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What is a healthy kitchen?

In the past, the stereotypical commercial kitchen was cramped, hot, noisy and uncomfortable. To some, that was part of its…

Animating the automated

Faced with a shrinking workforce and a waning appetite for working in restaurant kitchens, operators are increasingly employing low-skilled and…

Playing with fire

Cooking began with open fires, when humans realized some food tasted better after exposure to heat. Now, the sight of…

Cooking technology for a post-Covid world

The Covid-19 pandemic has focused the attention of the foodservice industry on short-term priorities, pushing long-term investment onto the back…