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Tasty Trends: Food Predictions That Delivered in 2024
Every year begins with bold predictions, and 2024 didn’t disappoint. See what trends the food service industry served up that hit the mark.
Making Gratitude Your Attitude
Forget waiting for Thanksgiving to give thanks! Turns out, a little gratitude goes a long way in the workplace, too. Discover the surprising ways that fostering an attitude of gratitude impacts your team.
Dreadful Data: The unsettling world of data silos
Data silos are like haunted houses, filled with hidden treasures and potential dangers. By breaking down these barriers, you can discover valuable insights, improve decision-making, and streamline operations. It's time to escape the dungeon of data silos and unleash the full potential of your data.
Feast Mode: A holiday dining playbook
The sights. The sounds. The food. The holidays are around the corner, and so is the chance for your dining program to shine. Holiday-inspired events and menu items can take holiday dining from ho-hum to ho, ho, ho with a few simple upgrades.
Someone’s in the Kitchen with AI
What's new in food services? Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used in innovative ways to connect with customers, create new menu items, and monitor product quality. AI helps the industry work smarter, not harder.
The Unusual Suspects: Unmasking hidden reasons behind dining decline
When spring's sizzle turns to summer's fizzle, it's not just vacation season to blame—unmask the hidden culprits and smart strategies to keep your dining services thriving.
Eating in Outer Space: How to have a stellar outdoor dining space
With winter finally over, customers are craving fresh air and sunshine, but before you fling open your patio doors, there are key steps to ensure a successful (and safe) season.
Beyond Bland: Upgrading the cafeteria experience
If the experience in your cafeteria is more like “Taco ‘Bout Bland Tuesdays,” here are three ways to get your Tuesdays (and every other day) back on track.
Seasonal Success: How to refresh your leadership
Spring cleaning isn’t just for baseboards anymore. See how your seasonal cleaning routine can include refreshing your leadership too.
To Messy Data with…Love or Frustration?
Love it or hate it, discover how messy data can benefit your operation.
Bringing It All Together: Practical steps for setting New Year’s resolutions in your on-site Dining Locations
Nearly half of all individuals reading this post will drop or change their New Year’s resolution by the end of January. That statistic isn’t even looking at the large teams you might be operating at your locations. The unfortunate truth is that 43% of everyone making one or more New Year’s resolutions won’t sustain them until February.1 Before you throw in the towel, there are some things you can do to better your odds and those you lead in 2024.
Data from the Other Side: Terrifying Tales of Spooky Metrics
What do you do when scary metrics and data rear its ugly head?? Don’t worry we have some tips, and no the Ghost Busters phone number isn’t on the list.
A-Tisket, A-Tasket: What’s a market basket?
With the cost of so many things increasing, a fair amount of belt-tightening is going around for both individuals and institutions. For many, that budget trimming starts with the biggest expenditure – food. So, what do you do if your business is food?