food safety

11 for '11: Technomic Names Leading Restaurant Trends

By Restaurant Business Staff on Nov. 18, 2010

As the nation begins to emerge from recession, restaurants are seeing lapsed customers return. Same-store sales are inching up, signaling the industry’s initial rebound to health; hiring is also up, signaling positive expectations for 2011.

Education Sessions Planned for 2012 Food Safety Summit

By Restaurant Business Staff on Oct. 27, 2011

WASHINGTON, DC (October 27, 2011 - Marketwire)—The Food Safety Summit Executive Educational Advisory Committee (EEAC) has developed a three day conference...

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10 ways to keep food costs down this year

By Patricia Cobe on Apr. 01, 2013

Economists tend to bicker, but there was at least one source of agreement in their 2013 forecasts: food prices are going to increase 2 to 4 percent this year. With restaurant patrons still pinching pennies, raising menu prices may not be the best solution. So what are the alternatives?

FDA issues new anti-food-poisoning rules in wake of salmonella outbreaks

Sep. 14, 2015

The tightened regulations come as two high-profile salmonella outbreaks hit the U.S., one tied to contaminated cucumbers and another to a tainted ingredient used at Chipotle.

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