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KH News Desk The Bend Food Project, a non-profit focused on alleviating food insecurity in Central Oregon, has hit a major milestone: the collection of a million pounds of food locally. Their first collection event in October of 2015 collected just under 2,700 pounds of food. “It’s an astonishing number,” said Larry Marceaux, of the Bend Food Project. “We never dreamed we could hit the 1-million-pound goal so soon. Central Oregonians have been quick to volunteer, and donors have been very generous.” Donors are given a green bag.  For two months, the donor keeps the bag in their pantry, and…

KH News Desk Zephyr, the company that leads the industry in smart design, technology, and clean air, today announces new updates to its Zephyr Kitchen Experience (ZKE) app. The interactive Augmented Reality (AR) tool lets consumers explore and interact with various range hoods and now includes Presrv™ Wine & Beverage Coolers. The ZKE app lets users view model sizes, explore product features, and virtually place a product in their space or select from one of the preloaded designs. The new ZKE updates highlight Presrv Wine & Beverage Cooler features such as Full-Extension Wood Racks, Optional Display Rack, Retractable Glass Quarter-Shelf,…

-KH News Desk SpotOn; one of the fastest-growing software and payment companies with comprehensive, cloud-based technology for businesses recently introduced ‘SpotOn Teamwork’, a software that improves employee experience, labor costs, and compliance, addressing the industry’s most pressing challenges. SpotOn, the top-rated software and payments partner for restaurants, today announced SpotOn Teamwork, the industry’s most comprehensive labor management solution designed to save operators hours of administrative work each day. Teamwork integrates and streamlines the industry’s most comprehensive suite of tip distribution models, extensive employee scheduling capabilities, streamlined payroll options, and employee app access, all with a two-way sync to the…

-KH News Desk The deal with Karali will increase BKUK’s (Burger King United Kingdom) directly owned portfolio to 266 restaurants, half of its 533 strong UK store estate. New financing with its second franchise-Karali, enables Burger King UK to commit to growth, supporting plans to expand its owned and sub-franchised restaurant portfolio from 533 to over 700 by 2026. The expansion targets will be achieved through new restaurant openings, and with targets of one restaurant opening per week until the end of 2022, alongside franchise acquisitions. The portfolio will add to BKUK’s diverse multi-format estate, with the new stores spanning…

-KH News Desk The UAE’s much-loved Arabic eatery Operation: Falafel, has expanded its footprint into the UK and has opened its first ever outlet in London. This marks the brand’s entry into the European market following the launch of its first restaurant in the United States in 2021, making London the brand’s second location outside of the Middle East. Falafel has mastered its offering of a contemporary take on traditional Arabic street-food flavors and will be offering a variety of items such as vegan moussaka, chicken and beef shawarma pitas, shawarma bowls, hummus and of course their ‘famous’ falafels. Commenting…

-KH News Desk Quality Street’s multicolored confectionery swaps its colorful plastic wrappers with recyclable paper, Nestle does same with KitKat packaging. Nestlé says change after 86 years will keep 2bn wrappers a year out of landfill.  The change marks the first switch away from rustling, shiny plastic wrappers for the brand in 86 years since Harold Mackintosh launched the brand in 1936 – with the intention of keeping 2bn wrappers a year out of landfill. The latest change comes after the brand’s owner, Nestlé, tried swapping the outer plastic layer for compostable cellulose in 2008 – but it found most…

-KH News Desk  Hilton, a leading global hospitality company shakes hands with Peloton; the leading connected fitness platform to an industry-first partnership, making Hilton the first hospitality brand to feature Peloton Bikes across its entire U.S. By the end of the year, nearly all 5,400 U.S. Hilton-branded hotels – from Hampton by Hilton to Waldorf Astoria – will feature at least one Peloton Bike in every fitness center, providing guests with a more holistic wellness experience, including access to Peloton’s world-class instructors and expansive connected fitness content. They have announced an industry-first partnership, making Hilton the first hospitality brand to…

KH News Desk The widespread adoption of black pepper as an essential ingredient in the food and beverage (F&B) industry is primarily driving the black pepper market growth. Black pepper, or peppercorn, is an aromatic, hot-tasting, small size spice produced from the unripe fruits of a green, wide-leafed, flowering vine belonging to the Piperaceae family. It is picked and processed after determining its ripeness, depending on type and strength. Black pepper is a rich source of vitamins, carotenes, flavonoids, manganese, and other antioxidants that cure neuralgia, scabies, stomach infections, bronchitis, and vitiligo. Apart from this, black pepper exhibits anti-inflammatory properties…

KH news Desk Fast food giants McDonald’s (McD) and Taco Bell (YUM) are tapping into fan nostalgia to boost traffic. Taco Bell announced its first-ever in-app voting experience, allowing fans to vote for either the Double Decker Taco or the Enchirito to return to menus for a limited time. The Double Decker Taco was introduced in 1995 as a limited-time offering before it became a 13-year menu mainstay from 2006 to 2019. It includes a soft flour tortilla layered with beans then wrapped around a crunchy shell with beef, lettuce, and cheese. The Enchirito had a 40-year run. The soft…

KH news Desk Kolkata Domino’s Pizza maker Jubilant Food works introduced local flavour pizzas with the traditional menu in Bengal and said the new modern food plant in the state will be operational in a year. The Rs 4,300 plus revenue company said the next experiment with the local flavour will be of Bihar’s Champaran specialty. The three flavours of Bengal are kasundi (spicy mustard paste), Kosha (spicy dry) and malai (using coconut). The plant will take one year to be operational. “We have just got the land. We are trying to make the plant operational in a year from…