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Archives for September 2004

Fingerprint ID technology…

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Some restaurants and other hospitality companies have adopted fingerprint scanner systems to act as virtual time clocks for employees. The electronic system eliminates “buddy-punching,” when one employee punches in for another, and other kinds of fraud, the report says.

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Fingerprint-identification technology by DigitalPersona, including a print reader and scanner not unlike this model, has been incorporated into the Digital Dining point-of-sale system

https://www.nrn.com/technology/index.cfm?ID=3159104253 [Read more…] about Fingerprint ID technology…

Red Bull mixer fails to offer energy high

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Energy drinks have been one of the fastest growing segments of the beverage industry, fueled by high-impact marketing targeting young people.

And while they were not originally designed to be mixed with alcohol, much of the marketing activity surrounding energy drinks promotes their consumption in bars and clubs, where consumers are looking for increased stamina for late nights.

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Bitter times for French wines

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Wine consumption in France is losing out to a growing taste for beer and a newfound responsibility behind the wheel. The rest of the world’s winemakers are catching up to and surpassing French standards. Government legislation and decades-old self-imposed regional quality standards have put many French winemakers at a competitive disadvantage.

https://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002031592_frenchwinewoes10.html

1,000 Soup Kitchen International franchises to open

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Over the next five to seven years, Al Yeganeh, the inspiration for the “Soup Nazi” character on “Seinfeld,” plans to have 1,000 Soup Kitchen International franchises open around the U.S. It’s doubtful soup servers will be barking the “Seinfeld”-famed “No soup for you” line because Yeganeh does not want the franchises to promote any association with the sitcom, which he finds offensive.

The Wall Street Journal (subscription required)

Raw food fad sprouting nationwide

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Eating raw food is nothing new – it’s basically humanity’s oldest cuisine. But interest in raw food diets has been sprouting recently beyond the usual fad cradles like Manhattan and southern California.

A number of (un)cookbooks have been published recently offering recipes for “raw pot pie” and “lemony tofu pate?? High-profile adherents like actor Woody Harrelson and model Carol Alt have added to the buzz. Author and raw food evangelist David “Avocado” Wolfe said he now speaks to packed houses in places like Coldwater, Mich., and Wichita, Kan.

https://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5868567/

Flexi Eating….

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“With the rise of ?flexi-eating, food consumption is increasingly fitting around people’s needs and lifestyles, rather than people fitting their lives around structured mealtimes,” commented Daniel Bone, consumer analyst at Datamonitor.

?The growing number of out-of-home occasions does not mean British dislike eating at home. It is a lifestyle driven trend with time-poor consumers increasingly embracing innovative meal and snack solutions that facilitate on-the-go consumption,? Bone said
https://foodanddrinkeurope.com/news/ng.asp?id=54492&n=dh247&c=nicyrpmcbktrgxu

"Demographic time bomb"

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“An aging labor force is beginning show itself in Pittsburgh, which could provide a glimpse of a nationwide problem on the horizon. One economist says companies can continue to dip into the unemployed population for younger workers, but there is concern about a labor shortage in the restaurant and other industries. ”

https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/29/business/yourmoney/29old.html

Many European countries are facing similar demographics