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The Automating of Fast Food
• Mayo 31, 2017
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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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Safer Cooking Strategies
• Mayo 31, 2017
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When it comes to Restaurant Safety, people generally understand – with some regular reminding – that it’s not a good idea to run on wet floors or to handle sharp objects loosely or carelessly. And much has been written about ...

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Kitchen Venting and High-Rise Buildings
• Mayo 31, 2017
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When a fire tragically breaks out in a Commercial Kitchen Ventilation system in a high-rise building, with the fire having the potential to spread into the exhaust duct above, fire department personnel must quickly ascertain two things: Whe...

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Private Large Kitchen Safety
• Mayo 31, 2017
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Those who are members of social and religious organizations tend to have a special appreciation for the need to properly care for the community’s meeting facilities. This includes proper maintenance and operation of any and all Commercial ...

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Restaurant Safety Dos and Don’ts
• Mayo 31, 2017
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Workplace injuries in the restaurant industry result in direct costs such as higher workers’ compensation insurance premiums. However, there are also hidden costs, beyond the trauma to the workplace that results from a workplace injury.  ...

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