Restaurant AI & Technology Report

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Consumers today want more from their coffee: they want a meaningful experience. Specialty foods are up by 310 percent in terms of menu inclusion. For restaurants and hospitality operators, coffee offers a unique way for operators to differentiate themselves in a crowded market and make a better connection with clients.

On this episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron sits down with Kika Buhrmann, the vice president of B2B USA at Nespresso, a specialty coffee provider. The company’s state-of-the-art machines use coffee capsules to brew a number of coffee and espresso flavors.

“On average, customers today consume four different types of coffee each week,” says Buhrmann. “Millennials are more open to differentiation in coffee. The artistry behind coffee is becoming more and more appreciated and recognized.”

Nespresso encourages businesses and customers alike to recognize the surprising similarities in the production process that exist between wine and coffee. The company is passionate about promoting awareness of the intensive process behind coffee production, and encourages its customers to see the importance of cup selection, maintaining sustainable practices, and using renewable materials throughout the production process — right up to the point of drinking the coffee itself.

“The sustainability program sits at the core of our company,” Buhrmann explains. “Aluminum is the most sustainable material out there today, so all Nespresso capsules are made of aluminum to preserve the quality and freshness of the coffee. For any decision that we make, we look at the impact on our value chain: instead of focusing on what is the easiest thing to do, we like to focus on what is the right thing to do.”

First established in 1986, Nespresso currently works with over 100,000 coffee farmers in 13 countries. The company is highly invested in the future of both the farmers’ families and the larger communities surrounding those farmers — Nespresso wants to ensure that coffee farming remains sustainable on both the local and global level.

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Modern consumers expect restaurant operators to use and fully integrate cutting-edge technology into their business model. However, most restaurant operators in the industry find themselves unable to keep up with today’s constantly evolving tech trends.

On the latest episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron chats with three emerging companies that are handling the necessary tech shifts for operators so that the restaurant industry can focus on doing what it does best: making delicious food.

Sterling Douglass is the co-founder and CEO of Chowly, a first-of-its-kind company that helps restaurants lower the cost of labor and improve margins by fully integrating a restaurant’s third-party online orders into its point-of-sale system. Simon Bocca, the COO of Fourth, has helped his company grow into a comprehensive provider for practical restaurant and hospitality management solutions. As the founder and CEO of next-generation software platform Harri, Luke Fryer is dedicated to finding employee-facing solutions for labor-related challenges in the hospitality industry.

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Consumers are rapidly changing the focus of the foodservice industry. With the global population expected to reach 9.8 billion over the next 30 years, Gen Y and Gen Z are investing their time, money, and energy into finding foods that are good for them and good for the planet.

On the latest episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron chats with Sharon Cittone, the chief content officer of Seeds&Chips, to discuss how food innovation and agtech are changing the global farming industry.

The emerging generations have a new expectation for the foodservice industry and the future in which food service companies have a bigger role to play.

The future of on-demand ordering could be summed up to one simple thought. It’s just beginning. According to Foodable Labs, over 30% of the U.S. Restaurant industry is offering some kind of on-demand third party ordering solution. Couple this with over 80% of consumers under the age of 35 using on-demand food ordering apps about 2 times a week the landscape has exploded for this new age dining habit.

More and more brands are seeking solutions that are starting to shift the supply chain integration on how they go to market with new menu items and new approaches when it comes to handling the demand of the new age consumer.  

Shake Shack is taking this queue from consumers seriously with their partnership with the Craft Beef curator Crowd Cow, a company focused on bringing local farmers and their artisan proteins to the foodservice markets.

On this episode of The Barron Report, Host Paul Barron speaks with Doug Radkey, strategist, consultant, speaker, author, Foodable contributor and founding partner of Key Restaurant Group. In this Skype interview, the two discuss some of the most influential decisions you will make for your restaurant.

Host Paul Barron sat down with The Restaurant Coach, Donald Burns to explore some of 2019’s key marketing tips to employee for your restaurant as we discuss the issue around Price and why it is much more than what is on your menu, all the way to Promotion and what new tactics are working and what is not.

In this episode of The Barron Report, host Paul Barron sits down with Chef Jim Berman, a longtime Foodable Expert Contributor currently working as a corporate chef. Berman is the host of Foodable’s newest podcast show—Chef AF, It’s All Food!

Many brand leaders today are faced with the decision to either upgrade their financial partners or to continue on their own.

Tom Holt of Urbane Cafe, saw value in forging a partnership and decided to team up with Industry Veterans Andrew and Peggy Cherng, the co-founders of the Chinese fast food chain Panda Express, to grow the brand. Urbane Cafe has quickly become a California staple for guests seeking out high quality products at a great value.