If you’re a restaurant owner or manager, you know the importance of having a chef on your team that shares your vision and possesses superior cooking and management skills. In this short guide, you’ll learn the traits, skills, and knowledge to look for when recruiting the right chef for your restaurant.

Anyone who has watched an episode of Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Nightmares"—or binge-watched one or several seasons during lockdowns—knows what can happen when restaurant managers don't properly manage their kitchens. Ramsay often uncovered the equivalent of restaurant-tier food hoarding or a severe shortage of essential ingredients to prepare and serve high-quality meals daily.

Every industry sees new products and new consumer trends each year — the food and beverage industry is no exception. While COVID-19 initiated many of the current trends,  some are simply consumer preferences and social initiatives. We've put together our top picks for the food and drink trends you should look for in 2022 if you work or plan to work in the food and beverage industry.

Beer lovers and craft brewing fans appreciate the work of a brewmaster, even if they don't know what that title precisely means. However, they probably surmise that this professional does something special associated with a unique and complex process near and dear to their hearts.

Beer making continues to grow as an industry and a passion in new and exciting directions, mainly thanks to the emergence of craft breweries in nearly every nook and cranny of the U.S. that, as a collective but independent industry, rival the corporate brewing industry.

Whether you’re throwing a dinner party, opening a restaurant, or just cooking dinner for family, knowing how to pair beverages with food is essential to giving your guests the best experience possible. Here’s a quick guide to help you discover what it takes to pair food and drinks like a pro by covering the basics of pairing both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages with food.

A unique concept is an essential element to any food and beverage marketing plan and great leaders won't go further with their restaurant plans until they have that key element in place. While good food and service are, of course, important, an interesting restaurant concept can bring patrons to your door and cause them to choose your eatery over the hundreds of other establishments vying for their business. A unique concept can also help attract top team members to your restaurant. Employees like an enjoyable workplace where they can be around creativity.

Now that we are several months into 2021, members of the food service profession continue to ask me if better days are ahead. Being data-driven, this resulted in my analysis of industry and economic data to determine what the remainder of the year will look like. 

While last year brought its share of challenges for the beverage industry, it also spurred some exciting innovations and unique offerings. From the rise of canned cocktails and hard seltzers, to adaptive to-go drinks, the beverage industry found a way to rise above the insanity of 2020. 

As we enter the new year, let’s take a look at what 2020 trends will continue and what new beverage trends you can expect in 2021.

It’s a weeknight. You woke up early to get a head start on the day and, after working late, you’re finally returning home. You begin to settle in and then an empty rumbling feeling reminds you: You forgot to make plans for dinner.

You check the fridge, nothing. You could hop in your car and go find a bite to eat, but honestly, it’s been a long day and you just want to kick your feet up and relax. Embracing the laziness, you grab your phone and open one of the many food-delivery services you’ve downloaded, you begin to scroll.