All the way from Australia, Pie Face is now open in the Midtown West area

Today marks the grand opening of the sweet and savory Australian pie shop. The shop will also offer sandwiches, baked goods and coffee.
Pie Face is located at 1691 Broadway at W 53rd St

Move over Menupages– Foursquare is jumping into real time menu pricing powered by SinglePlatform

1.5 billion checkins will be used for menu suggestions by consumers with the latest feature released by Foursquare. Foursquare has partnered with New York startup tech company, SinglePlatform, which will be hosting a menu pricing database in conjunction with consumer check-ins. The database will be updated in real time.
See the full story here. How do you think this will help the hospitality industry in the future?

In efforts to save $250 million, The United States Department of Agriculture is reviewing a proposal to change existing food safety inspections for poultry

Currently, the USDA inspects poultry by eyeballing each bird for scabs and sores. The new proposal will require increased monitoring of sanitary processes and contamination controls to promote safety over making decisions solely on visual imperfections.
A pilot program has already been tested and shows no signs of increased risks to date