Eataly's success shows the customer does not always have to be right. It could also be good motivation for staff to know that management will listen to their perspective on difficult situations.
In May this year, Switzerland revised its food safety laws to allow for the sale of insect products containing crickets, grasshoppers and mealworms ? the first European country to do so. Coop, a supermarket chain in Switzerland, recently started selling edible bugs in the form of insect balls and burgers made by the startup Essento. Noma, recognised for years as the no 1 restaurant in the world, is known for its insect delicacies, including ants. The health benefits of bugs are now being promoted. https://www.essento.ch/
The coffee grounds lift out with the plunger, ensuring that they don?t stick inside the vessel. This device is built from glass and stainless steel which means that coffee won?t come in contact with plastic so should taste better as well. www.simplipress.coffee
A new service has started in Sydney and Melbourne so you can book a private chef. You can choose a chef with a menu on the platform and a concierge will call you to make arrangements. www.intertain.com.au
Macleay St Bistro, a restaurant noted for fine dining in Potts Point Sydney, partnered with IdeaSpies, a platform of inspiring clever ideas, in offering dining prizes for ideas posted on the platform over a two month period ending September 30. The winning ideas seen and posted on IdeaSpies were: 1. A local community library outside a home 2. A business idea from Evolis preventing hair loss and 3. Water tanks as retaining walls and flower beds. The winners received vouchers for $250 (1) and $150 (2&3). Congratulations to the winners and thanks to the Macleay St Bistro owners and manager for your innovative approach to business.
PrepDelicious is a new startup that aims to make healthy eating easier. Targeting busy individuals, couples and families it provides a meal delivery subscription service that allows you to go from raw ingredients to meal in fifteen minutes or less. www.prepdelicious.com.au
