Food and Beverage Tech Review : News

 Restaurant operators focus on increasing order volumes, improving operational efficiency, and integrating systems. However, many continue using legacy systems with on-premise hardware. Migrating to cloud-based POS solutions could alleviate daily issues and improve connectivity among digital products. Cloud-based systems enable robust data capture, enhancing efficiency and creating a personalized customer experience. Centralizing all Point-of-Sale Tasks Over the last few years, operators have adopted an omnichannel strategy for dining experiences. Orders are placed via many digital channels, ranging from dine-in and take-out to curbside and delivery, adding complexity to POS systems or failing to connect to them at all. This also occurs as restaurants strive to offer more tailored, rewarding experiences for guests by introducing additional marketing methods like coupons and brand loyalty programs. Restaurant owners and managers aim to consolidate all channels and offerings into a single location accessible at any time and from any location, reducing the hassles of managing many systems and increasing organizational flow. Furthermore, with a cloud-based POS, frequent system updates can be delivered remotely, and new offerings or ordering channel settings can be instantly standardized across all locations. Streamlining point-of-sale processes like this saves owners and operators time by reducing the need to upgrade on-premise physical hardware through automatic updates and site standardization. Personalized Dining Experience Diners today want a personalized experience. Data is the secret sauce for delivering a customized experience to each consumer. Many operators need help owning customer data. Instead, this information is kept by third-party apps or delivery partners. Customer data is more centralized when POS systems are upgraded to a single cloud experience. This allows operators to transform insights about ordering behaviors into customized dining experiences for in-person and online diners. Knowing more about customers, such as whether they prefer contactless delivery, order add-on sides and sauces regularly, order specific dishes more frequently, or have allergies or dietary restrictions, all contribute to a more personalized experience.  Comprehensive View of Front and Back House Operations Any restaurant operator, employee, or owner understands that front and back-of-house operations are drastically different but must collaborate. Adopting a cloud-based POS will unify front and back-of-house operations, from managing orders, sales, coupons, and loyalty rewards to back-end activities like food inventory management, scheduling, and payroll -- creating a cohesive environment across all locations and operation touchpoints is critical. With a cloud-based POS system, operators can simplify operations throughout their institution to decrease inefficiencies and better understand everything going on in their business. In transitioning to a post-pandemic culture, restaurateurs face inflation, supply chain bottlenecks, labor shortages, and an impending recession. Streamlining procedures will help owners retain their company's low margins. ...Read more

Food manufacturers leverage automated solutions to meet labor shortages and production demands. The food industry is affected by global changes. Current socio-political conditions are causing high attrition rates in the food industry while the demand for food production is increasing. Food industries need to improve production processes through automation to bridge the gap between rising demands and the shortage of workers. Introducing automation technologies will have the following benefits: Regulatory requirements: Governmental regulations mandate that manufacturers provide accurate and relevant information regarding nutritional and allergy warnings on food labels. Labor shortages make it difficult for food manufacturers to keep up with changing regulatory requirements. Automated equipment undertakes repetitive and tedious tasks correctly without introducing any errors in labeling a product's dietary restrictions and nutritional value. Research shows that labor shortages will increase in the future. Automating equipment can deal with new regulatory requirements. Current workers can focus on other specialized tasks allowing manufacturers to maximize productivity through skilled workers and automation. Traceability: Automation technology provides better solutions for tracking a food product along the supply chain. It can track a product's movement and record its progress for manufacturers. Officials can account for a product's placement in the supply chain and identify potential contamination. Automation aids with quality checks and the product's eligibility for consumption. It identifies and isolates a contaminated product before reaching customers and retail chains. Automation saves manufacturers time and effort in extensive manual quality checks. Scalability: Certain data entry and tracking processes require skilled labor. Automation technologies provide these solutions without manufacturers employing more workers. Automation replaces the qualifications of a skilled worker that is required to enter specific data like a list of ingredients in meaningful systems. Enterprising resource planning (ERP) automatically enters detailed data from spreadsheets in easily accessible locations. Increased output: Automated technology can work longer than human workers. Manufacturers can carry out production more efficiently and without interruptions. Human workers experience more downtime and have the potential to make greater errors. Using machine learning algorithms, developers can program machines to learn throughout the production process. Automation collects actionable data and alerts producers to potential errors in production. They help officials identify, solve, and prevent errors in the future. Check Out This : Environmental Business Review   ...Read more

The rebranding of a global leader in the agrifood business will allow FoodChain ID to better serve its customers by providing innovative solutions for food safety, quality, and sustainability enabled by technology . "The majority of our clients conveyed the challenge of having to do more with fewer resources. As a global agrifoods company with over 30,000 clients, we saw the need to increase support for our customers' business goals and more clearly communicate the broad range of services we offer. We look forward to working with our customers to help them mitigate risk and enable growth by making it easier to access accurate data, valuable insights and purpose-built solutions." says Brad Riemenapp, CEO of FoodChain ID. FoodChain ID, a leading provider of data-driven solutions for food safety, quality, and sustainability, integrates its product portfolio under the trusted FoodChain ID. The brand provides customers with a single point of contact for accurate data, market-specific insights, and industry-leading services. FoodChain ID discovered through extensive market research that the tight labor market, dwindling institutional knowledge, and rising market demands were obstacles to food and agricultural businesses seeking specialized knowledge and digital solutions to maintain product safety and compliance. FoodChain ID has reacted by merging its service offerings to guarantee that clients have easy access to crucial expertise that helps maintain the safety and transparency of the food supply chain. FoodChain ID has centralized the collective intelligence of the most reliable data and knowledge in the food sector, including product improvement, food security, regulatory conformity, product accreditation, and testing. FoodChain ID provides clients with high-quality data and insights reviewed by responsive, skilled specialists and cutting-edge software, allowing businesses to confidently entrust their reputations to FoodChain ID. ...Read more