SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF RESTAURANT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT: IMPACT ON PRODUCT SAFETY AND QUALITY

Abstract

The purpose of the research is to identify the directions of restaurant technologies development and their impact on the quality and safety of products. Research into modern restaurant technology is appropriate because facility management strategies must be developed so that restaurants can effectively adapt to wartime conditions and maintain high levels of service, quality, and product safety during the highly competitive postwar recovery period. Today, the service sector is becoming an important area of national economies development. The development of restaurant technologies takes place in the directions of automation, digitalization, robotization of certain processes and the kitchen in general, introduction of self-service, etc. Promising intelligent restaurant technologies in the conditions of post-war reconstruction of Ukraine include the introduction of smart selfservice kiosks, automation of food delivery, interactive surfaces for restaurants, food waste control startups based on artificial intelligence, robotic kitchen system, robotic dough bowls, robotic bar system. Currently, the development of restaurant services is aimed at reducing the human impact in the restaurant business, as well as improving the quality and safety of products. Modern approaches include food standardization, improved quality control, delivery optimization, and food and service safety. The considered restaurant technologies made it possible to highlight the following positive effects on the safety and quality of products of catering establishments: a high level of standardization of dishes; improvement of product safety due to strengthening of quality control; optimization of delivery processes; increasing the safety of meals and services. In general, the development of restaurant technology has a positive effect on all aspects of the industry, contributing to increased productivity, ensuring product quality and customer safety. Further research should be focused on studying the impact of innovations to accelerate post-war recovery through modernization and efficient functioning of the restaurant business in Ukraine.