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Tips for Planning for 2024

With ever-rising costs for supplies and staffing, the economic climate remains uncertain for 2024—even while unemployment remains low and consumer spending strong despite higher interest rates. To best navigate the uncertainties of the upcoming year, we encourage restaurant and foodservice business owners to take the following steps.

Adopting QR technology

Tech Solution

The pandemic pushed restaurants to adopt digital tools and online sales channels for survival. Previously slow to modernize, restaurants now embrace technology more than ever.

Cooking Safety Starts with You

Top fire-prevention tips for hospitality businesses to better protect your building, staff and patrons For more than 100 years, the

Windows Catering in Washington, D.C., consults the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch list to ensure the seafood it serves—such as this halibut dish—is sustainable.

Going Greener

When Michael Oshman founded the Green Restaurant Association in 1990, he often had to explain what “greening” meant. “Everybody literally brought up Kermit the Frog,” he says with a laugh.

Eco-Friendly Products

If you’re looking to increase the use of ecofriendly products in your business, you’re not alone. “Sustainability is top of mind across the foodservice industry, and there has been a notable and escalating desire for environmentally friendly solutions,” says Stephny Halstead, vice president, marketing and new product development for Sabert Corporation.

Engaging visual decor includes creative buffets and stations, such as this Albany Capital Center display at a retirement party.

Mastering Social Media

We live in a day and age where anything worth seeing is captured on our phones. For better or for worse, our lives, the places we go and the events we attend are on full public display via various social media platforms.

When you’re trying to create a culture of safety, it’s critical to involve all staff.

Train Your Catering Staff in Food Safety

Although the U.S. food supply may be the safest in the world, foodborne illnesses such as salmonella and listeria still affect millions of Americans every year. In fact, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services, roughly one in six are impacted by these illnesses across the U.S.

The PreciTaste AI kitchen management system, one of the 2023 KI Award recipients

The Right Stuff

If you’re looking to save time and money in the kitchen—and who isn’t?—make sure you’re up-to-date on the latest innovations taking place in foodservice equipment. According to industry experts and manufacturers, many of the products and appliances debuting on the market are designed to cut down on labor and trim expenses.

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