP Nutrition of Nacogdoches, TX announced today that it is issuing a voluntary recall of Retriever All Life Stages Mini Chunk Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food due to potential Salmonella contamination. This voluntary recall is being issued due to a single sample of Retriever All Life Stages Mini Chunk Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food that tested positive for Salmonella in a random sample test conducted by the Office of the Texas State Chemist.

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Chef's Deal

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Proper staff training transforms your restaurant’s performance significantly. Thanks to the popular TV series “The Bear,” everyone is now familiar with how a restaurant operates and how much energy and effort goes into a single plate of carefully curated meals. Restaurants are intense and fast-paced environments, and dealing with food requires a lot of knowledge.

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Food Safety News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They visited Bordeaux, France, last month for the Rugby World Cup and reported eating home-canned sardines in the same bar and restaurant The University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) reports that 15 cases of botulism poisoning resulted, including one death. The deadly outbreak was confirmed by the open-access platform known as Eurosurveillance.

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Food Quality & Safety

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In her eye-opening documentary “Poisoned,” filmmaker Stephanie Soechtig shines a light on the extent of contamination in the American food industry. Everyday grocery items from lettuce to chicken breasts, and even cookie dough, are sometimes tainted by dangerous levels of bacteria. This isn’t surprising, necessarily. Romaine lettuce is frequently contaminated by E. coli O157 carried in irrigation water.

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Total Food Service

OCTOBER 23, 2023

At Camp Louise in the 1970s the coolest counselors had tee shirts from the local town tavern in Emmitsburg, Maryland, the Ott House Pub. According to the legend printed on the back of said tee shirts, the Ott House was the place to go when people were tired, thirsty, hungry, horny, miserable or sick. All good reasons to visit a bar. Now, 45 years later, more and more establishments are adding cultural enrichment to the mix as a way to draw people in.

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Penn State Food Safety Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Baker Farms of Norman Park, GA is voluntarily recalling a single production run of Kroger 16-ounce bagged Collard Greens, due to possible Listeria monocytogenes contamination. The issue was discovered by the Tennessee Department of Agriculture while conducting routine product testing. To date, there have been no reports of illness related to the consumption of this bagged collard green product.

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