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Today’s Challenge to the Profit and Loss Foodservice Contract
Tim O'Mara
May 22, 2023
Today’s Challenge to the Profit and Loss Foodservice Contract

Today’s profit and loss foodservice contracts demonstrate the unique set of challenges facing many market sectors as the foodservice industry grapples with re-inventing itself post-pandemic.  With COVID-19 in the proverbial rear-view mirror, owners, contractors, and foodservice customers in the corporate, higher education, and recreation/tourism industries must take this opportunity to modify the profit and loss […]

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Delivering Winning Outcomes
Chuck Schuler
March 16, 2023
Delivering Winning Outcomes

Like many industries, the last few years have been difficult for contract foodservice operators and clients alike.  The foodservice industry has been confronted with navigating historic food inflation, ongoing labor shortages, and the reality that the new hybrid work model appears to be here to stay.  Both foodservice companies and their corporate clients are in […]

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How About a Nice, Cold Draft Beer?
Kevin Banas
February 15, 2023
How About a Nice, Cold Draft Beer?

Being a part of the hospitality industry often means trying to stay ahead of what can be a dizzying broadside of trends. Shifting consumer preferences, trailblazing chefs and restauranteurs, and the perpetual need to excite and steal attention make for an environment where one must always innovate or die. Through it all, however, there is […]

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Does Your Facility Get an A When it Comes to Environmental Stewardship?
Kathleen Held
January 24, 2023
Does Your Facility Get an A When it Comes to Environmental Stewardship?

Now that we are 23 years into this century this is what we know…  It’s no secret that our planet is on life support.  The younger generations are committed to saving our planet.  We can either embrace positive environmental change or be left behind. While you might give yourself high marks for being environmentally aware, […]

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Leave It to the Foodservice Consultant
Katja Beck
December 13, 2022
Leave It to the Foodservice Consultant

Commercial foodservice spaces can be found everywhere.  Think office buildings, hospitals, hotels, sport facilities, museums, colleges…the list goes on.  Kitchens, serveries, food halls, coffee houses, restaurants, grab & go stations, and more cook, produce, and offer food no matter where we find ourselves. Unless you are part of the architectural and construction community, you probably […]

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Tight Labor Market’s Impact on Foodservice Design
Kip Serfozo
October 13, 2022
Tight Labor Market’s Impact on Foodservice Design

The hospitality industry has been forced to develop creative solutions to offset the tight labor market.  As foodservice design and operations consultants, it is vital that we account for the existing and future labor trends in our designs.  How exactly do we do this?  It starts in the very beginning of the design process. A […]

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Designing with Food Allergies in Mind
Alison O'Hearn
September 15, 2022
Designing with Food Allergies in Mind

Food allergies are common in our world today.  Adults and children alike suffer with modest to severe adverse reactions to all sorts of foods.  Ingredients that have the potential to trigger an allergic reaction for even one person can be found in most kitchens.  Does that mean someone with an allergy cannot eat anything they […]

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How Does Your Garden Grow?
Kevin Banas
August 15, 2022
How Does Your Garden Grow?

A savvy restaurant goer in search of the best dining experiences knows to seek out restaurants with changing, seasonal menus, and chefs that are acclaimed for their focus on how and where they source their ingredients. Produce, in particular, should be fresh, flavorful, and as free as possible from the artifice of industrial scale production. […]

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Meet Me at the Lobby Bar!
Marleen St. Marie
August 15, 2022
Meet Me at the Lobby Bar!

The lobby bar is a great destination spot to easily meet up with friends, family, and coworkers.  It can create a favorable first impression of a hotel if it has the right vibe and aesthetics.  It also can generate revenue for a hotel if it offers the right drinks and food.  But why exactly do […]

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Waste Segregation – A Collective Responsibility
Kavish Kapoor
July 19, 2022
Waste Segregation – A Collective Responsibility

The world’s population and the overall economy are growing fast and so is the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW).  Consumption of various goods and services has never been higher and though there’s more environmental awareness in the world today, our carbon footprints are not slowing down.  Both the volume and diversity of waste types are an […]

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