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National Restaurant Association and NRAEF Announce Board of Directors
National Restaurant Association and NRAEF Announce Board of Directors The National Restaurant Association and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF) announced their 2021 board officers and directors. Brian Casey, president of Oak Hill Tavern and the Company Picnic Company, will serve as chair of the National Restaurant Association Board of Directors, and Susan Adzick,…
Read MoreThis Restaurant Just Launched 8 New Brands. Sales Boomed
When Dog Haus launched in 2010, its concept made a lot of sense…for the year 2010. Its mission was to elevate stadium food into a culinary masterwork, and it did so by selling dogs and sausages decorated with ingredients such as bacon, pastrami, caramelized onions, and arugula. The three founders, Hagop Giragossian, Quasim Riaz, and…
Read MoreThe Senate Overwhelmingly Passed Restaurant Relief Budget Resolution Amendment
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed an amendment to the budget Thursday calling for direct relief to the restaurant industry in a 90-10 vote. The Restaurant Rescue Plan which was initially proposed in a bipartisan effort by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.), was based on the original RESTAURANTS Act that was put…
Read MoreBipartisan $120 Billion RESTAURANTS Act to Provide Long-Term Relief for Restaurants is Re-Introduced
Hours after the Senate voted overwhelmingly to pass an amendment to the proposed budget resolution to establish a dedicated restaurant relief fund, the $120 billion RESTAURANTS Act of 2021 was reintroduced to Congress Friday as a bipartisan, bicameral effort from Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.), and Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) and Brian…
Read MoreChipotle has Raised Prices on its Delivery Menu by 13%
Chipotle Mexican Grill has raised menu prices for delivery an average of 13%, chain executives told analysts during a Q4 earnings call this week. The move is in response to the runaway success of the chain’s delivery channel, which has eaten into its margins in recent months. Chipotle has seen “modest resistance thus far” from…
Read MoreThe Senate Overwhelmingly Passed Restaurant Relief Budget Resolution Amendment
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed an amendment to the budget Thursday calling for direct relief to the restaurant industry in a 90-10 vote. The Restaurant Rescue Plan which was initially proposed in a bipartisan effort by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Sen. Krysten Sinema (D-Ariz.), was based on the original RESTAURANTS Act that was put…
Read MoreStarbucks COO Rosalind Brewer is Leaving the Company in February
Starbucks announced Tuesday the departure of its chief operating officer, Rosalind Brewer, at the end of February. Brewer will be taking up the helm as CEO of Walgreens, a role that will make her the only Black female chief executive of a Fortune 500 company. “Starbucks chief operating role responsibilities are being distributed to other members…
Read MoreInspection Systems Upstream Improve Food Safety
Food safety is more important than ever. Bakers can’t afford to introduce any additional risk, so many of them are incorporating inspection technology earlier in the process. Adding metal detectors to the front of production lines, such as for inspecting incoming ingredients, will ensure that no metal contamination enters the process where it could damage…
Read MoreBest Ways to Clean your Conveyors the Right Way
Sanitation crews should follow the plant’s sanitation standard operating procedures (SSOPs) and the recommendations from the chemical suppliers, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the US Department of Agriculture. “The FDA is mostly concerned with the transfer of chemicals and elements from one product to the next or when the sanitizer didn’t get completely rinsed…
Read MoreFDA Food Safety Programs see Increased Funding
The enactment in December of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020, including approval of the US Food and Drug Administration budget for the fiscal year 2021, should ensure continuity in the nation’s food safety programs and initiatives as the Biden administration takes the nation’s helm. The overall fiscal 2021 FDA budget, which includes the agency’s…
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