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The Automating of Fast Food
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Hoods
While fast-food choices still remain popular with a number of people, profit margins in that sector of the food service business aren’t exactly huge. A combination of food and labor costs ends up biting into as much as two-thirds of fast-food revenue, says arecent report. Add in costs to upgrade or replace various elements of kitchen equipment – as well as other costs attributed to benefits, such as those called for under the Affordable Care Act – and it’s clear that it has become tougher to make a buck while slinging burgers and fries. 
So, why not simply raise prices like other businesses routinely do when their costs go up? While that is one option, it isn’t exactly the best one. Many people who patronize fast-food joints do so while living on a fairly tight budget themselves. Raising prices could have those customers shopping for other food options, which would in turn lead to a deeper dent in a fast-food restaurant profits.
One idea, which looks as though it could take as many as ten years to fully implement, is to consider automating various tasks – in effect, substituting robots for actual employees.
One development in recent years that has given encouragement to proponents o...

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Crazy Concession Stand Classics
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Food Trucks
With baseball season getting underway for 2015, it’s worth asking what some of the new concession items will be, as food purveyors seek to balance traditional delights with health-conscious and trendy offerings.  Last year, People&nb...

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To-Do List for Spring Food Truck Openings
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Food Trucks
With spring finally in the air in many locations around the United States, it won’t be long before food truck businesses that were dormant for the winter will get things started back up again. Now’s as good a time as any to look over some...

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Can Your Food Truck Pass OSHA Inspections?
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Food Trucks
In addition to needing to meet safety and health requirements of local regulatory organizations, food trucks (and other mobile businesses, such as Concession Trailers) need to be able to satisfy the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational ...

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Concessions Go to the Movies
• May 31, 2017
Categories: Food Trucks
There’s a reason why you’ve likely started seeing more and more concession-style food items available at the movie theater: Depending on where you live, the expanded menus are another way for the theaters to make more money, especially wh...

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