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Volatility and margin pressures are here to stay, but with restaurant industry leaders granted the proverbial ‘clean slate’ in 2017, it is imperative to make New Year’s Resolutions that will ultimately improve profitability, optimize sourcing and reduce risk. All restaurant brands need to make sure they have a strong supply chain and a well-developed risk…
Read more »Here at the SCA offices, we’re in the midst of wrapping up a successful 2015 while also thinking about wrapping up our holiday gifts. We’d like to extend our gratitude to all of our customers and partners who’ve contributed to our success this year. Here’s some virtual holiday cheer — and a recipe for sweet success in 2016…
Read more »Editor’s note: This is part 3 of a series exploring how chefs are using common ingredients to innovate menus. It’s OK if you missed parts 1 and 2; you can catch up here. While the world is still dealing with an egg shortage, restaurant menus aren’t reflecting a lack of egg-based options. That’s because as…
Read more »Hot off the presses: Vishy Visweswaran, SCA Technologies’ Chief Technology Officer, authored an article on supply chain challenges and opportunities for the restaurant industry in the Winter 2016 issue of Supply Chain World magazine. Vishy’s article can be found on pages 8-9 of the issue, and online here. In the article, Vishy writes about how technology has made…
Read more »A few weeks ago, SCA Technologies was honored to serve as a platinum sponsor of the National Restaurant Association’s Supply Chain Management Executive Study Group Meeting in Orlando. The National Restaurant Association (NRA) maintains a number of stated goals for this event related to networking and education on supply best practices for the restaurant, food…
Read more »Rapid changes in consumer demand and supply environment require better food sourcing capabilities to plan and manage growth. More specifically, the latest generation of food lovers, millennials, have brought a unique perspective to the industry with greater demand for fresh and organic products and sustainability. Their views on social responsibility continue to impact the restaurant industry…
Read more »Guy Courtin, Vice President and Principal Analyst at Constellation Research, recently wrote about SCA Technologies’ work with leading fast food chains in his recent blog post entitled “How Cost Management in the Supply Chain Can Lead to Innovation.”
Read more »SCA is honored — and pretty darn excited — to be nominated for a Pittsburgh Technology Council (PTC) Tech 50 Award for Technology Business Product of the Year. We’ve just been featured in teQ magazine, PTC’s publication of Pittsburgh’s technology industry and entrepreneurial community, in an article entitled “SCA Technologies Perfects Farm-to-Fork Supply Chain Software.” In…
Read more »There’s a gamble behind every slice of pizza. Restaurant chains provide the food, the brands and the deals that consumers love, but also have to keep pace with customer expectations regardless of rising food costs or unpredictable wrinkles in the supply chain. When customers demand burgers on the dollar while the costs of beef, grains,…
Read more »Leading Provider of Sourcing and Supply Chain Solutions for Restaurants to Share Best Practices October 27-28 in Orlando
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