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FDA: An Independent Review of FDA’s Foodborne Outbreak Response Processes

Bill Marler

This review is part of FDA’s “New Era of Smarter Food Safety: FDA’s Foodborne Outbreak Response Improvement Plan” that also requires a hard look and the support by those concerned about improving the safety of our food and driving the numbers of ill consumers down. Thanks to the deep dive by Craig Hedberg. Here is the Full Report: NewEra-OutbreakResponseIndependentReview-102621.

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Hungry for Growth: The Restaurant Industry in 2022

Modern Restaurant Management

Some pandemic trends, consumer behaviors are here to stay. While restaurants continue to mitigate impacts caused by COVID-19, many have pivoted and found new ways to redefine the dining experience. Some have even developed lucrative new business models that they will continue to apply and scale in 2022. Consumers are showing similar signs of permanent behavioral change.

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The Great Resignation: Tips for Attracting Top Talent to Your Bar

Sculpture Hospitality

Over the past year the "Great Resignation" has had a serious impact on the hospitality industry's ability to hire staff members. Restaurants and bars are operating with smaller teams than ever before, with many scaling back their operating hours to give their employees a break. That's because new employees are incredibly difficult to find right now.

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Guardians of Grub – helping you to reduce food waste

Kitchen CUT

Net Zero will be a new year’s resolution that many operators will be working towards in 2022. Food waste is huge issue in the hospitality industry and a great place to start. We spoke to Guardians of Grub to find out about the resources they have on offer to help you to protect the environment and save money… Introducing Guardians of Grub If you’ve not heard of Guardians of Grub yet, you soon will.

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108: Events Industry Council Sustainability Standards

Eating at a Meeting

In this final session recorded at IMEX America 2022, Tracy chats with Yalmaz Siddiqui, Vice President, Corporate Sustainability at MGM Resorts International and Mariela McIlwraith, Vice President Sustainability and Industry Advancement at Events Industry Council. [link] [link] Connect with Tracy: facebook.com/groups/EatingataMee ting thrivemeeting s.

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Avoiding Warewashing Woes Ensures a Profitable Kitchen

Modern Restaurant Management

The best restaurants are those that keep back-of-house processes running smoothly to ensure a great front-of-house experience for guests. Expert food preparation results in appealing and delicious dishes, employee training reduces errors that can increase wait times and proper warewashing keeps plates, glasses and utensils spotless. In an increasingly digital world, one mistake can be costly.

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The workforce landscape – moving into 2022

Kitchen CUT

With a challenging two years behind us, many of us are looking to 2022 with tentative hope. There will be challenges, but there are also positives to draw on. We talked to Nitin Radhakrishnan, the Senior Lecturer in Management, responsible for Industry relations for Le Cordon Bleu London about the seismic obstacles the industry has had to deal with and the changing workforce landscape of the UK Hospitality Industry over the past two years and into the next… Workforce challenges post COVID-

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COVID Traffic Light Rules for Food Businesses

Food Safe Limited

Home / Blog Covid-19 Protection Framework Traffic Light System Explained It is important that primary sector food businesses, hospitality, and services, including contactless food service delivery and pick-up providers, understand the public health requirements at different traffic light settings. Following the correct rules helps keep customers, you and your team, and the wider public safe.

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NCR Reveals 2022 Hospitality Trends and Predictions

Modern Restaurant Management

Restaurant operators once again find themselves refocusing priorities and altering their plans for 2022. Here are some trends NCR is watching as move into 2022. Tackle the Labor Shortage with Hiring Incentives. While sales are trending higher, the National Restaurant Association reports three in four operators say recruitment and retention is their toughest challenge.

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Managing Diner Expectations this Holiday Season

Modern Restaurant Management

Over the last 18 months, restaurants have managed incredibly difficult challenges, primarily driven by having to operate with new, constantly evolving safety guidelines. As the restaurant industry begins to rebuild itself, restaurants are now confronted with supply chain shortages as well as a labor shortage. These challenges are impacting menu availability, raising the prices of menu items, leading to short staffs, increasing wait times for diners, and changing operating hours and offerings.

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How Restaurateurs Can Foster Employee Retention During COVID-Driven Labor Shortages

Modern Restaurant Management

Customer-centric. Personalized. Customer experience management. If you’ve worked in the restaurant industry over the past decade, chances are you’ve heard these buzzwords championed as top business priorities and guiding principles for success. In the wake of the pandemic, many restaurants have reshaped their entire approach to customer engagement prioritizing frictionless digital experiences, expanded delivery options, and increased health and safety precautions.

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What Trends Are You Seeing and What Can We Expect to See More of in 2022?

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders for their views on trends. Here are their insights. Frances Allen CEO at Checkers & Rally’s. Given the increase in off-premise, we expect to see more drive-thru’s similar in format to Checkers & Rally’s iconic double drive-thru model, which dedicates one lane to traditional consumer drive-thru service and one to e-commerce only, including pre-paid digital orders for pickup and third party-del

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Experts Weigh In: What Are Key Challenges Restaurants Will Face in 2022?

Modern Restaurant Management

Modern Restaurant Manaagement (MRM) magazine asked restaurant industry insiders to discuss the key challenges they believe restaurants will face in 2022. Here are their insights. Frances Allen CEO at Checkers & Rally’s. We know we are not alone in navigating the labor crunch restaurants are facing. Knowing this will continue into 2022, we are continuing to focus on implementing technology that will help on-site team members streamline and efficiently perform their work to the best of t

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How the Meat Supply Chain Can Meet the Demands of a Food Service Industry in Turmoil

Modern Restaurant Management

Since the labor shortage across the supply chain is likely to persist past the short-term and with other costs also increasing, one of the few ways restaurants can maintain their margins without raising their prices is to find ingredients that have better yields and require less labor to prepare. Restaurants were under pressure long before the pandemic shifted the ground underneath them.

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What Restaurants Need to Know about the Mocktail

Modern Restaurant Management

If you're going to be in the restaurant business, you know that missing the latest trends might be a mistake that you cannot recover from. While of course this is true from everything from ambience, technology, and COVID precautions, your food and drink choices are your proverbial bread and butter. Particularly in the beverage industry as of late, there have been a number of rising trends in the water, organic, tea, and coffee categories.