China has made a shocking food production discovery
Boosting yields without putting pressure on strained resources could help feed the planet’s growing population.
What Everyone Should Know About Food Production
How a summer spent volunteering on a German farm transformed my perspective on eating
How a soil crisis caused by climate change may impact on global food production
The world is facing a soil crisis that could badly hit food production, according to alarming new research. A 17-year study into the effect of global warming on microbes – the tiny bacteria, fungi and other micro-organisms that determine soil health – reveals them to be far less adaptable to changing conditions than expected. It raises concerns the microbes will not be able to carry out essential functions, such as breaking down leaves and other organic matter in a process which converts them…
Why are there still so many hungry people in the world?
The world produces enough food to feed 10 billion people. Poverty and hunger prevail because of economics, not scarcity
What happens when a family runs out of food stamps
Donating food to the hungry should be easy — why isn’t it?
Food service firms thwarted in donating excess food to the hungry by lack of nationwide standards. Varying state to state regulations frustrate donors.
Why Waiters Drink. And Why It Matters.
The food service industry is a growing part of our economy, and it has a big substance abuse problem.
What You Need to Know Before Starting a Food Service Business
Before you jump into this competitive industry, it helps to know who your diners are and what type of trends you might want to follow.
Smart Marketing Tips for New Restaurants
Besides providing great food and outstanding service, discover what else can you do to draw customers in to your new restaurant.
One-Third of Food Is Lost or Wasted: What Can Be Done
From our farms to grocery stores to dinner tables, one-third of the food we grow is lost or wasted. We can do better.
Food banks keep giving despite increased demand
Although they’ve adjusted operations and may be working with fewer volunteers, local food banks are still serving communities in need.
Need an entry-level job at a store or restaurant? It can be harder now
Getting a job at a store or fast-food restaurant — often a way into the economy for an unskilled worker — used to be as simple as walking up and down the mall and applying. Now, with store chains closing and laying off thousands of workers, that path is more complicated.
The world needs topsoil to grow 95% of its food
Without efforts to rebuild soil health, we could lose our ability to grow enough nutritious food to feed the planet’s population
Where is the Food Service Industry Heading?
Some of our most popular of recent insights on food service industry trends — including consumer, technology, branding, and performance.
How does online food ordering system work?
Online food ordering is a process of ordering food from a local restaurant or food cooperative through a web page or app. Much like ordering consumer goods online, many of…Read MoreHow does online food ordering system work?
What will happen after the sun dies? ‘Serendipitous’ discovery gives clues
A distant gas giant found orbiting a white dwarf star suggests outer planets in our solar system might survive the sun’s demise
How to speed up the discovery of new solar cell materials
Streamlined system for creating and analyzing perovskite compounds may cut development time from 20 years to two.
Lack of training on new customer tech frustrates fast food workers, report finds
The technology intended to help fast food workers do their jobs may be leading to turnover.
There Are 3 Types of Restaurant Owners. Which One Are You?
By Donald Burns, Foodable Industry Expert When you work with an average of 300 restaurants a year, it's quite easy to see emerging trends and patterns in the behavioral dynamics that make up what could be defined as a restaurant owner DNA. To better understand these three types of restaurant owners,
What is the Future of Food Halls?
Operators are looking for ways to keep the model fresh.
How to use food bank if you need it
For people who have never asked for food, Hunger Task Force is open
