We like to think that we’ve earned the right to be named Food Genius, not only because of the service we provide, but because of the people that make that our service what it is today. As a technology company, we take pride in having a team of people that is able to make iterative changes to [...]
The first article we want to feature is an article in Inc. Magazine talking about how The Next Big Thing in Business is Food. This is very exciting for everyone in the food industry and we were glad to see technology included as one of the major categories. Venture capital flowing into food tech. Venture capitalists poured $350 [...]
Anyone else excited for the release of the “Great Gatsby” this weekend? Well, we sure are. Much has changed in restaurant menuing since the 20′s. Just look at an example: So, in the spirit of the roaring 20′s we wanted to share some dinner ideas sure to make anyone feel like a regular Jay Gatsby. [...]
Recently, the Grocery Manufacturers Association(GMA), in collaboration with the Deloitte Consulting group, released their Formula for Growth: (Innovation)Big Data & Analytics, which highlights the opportunity that manufacturers have in creating strong analytical competency within their organization. Food Genius is proud to be one of the companies that Deloitte identified as a big data asset to the [...]
Last week featured a lot of First Quarter updates on profits and loses from big Chain Restaurants. Denny’s 1Q sales drop – Company looks to limited-time offers, value to drive sales after first decrease in nearly two years Denny’s Corp. is looking to successful limited-time offers balanced with everyday value to drive sales, company officials said [...]
Our first story we want to feature this week came in yesterdays (Sunday, April 28, 2013) NY Times publication. Venture Capitalists Are Making Bigger Bets on Food Start-Ups What if the next big thing in tech does not arrive on your smartphone or in the cloud? What if it lands on your plate? That idea [...]
Last week we participated and followed lots of interesting Social Media buzz worthy stories. #BurgerWeek– Last week was #BurgerWeek for Eater.com. Eater featured lots of burger news including the anatomy of The Craigie on Main Burger, The Original Umami Burger, and The Le Pigeon Burger. To check out all the articles from Eater.com please click on this link. [...]
There are many people who have become influential in our food system, and each and everyone of them has wisdom to share and an interesting story to tell.
This past Monday (April 15th) we sat down with Bret Thorn, Senior Editor at Nation’s Restaurant News. Bret covers anything newsworthy in the industry from features on small independent operators to overarching foodservice trends. We appreciate Bret taking the time to sit down with us and answer some questions we had for him. Bret had a lot of great input for us and we appreciated hearing his thoughts on some of his favorite subjects – the origin of food, locally grown food, and Asian Cuisine.