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Smart Supply Chain Management Can Reduce Food Waste and Improve Margins in Your Restaurant

Modern Restaurant Management

A large chunk of that comes down to complex problems in global food supply chain management that most restaurants have little control over. What restaurants can do, however, is re-think how their direct food supply is managed – from transport to inventory control. Accurately timed deliveries : Timing is everything.

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The Onion Recall that Impacted McDonald’s Illustrates the Importance of Working as a Supply Chain

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coli was only linked to McDonald’s thus far, other restaurant chains – including Burger King, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut – have removed onions from their menus. Handle Recalls as a Supply Chain For any food brand, consumer protection is the most important part of recall management. While the E.

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Restaurant Supply Chain Management: New Era, New Measures

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The turmoil caused by the pandemic has disrupted global supply chains more than any other period in recent history. It has highlighted the critical importance of evolving supply chain systems to be more responsive and agile to the changing dynamics around us – which the past two years have been extensive.

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Supply Chain Strategy Unpacked: The Struggle to Diversify

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Every day, businesses face fresh challenges that highlight the urgency of building resilient supply chains. It is no surprise that diversification has become the central theme of supply chain strategy. Companies with diverse supply chains are better positioned to pivot when crises occur.

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Preventing Supply Chain Shortages

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There are a number of proven strategies for being proactive about possible supply chain shortages including menu optimization, building partnerships and LTO maximization. If there are supply chain issues that make an ingredient unavailable or cost prohibitive, what are best ways to address it with customers?

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2025 Cybersecurity Outlook for Restaurants 

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In 2025 and beyond, restaurant executives should be on the lookout for increasing point-of-sale (POS) systems attacks, AI-powered social engineering tactics, and greater supply chain cyber vulnerabilities. But this isn’t the only way hackers can take advantage of the supply chain to target restaurants.

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How a Virtual Supply Chain Identifies Challenges and Solutions for Restaurants

Modern Restaurant Management

While the restaurant sector shut down during the pandemic, food supply chain technologists were working hard to open new avenues to improve automated processes for restaurants. As restaurants reopened to increased costs and staff shortages, automation has become less a future goal than an urgent need.

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