Fighting Food Waste and Winning Fans – Meet Gusto’s Upcycled Fruit Snacks

Gusto Snacks is a London-based snack brand that uses clever guerrilla marketing tactics to successfully step into the limelight and stay there.
The Future of Food: Fighting Fraud, Waste and Contamination with Blockchain Technology

It functions as a secure digital ledger, meticulously tracking a food product’s journey from farm to fork, ensuring data integrity and transparency.
Hold the Alcohol: Three Michelin Restaurants in Asia Redefining the Non-Alcoholic Temperance Pairing

Establishments at the forefront of demonstrating that non-alcoholic pairings should transcend the overly sweet mocktails of the past.
How Booking.com’s Travel Proud initiative is making hospitality more inclusive and welcoming for LGBTQ+ travellers

In collaboration with LGBTQ+ training company HospitableMe, Booking.com is trying to erase pain points that the LGBTQ+ community has historically experienced.
Multi-Awarded Thai Chef Ton’s Bold Culinary Debut in Malaysia with Sood

The celebrated chef behind Michelin-starred Le Du breathes new life into a 150-year-old Penang mansion, blending Thai cuisine with the island’s rich culinary heritage.
Yum Brands partners with Nvidia to accelerate AI technologies across its global system

The partnership will initially focus on three key areas — voice AI ordering at the drive-thru and in call centers, computer vision, and restaurant intelligence.
Workforce technology upends restaurant recruitment and retention, study indicates

The National Restaurant Association releases report on data-driven hiring in the industry.
Tech Tracker: How the next generation of voice AI is getting smarter

Soundhound pushed out its NextGen platform, and new industry players like Eva AI have entered the voice AI game.
Menu prices register their highest sequential increase in nearly two years

Restaurant prices rose 0.4% month-over-month — their sharpest uptick since June — while grocery prices were flat.
Quick-service restaurants are going all-in on sauces

Wingstop is selling a special ranch dressing on eBay; Popeyes is introducing a new retail sauce lineup.