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Attracting sufficient labor continues to be a challenge for all areas of the food and beverage industry. Convenience store operators historically have struggled with a shortage of workers and high employee turnover. Since the pandemic, however, the U.S. labor shortage for the c-store sector could be the worst ever.For operators, it is difficult to focus on customer service, food availability, and … read more

Along with the many day-to-day concerns competing for attention from restaurant operators, keeping pace with new technology—and keeping food safe and avoiding costly health code violations—rise to the top.A major challenge for operators is efficiently and reliably monitoring food from refrigerator to table. For example, monitoring food temperatures can be tedious and sometimes ineffective as staff … read more

Struggling with a shortage of workers and high employee turnover is nothing new to c-store operators, who have been dealing with labor shortages for years. Since the pandemic, however, the U.S. labor shortage for the c-store sector could be the worst ever.This shortage of workers makes it is even harder for operators to focus on streamlining worker tasks, while still ensuring food availability and … read more

As supermarkets expand grab-and-go and delivery offerings, they seek to protect patrons’ health and safety.Prepared foods have been one of the fastest-growing areas in the supermarket channel since well before the COVID-19 pandemic, and food retailers continue to see these offerings as important drivers of sales and profits.As consumers’ shopping patterns shifted last year to include fewer trips t … read more

The economic downturn accompanying COVID-19 has had a significant effect on the availability of workers—particularly in the foodservice industry.Caused by a number of factors, the labor shortage has become widespread across numerous industries. According to the National Restaurant Association’s summary of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics published in May 2021, employment at eating and … read more

It’s no secret that restaurants are struggling to find and keep workers as the foodservice industry faces an unprecedented labor shortage.The economic downturn accompanying COVID-19 has had a significant effect on the availability of workers, causing the labor shortage to become widespread across numerous industries. According to the National Restaurant Association’s summary of data from the U.S. … read more

By playing to their strengths–brand availability and loyalty, the physical in-store experience, and customer satisfaction–and by investing in technology solutions that help streamline the many tasks that come with managing operations, operators can remain competitive, increase worker productivity, and offer safer food options.Automated systems, such as DayMark’s MenuCommand® kitchen automation pla … read more

With the onset of COVID-19, new trends of online shopping and delivery from restaurants, supermarkets, and now c-stores, have surged, with no sign of slowing down any time soon.The popularity of off-premise dining had already begun among c-stores prior to COVID-19, with products focused primarily on snacks and prepared hot food items like pizza and breakfast sandwiches. Since the pandemic, c-store … read more

One result of the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions has been the reluctance of shoppers to physically enter stores. In light of this, the third-party delivery services that are seeing increased usage across the restaurant and grocery industries, are equally applicable to c-stores, which are following the trend to remain viable.A recent Technomic survey identified consumer awareness as the biggest roa … read more

Retail foodservice operators now have available to them smarter strategies to maintain fresh and prepared food safety without increasing human contact, allowing them to use labor more effectively and ensuring that wasted product is kept to a minimum.Improved foodservice technology helps to safeguard the wellbeing of employees and the public. For many operators, the solution is to invest in automat … read more