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Truffle dealer Luca Miliffi: Ahead by a nose
At this year's annual truffle auction in the Northern Italian city of Alba, three white truffles sold for €110,000. What makes these high-end mushrooms some of the world's priciest delicacies? Truffle Pope Luca Miliffi explains the magic of white truffles, typical...
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Occupational safety in the gastronomy industry: How to protect your team and business
Gastronomy may not seem like a particularly dangerous work environment at first glance, but it has its own dangers and risks that should not be underestimated. This is especially true when it comes to hygiene. KTCHNrebel tells you why it’s not...
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Creepy, eerie and spine-chillingly good: These are the craziest Halloween dishes
A giant spider has spun its web over the front door, and the skeleton in the front yard grins as it waves at passers-by. Yes, it’s that's time of year again: Halloween is just around the corner. The only thing missing...
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Air frying in gastronomy: More than just hot air
Who out there doesn't know and love them? Freshly deep-fried French fries. But unfortunately, if you want to eat healthily, the conventional way of making them is not exactly the best. However, this could change soon. In the future, air frying...
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Everything you need to know about a successful franchise concept
Franchise chains are regarded as a real guarantee of success, especially in the gastronomy sector. Those who manage to structure their concept as transparently as possible and document their know-how without gaps can expand nearly without limits, they say. However, independence...
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Automated restaurants: Will robots take over the kitchen now?
Employees shortages are everywhere, while robots are becoming ever more efficient and cost-effective. This trend is not only evident in industry, it's also increasingly taking hold in the gastronomy and foodservice sector. In the USA, an increasing number of automated restaurants...
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Regenerative food – a solution for climate change?
Regenerative food is the latest food trend in the current Food Report 2024. It is perhaps also the most promising – including for the gastronomy industry. The focus here is not primarily on food, but rather on arable soils.
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Is the might of artificial intelligence also bringing a revolution to the hospitality industry?
Traffic forecasts, personalized advertising, movie recommendations on Netflix – many people do not realize that artificial intelligence already permeates almost every aspect of our lives. However, since the hype surrounding Chat GPT lately, people are becoming increasingly aware of the topic....
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Local exotics: The goods are closer than you think
Behind the local exotics food trend are experimental farmers and start-ups who are growing and cultivating exotic food in places you don't expect. Climate change is making it possible – but also necessary. In the meantime, this food trend is gaining...
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How artificial intelligence reduces food waste in the foodservice industry
Far too much food in the gastronomy industry still ends up in the trash. How artificial intelligence (AI) can drastically reduce food waste in the gastronomy industry - and thus also make money while saving the climate.
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Food Trends 2024: To know today what we will eat tomorrow
Hanni Rützler’s “Food Report 2024” is here and is leading restaurants into the future with the food trends for 2024. This means, among other things, less meat on the plates, and more women in the food and beverage industry. Like last year,...
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Rational’s TrendTalk: Looking over the edge of the plate
In TrendTalk 12, the panel of experts of Rational’s TrendTalk looked to the future – the technological changes that are happening now and those that are coming down the line. How is the foodservice sector embracing change and is it all...
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Dynamic price management in gastronomy – the key to improving profits
A concept which is already well-known in the hotel and travel industry now also seems to be gaining a foothold in the restaurant business.
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A plant-powered start into the new year: The rise of Veganuary
Having inspired more than a million participants over nearly 10 years, Veganuary offers consumers and operators alike the opportunity to try out meat-free in the new year.
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This is how you organize modern day kitchen routines!
What are the basic requirements for efficient kitchen organization? How can you overcome obstacles in your day-to-day work? How does digitalization help me in the kitchen? How do I work efficiently and sustainably?
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French fries – the science behind perfectly crispy fries
Who doesn't know it, that distinctive smell that tickles our nostrils and lures us into a restaurant, snack bar or kitchen? A dish whose golden brown color is pleasing to both our eyes and palates. When you take a bite and...
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Managing costs for foodservice businesses in times of increasing prices
With pressures on costs due to rising food costs, energy price increases and labor shortages the margin for operators is being squeezed. We ponder the different tactics and tools hospitality businesses can take to remain viable in challenging times.
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Take these measures to fight the staff shortage in the foodservice industry
Even before Corona, it wasn't easy to attract job seekers to the restaurant and hospitality industry. Now many of the hard-won employees have simply left. But hope is on the horizon. These measures can help solve the shortage of skilled workers.
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A step-by-step to social media success
KTCHN Rebel speaks to foodservice industry PR guru Felicity Read to get the low-down on the dos and don’ts of social media and how chefs can avoid an Instagram faux pas as well as get that perfect photo to share on...
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Is the future of (fine) dining vegan?
From dubious whole-grain glop for militant hippies to Michelin-worthy culinary trend for the top chefs of tomorrow: why vegan food could become restaurants' new normal - and what giant power bills have to do with it.
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The workroom of the future
Rising personnel and energy costs, a shortage of skilled workers and the pressure to improve efficiency are just three factors that are having a significant impact on professional kitchen planning and operations, both now and in the future. Large and small...
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Disabilities are no disability – enjoy barrier-free
The future lies in barrier-free services and facilities, including in the gastronomy and hotel industry. Guests with disabilities are often escorted by others and are inclined to remain loyal to successful concepts and enthusiastically recommend them within their circles and communities....
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TrendTalk: Retail meets ghost kitchens
Ghost kitchens, dark stores and where retail delivery converges with the biggest growth area in foodservice: the fourth TrendTalk webinar from Rational discussed the market, the opportunity and the future.
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What’s on the menu?
Foodservice operators have had to pay close attention to restaurant menus as consumer demands fluctuated during the pandemic. It is a trend that is set to continue.
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Seven foodservice start-ups to watch
Innovation in foodservice remains undimmed, despite a challenging year. We pick seven of the most exciting start-ups to keep an eye on in the future.
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“If you can’t beat them, eat them.”
Bouillabaisse made from Chinese mitten crab, venison from Nile goose, goulash from nutria: Why not restore the ecological balance by becoming a predator of invasive species?
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10 key foodservice trends in 2021
The year 2020 was a year for the industry to forget, but a New Year brings new hope. It also brings new trends – plus, the continuation of some current ones into 2021.
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Ghostly growth: the rise of dark kitchens
The growth of dark or ghost kitchens has accelerated in this challenging year as the delivery-only concept has provided foodservice operators with a different way to trade during the pandemic.
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Ready for all three phases of the pandemic
Corona comes in waves, and the measures imposed constantly keep us on our toes. At times everything is under control and restrictions are lifted for the most part. However, at other times lockdown measures are adapted according to the current situation...
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Virtual restaurants: new model hospitality?
After the worst few months in hospitality history is the app-powered takeout and delivery model of virtual restaurants a beacon of hope or the start of a slippery slope?
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Better than BEEF?
Meat 2.0: plant-based meat alternatives like beyond meat are all the rage these days. How this trend came about, what meatless meat is really made of, and how the battle of the fake meats is signaling a food industry revolution to...
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Food for Follows – Social media as a payment method
Photos, shares, ratings, likes... it seems like nobody goes to a restaurant anymore without documenting it online. People sit there letting their food get cold while they snap the perfect pic of their plates. Those pics can benefit both them and...
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Food ManagementGuidelines for open kitchens: What to watch out for in front cooking
The trend towards front-of-house cooking is going strong... and not just in fine dining. More and more businesses are showing their stuff in every sense of the word. So let us show you what to watch out for in front cooking.
