Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 3, 2024
At the beginning of the year, we like talking about trends. They seem like anchors for the new year. Trends create frameworks to understand where to start and what to focus on. I want to highlight trends in restaurant promotion for 2024. We will discuss how to build customer communication and what aspects to prioritize to make your establishment stand out and thrive.
Bill Marler
DECEMBER 31, 2023
Marler Clark has been retained to help dozens of victims. To date 466 sick, 190 hospitalized with 10 deaths – these numbers will rise this week after CDC updates case count. Hardest hit are children under 5 and adults over 65. Trufresh began this recall after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) determined that Malichita cantaloupes have possible Salmonella contamination.
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Chef Ann Foundation
JANUARY 3, 2024
As the Chef Ann Foundation enters its 15th year of advancing school food change, CEO Mara Fleishman reflects on the organization's past, present, and future.
Sculpture Hospitality
JANUARY 4, 2024
When it comes to running a restaurant, profit margins are notoriously slim and the challenges are vast. In many cases, success hinges on an establishment's ability to deftly balance cost and quality.
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Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 3, 2024
Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry experts for their views on what trends and challenges owners and operators can expect to see in 2024. Read the first part, here. Looking ahead, we’re focused on strategic, measured expansion and growing profitability. We will also continue to leverage our revamped ‘Restaurant of the Future’ model along with our advanced technology strategy and are eager for this next phase of growth for the company. – F
Bill Marler
JANUARY 2, 2024
The sad thing about doing this kind of work for over 30 years is that my memory still functions and I recall too much. On New Years Eve Day, FSIS push out the following recall notice: Valley Meats, LLC, a Coal Valley, Ill. establishment, is recalling approximately 6,768 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S.
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Food Safety Magazine
JANUARY 5, 2024
Recent testing for phthalates and bisphenols like BPA in foods found all but one sample to contain phthalates and 79 percent of samples to contain bisphenols. Phthalates were present at worryingly high levels, although levels of bisphenols have decreased since 2009. The study was conducted by Consumer Reports.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 5, 2024
While commodity shortages, transportation logjams and other disruptions have eased, restaurants and other food service providers continue to apply lessons learned from recent periods of instability to make logistics and resupply processes more nimble and resilient. To minimize service disruptions across restaurant operations, proactive businesses prioritize not just navigating the current economic environment but also preparing for any uncertainties in the future.
Bill Marler
JANUARY 5, 2024
As of January 3, 2024, 24 people infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella have been reported from 14 states – Arizona 1, Connecticut 1, Illinois 1, Michigan 1, Minnesota 1, Nebraska 1, New Jersey 1, New York 1, Ohio 11, Texas 1, Utah 1, Vermont 1, Washington 1, Wisconsin 1. Illnesses started on dates ranging from November 20, 2023, to December 18, 2023.
Food Safety News
DECEMBER 31, 2023
Valley Meats, LLC, in Coal Valley, Ill., has recalled approximately 6,768 pounds of raw ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to USDA’S Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). About E. coli infections Anyone who has eaten any of the implicated products and developed symptoms of E. coli infection should seek medical attention and tell their doctor about their possible food poisoning.
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Food Safety Magazine
JANUARY 2, 2024
For those leading the food and beverage industry, there is tremendous opportunity for growth—but with growth comes risks that can negatively impact operations, profitability, and reputation.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 4, 2024
At a time when F&B is a thriving and Americans are spending more than ever dining out, centers need to be vigilant about combating stagnation. Developers should be working closely with their F&B partners to think creatively about ways to reinvest in and refresh their spaces and increase connectivity. For nearly 25 years, Easton Town Center in Columbus, Ohio has worked to establish itself as a premier mixed-use environment with one of the largest and most influential food & beverage p
Bill Marler
JANUARY 4, 2024
From the FDA: As of January 2, 2024, FDA has not received any new complaints/reports of adverse events potentially linked to recalled product. To date, confirmed complainants, or people for whom a complaint or adverse event was submitted and met FDA’s complainant definition, are between zero and 53 years of age and the median age is one year old. CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health is conducting case finding efforts in collaboration with state and local health departments.
Food Safety News
JANUARY 1, 2024
Those well-funded animal activists ran a marathon ending Jan. 1 with full implementation of California’s Proposition 12. The first day of 2024 marks the successful end to more than six years of political efforts. Proposition 12 was a 2018 ballot measure passed overwhelmingly by California voters. Prop 12 put unprecedented prohibitions on selling food from farm animals not housed under specific standards.
Foodservice Equipment Reports
JANUARY 2, 2024
Following a bumpy road of pandemic closings and restrictions, reopenings and variant surges, the past year brought relative calm. “2023 has been the most normal year for the restaurant industry since 2019,” says Hudson Riehle, senior vice president of research for the National Restaurant Association. Despite fears of a recession, the economy held up and consumer spending remained strong for.
Food Safety Magazine
JANUARY 2, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (USDA’s ARS) is looking into the antimicrobial properties of mushroom extracts and how they can enhance food safety against aflatoxin-producing fungus and bacteria.
Bill Marler
JANUARY 4, 2024
Here is what the FDA is looking at: Here is what the FSIS is looking at:
Food Safety News
JANUARY 2, 2024
Public health officials in Minnesota are warning the public to not eat Busseto brand Charcuterie Sampler that contain prosciutto, sweet sopressata, and dry coppa because of Salmonella contamination. The implicated sampler products were sold at Sam’s Club locations. The investigation is ongoing. No photos of the implicated products were available at the time of the posting of the public warning.
Foodservice Equipment Reports
JANUARY 2, 2024
There was a time when fine dining on cruise ships had its limits. Not so anymore. Of the foodservice offerings on newer ships, like Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady, “I’ve never seen anything like it in all the work I’ve done landside,” says one marine equipment manufacturer. At Virgin Voyages’ Gunbae Korean BBQ concept, there’s at-table cooking, with a glass dome above tables serving as a hood.
Food Safety Magazine
JANUARY 4, 2024
A recent study from Penn State researchers has demonstrated the significant influence that an organization’s leadership style has on employees voicing their food safety concerns.
FoodService Director
JANUARY 4, 2024
The USDA has teamed up with Action for Healthy Kids to launch the awards program which seeks to recognize school nutrition teams making strides in child nutrition.
Food Safety News
JANUARY 5, 2024
In addition to extremely high levels of lead, the FDA has found elevated levels of chromium in cinnamon applesauce products marketed for children. The applesauce in question was manufactured by the Ecuadoran company Austrofoods and marked in the United States under the brands Wanabana, Schnucks and Weis. All of the implicated cinnamon applesauce, which was sold in pouches, has been recalled, but there have been some reports of the Wanabana brand still being on shelves at Dollar Tree stores.
Foodservice Equipment Reports
JANUARY 5, 2024
Eggs Up Grill, a better breakfast concept based in Spartanburg, S.C., says 2023 was a record year. The brand opened a record 12 new restaurants, including its first in Texas, and signed 18 new franchise groups, adding 47 restaurants to its development pipeline. The brand is approaching 200 restaurants open, under development or committed to future development.
Food Safety Magazine
JANUARY 4, 2024
As of January 1, 2024, food products containing edible insects may only remain on the market in Great Britain if a novel food application for that edible insect species was submitted to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) on or before December 31, 2023. To help businesses comply with novel food regulations regarding edible insects, FSA published has a guidance.
LTI, Inc.
JANUARY 3, 2024
LTI, Inc., a leading manufacturer and designer of modular and custom serving counters, fabrication and advanced serving technologies, proudly announces its extended partnership with The Hansen Group , which will serve as a manufacturers’ representative in the MAFSI Region 12, which includes Alabama, the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and Tennessee.
Food Safety News
JANUARY 5, 2024
Reckitt has expanded an infant formula recall to include the United Kingdom and Ireland. Reckitt/Mead Johnson Nutrition recalled some batches of Nutramigen LGG Stage 1 and 2 Hypoallergenic formula powders due to the possible presence of Cronobacter sakazakii. The affected stage 1 formula 400-gram has batch code ZL3F7D and best before July 1, 2025. Stage 2 formula 400-gram with the same date but batch codes ZL3FAA and ZL3FDM are also involved.
Foodservice Equipment Reports
JANUARY 2, 2024
Halton has announced the retirement of Rich Catan, after 32 years of service. Catan most recently served as director of marketing and segment development. Sarah Marcotullio will step up as his successor, taking on the role of marketing director. She previously held the title of marketing manager. Catan’s journey with Halton began in 1991 as the northeast regional manager in the U.S.
Food Safety Magazine
JANUARY 5, 2024
Recent testing for phthalates and bisphenols like BPA in foods found all but one sample to contain phthalates and 79 percent of samples to contain bisphenols. Pthalates were present at concerningly high levels, although levels of bisphenols have decreased since 2009. The study was conducted by Consumer Reports.
FoodService Director
JANUARY 2, 2024
January is full of food centric holidays and of course it’s the beginning of a new year. From National Popcorn day to National Croissant Day, here’s a look at four ways to engage diners in the coming weeks.
Food Safety News
JANUARY 4, 2024
Blue Ridge Beef’s recall of 2 pound logs of Kitten Grind, Kitten Mix and Puppy Mix because of Salmonella and Listeria monocytogenes contamination has been updated to include all states that may have received the recalled product lot numbers. States added to the initial recall include: Florida, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Wisconsin.
Foodservice Equipment Reports
JANUARY 2, 2024
It is Friday afternoon, and the kitchen is busy preparing for the dinner rush. Without warning, a loud knock emanates from the depths of the walk-in cooler. A bang reverberates throughout the kitchen, and the knocking stops. Within minutes, the cooler’s thermometer shows rising temperatures that rapidly climb into the danger zone where harmful bacteria thrive.
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