Restaurant job growth moderated in June

The industry added just 6,500 positions during the month even as seasonal hiring picked up, indicating more employees are leaving their jobs
5 catering strategies from experienced restaurant executives

Executives from Emmy Squared, Vertex Hospitality, and Naya held a discussion at the Catering Leadership Summit hosted by Lunchbox
Most consumers plan to reduce their restaurant spending

New data from Popmenu finds that 67% of Americans are reducing spending on everything, with 61% pulling back on dining out
How Your Restaurant Can Best Support Indigenous Foodways

To conclude our series on indigenous food sovereignty, we explore how chefs and restaurants can integrate this into their sourcing practices, featuring on-the-ground insights from across our global network.
Real Talk: What Does Honouring Provenance Really Look Like?

This month, we’re celebrating provenance — asking what it really means to know where your food comes from. We sat down with Geetie Singh-Watson, founder of The Bull Inn in Totnes and one of the UK’s pioneers of organic hospitality, to talk about what provenance really looks like in practice.
Celebrate Provenance: Rosetta

Based in Mexico City and led by chef-owner Elena Reygadas — named The World’s Best Female Chef 2023 — the cuisine at Rosetta is inspired by Mexican ingredients and Mexico’s natural biodiversity and culinary history. We spoke to Chef Elena to learn how they keep provenance front and centre.
‘It’s a Revolution’: How to Put Seaweed on the Menu

Environmentally positive, quick to grow and packed full of flavour, there’s no question that sea vegetables deserve a place on the plates of the future. But why aren’t more people eating seaweed already — and how can chefs lead the way?
Celebrate Provenance: Rosewood Phuket

Rosewood Phuket was the second rosewood property to complete the food made good standard, earning an impressive three stars and scoring especially highly for their careful attention to provenance.
We spoke to Luca De Negri, area director of culinary and executive chef and paul olivier linot, assistant director of food & beverage at Rosewood Phuket, about how they cultivate a sense of place through their sourcing policies and on their menus.
Chef Varun Inamdar’s Culinary Prowess Spans Social Media Fame And A Multi-Country F&B Footprint

Backed by YouTube views in millions and restaurant ventures in Singapore, Shanghai, and India
Paving The Way For AI Robot Bartenders is Richtec Robotics’ Scorpion

Replacing the human elements of a bartender was always going to be a tall task, but the Scorpion does guarantee a unique and thrilling experience.