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How school dining services are adapting for the 2021 academic year
As schools welcome students back to campus, foodservice staff again face uncertainty due to the pandemic. Although new variants of COVID-19 continue to pose severe challenges, kitchen staff have last […]
Navigating the labor shortage: Helping staff accomplish more with less through restaurant automation solutions
As they emerge from the pandemic, restaurants across the US are facing a new challenge—a labor shortage In light of recent circumstances, one realization has become clear: with labor in […]
Restaurant employee retention tips: Increasing engagement & retaining employees during the labor shortage
With new variants of COVID emerging, burnout increasing, and restaurants scrambling to find new employees, it’s safe to say the foodservice industry still faces many challenges. To make it through, […]
The importance of Phenol-free paper in register rolls
Even in the digital age, paper receipts remain common and essential for businesses across America. And thousands of kitchen printers, POS systems, and credit card machines still rely on thermal […]
Calculating & managing restaurant food cost percentages
Setting menu prices is a delicate and vital task that may well decide the success of your business. If dishes are priced too high, customers won’t order them. And if […]
Preparing for a boom in summer staycations
With the country opening back up after and people itching to travel after a long year and a half of isolation, we can expect to see a boom in so-called […]
How plant-based dining is fueling massive growth in the food industry
Supply chain shortages, surging meat prices, and a global pandemic that spread through a meat market—these events dominated headlines in 2020 and continue to shake the foodservice industry in 2021. […]
What restaurants can do (& what they are doing) to survive & thrive in a post-COVID world
Whether you’re a restaurant owner or worker, an occasional customer, an economist, a politician—really anyone—you’re probably wondering what it might look like to dine out in a post COVID world. […]
Kitchen storage techniques to reduce restaurant food waste
Cooking and serving dishes made with the best possible ingredients is the goal of many kitchens. Creating the most delicious meal that keeps customers coming back and telling family and […]