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Pizza’s Quiet Earthquake

Earthquakes come with loud rumblings, power outages, fire and aftershocks. The number two pizza brand, Pizza Hut, owned by Yum Brands, sold to private equity firm, LongRange Capital, for $1.5 billion. The sale was a big headline, but not a big surprise, just another iconic

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What Can Foodservice Learn from Retail

I just returned from the IDDBA show in Orlando, FL. It’s probably my 15th IDDBA (International Dairy Deli Bake Association) show and the reason I attend is because dairy / deli / bake is where foodservice crosses over into retail. It’s the competitive area where

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Two chefs use augmented reality food technology interface during meal preparation in a commercial kitchen with fresh ingredients and plated dishes.

Will AI Replace Foodservice Marketing?

By Edward Zimmerman | The Food Connector Every few years, a new technology arrives in the foodservice industry and someone declares that marketing as we know it is finished. Email would kill trade show relationships. Social media would make salespeople obsolete. And now, artificial intelligence

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