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This week's fresh serve of news from around the Catering & Restaurant Industry. Keep up-to-date with the latest in Catering Equipment & Restaurant Equipment, Food Trends & Business Tips from around the web.

Not your grandfather’s specials board

Custom-printed napkins offer a new way to deliver menu promotions. Menu specials are important elements of the product mix for restaurant operators. They add excitement for customers, drive traffic and can boost both the top and bottom lines with incremental sales. One way to ensure that menu specials are being promoted effectively and consistently is to put marketing materials supporting the items directly into consumers hands using custom-printed paper napkins. Read more ... Original story and image on restaurantbusinessonline.com Original story and image on businessnewsaus.com.au

Silver Chef sells off hospitality division to avoid collapse

The board of hospitality business Silver Chef (ASX: SIV) intends to accept a new offer from investment firm Next Capital that should rescue the company from impending administration. Silver Chef says it effectively has no choice but to accept Next Capital's offer to sell the company's core hospitality business for $18 million due to its considerable and almost-due financial obligations. Read more ...

Instagram has changed the way we eat

Picture the scene. You're sitting in a cute restaurant and your brunch has just arrived. Sourdough topped with vibrant smashed avocado dotted with fresh red chilies, a poached egg oozing just slightly with a sunset orange yolk – it's picture perfect. There’s no denying that Instagram has changed the way we consume food. For many of us, the aesthetic has overtaken the values of nutrition and taste as we strive to show the world just how perfect every single element of our lives is. Read more ... Original story and image on metro.co.uk Original story and image on qsrmagazine.com

3 Sustainability Trends Restaurants Need to Implement Now

There is no question that restaurants have to make environmental sustainability a priority, but how they do so changes often, based on consumer, corporate, and sometimes governmental demands. Here are three of the biggest sustainability trends impacting the foodservice industry today and how restaurants can implement them. Read more ...

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