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# Posts by Steve Franke

## [![Harnessing Food Tech to Make Your Business Recession Resilient Featured Image](https://blog.trustwell.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AdobeStock_118377576.jpeg?length=360&name=AdobeStock_118377576.jpeg) Food Industry 5 min read | February 1, 2023 Harnessing Food Tech to Make Your Business Recession Resilient Read More](https://blog.trustwell.com/harnessing-food-tech-to-make-your-business-recession-resilient?hsLang=en)

## [![Highlights from NRF 2023: Evolution, Resilience, and Service Featured Image](https://blog.trustwell.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AdobeStock_364115884.jpeg?length=360&name=AdobeStock_364115884.jpeg) Food Industry 4 min read | January 18, 2023 Highlights from NRF 2023: Evolution, Resilience, and Service Read More](https://blog.trustwell.com/highlights-from-nrf-2023-evolution-resilience-and-service?hsLang=en)

## [![The Truth is Somewhere in the Middle Featured Image](https://blog.trustwell.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Truth.png?length=360&name=Truth.png) 5 min read | July 27, 2022 The Truth is Somewhere in the Middle Read More](https://blog.trustwell.com/the-truth-is-somewhere-in-the-middle?hsLang=en)

## [![Plant-Based Future Has Arrived | Is Your Supply Chain Competitive? Featured Image](https://blog.trustwell.com/hs-fs/hubfs/blog-images/Soybean.png?length=360&name=Soybean.png) Food Industry 6 min read | July 6, 2022 Plant-Based Future Has Arrived | Is Your Supply Chain Competitive? Read More](https://blog.trustwell.com/plant-based-future?hsLang=en)

## [![The Psychology of Change: Transforming Your Supply Chain Technology Featured Image](https://blog.trustwell.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/AdobeStock_171543399.jpeg?length=360&name=AdobeStock_171543399.jpeg) Food Industry 4 min read | June 8, 2022 The Psychology of Change: Transforming Your Supply Chain Technology Read More](https://blog.trustwell.com/transforming-you-supply-chain-tech?hsLang=en)

## [![IFMA COEX 22: Choosing Growth Through Technology Partnerships Featured Image](https://blog.trustwell.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/IFMA_COEX.png?length=360&name=IFMA_COEX.png) Food Industry 4 min read | March 10, 2022 IFMA COEX 22: Choosing Growth Through Technology Partnerships Read More](https://blog.trustwell.com/ifma-coex-2022?hsLang=en)

## [![Here Comes the Growth...Is Your Restaurant Ready? Featured Image](https://blog.trustwell.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Here-comes-growth.jpeg?length=360&name=Here-comes-growth.jpeg) 6 min read | June 3, 2021 Here Comes the Growth...Is Your Restaurant Ready? Read More](https://blog.trustwell.com/here-comes-the-growth-is-your-restaurant-ready?hsLang=en)

## [![Restaurant Operations Versus the Food Safety Department: Partnering for Success Featured Image](https://blog.trustwell.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/restaurant%20operations%20food%20safety.jpeg?length=360&name=restaurant%20operations%20food%20safety.jpeg) Food Industry 6 min read | June 18, 2019 Restaurant Operations Versus the Food Safety Department: Partnering for Success Read More](https://blog.trustwell.com/restaurant-operations-versus-food-safety-department?hsLang=en)

## [![The Music of Food Safety - Hearing the Silence Between the Notes Featured Image](https://blog.trustwell.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/food%20safety%20and%20quality.jpeg?length=360&name=food%20safety%20and%20quality.jpeg) Quality Management 6 min read | May 31, 2019 The Music of Food Safety - Hearing the Silence Between the Notes Read More](https://blog.trustwell.com/music-of-food-safety?hsLang=en)

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