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Optimizing Your Restaurant Merch Game

Modern Restaurant Management

Merch might a somewhat newer term in a restaurant owner's lexicon, but having a focused merchandising effort can connect a person to a brand as well as be a great way to build awareness and put buts in seats. While someone might want to express their admiration by wearing or displaying brand merch, it's important for those brands to create products that will not simply collect dust in a corner.

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This Is What Space Tastes Like

EATER

Photo illustration by Monica Burton; see below for full credits Food brands like Jeni’s, Torani, and even Celsius are getting in on the space craze with new flavors, just in time for the eclipse If I could, against all odds, not only make it to space but also somehow take off my astronaut helmet and stick my tongue out while floating among the stars, I can’t imagine that it would taste great, if it tasted like anything at all.

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Restaurants say they're bearing the brunt of delivery chargebacks

Restaurant Business

Operators complain of frequent fraud and a cumbersome process for getting their money back from delivery providers. “They make nothing simple for you.

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Should Momofuku Own the Term ‘Chili Crunch’?

EATER

Jars of Homiah and Momofuku chili crunches alongside other popular chile crisp brands. | Louiie Victa How the company acquired the “chile crunch” trademark to begin with — and why it’s sending cease-and-desist letters to small businesses using both spellings of the phrase Chile crisp — an infused chile oil condiment layered with crispy fried ingredients, with roots in Asian cuisines — is beloved across cultures, inspiring dozens of entrepreneurs to launch their own brands and at least one standa

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New DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.

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Restaurant Automation: The Key to Back of House Efficiency 

Apicbase

When thinking about restaurant automation, imagining a future where AI-powered androids shake cocktails and drones drop food deliveries through your skylight is fun. But automation in food service is much more than that. The 2024 Square Future of Restaurants report surveyed thousands of restaurant owners and customers across the United States, Canada, and the UK. 100% of restaurant owners said automation improved their businesses.

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Panera Bread's digital outage reportedly blamed on ransomware attack

Restaurant Business

Cybersecurity site BleepingComputer.com said the company's virtual machines were encrypted by cyber attackers, resulting in the three-day outage. The report cites unnamed sources and internal emails.

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Restaurants and bars add 28,300 jobs in March

Restaurant Business

The addition matches the job creation figure for February, but marks a turnaround from the decreased employment registered in January, according to government data.

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Fast-food chains will have to think creatively to get back their lost traffic

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: Customers are opting to stay home rather than dine out. With costs still elevated, brands will have to think differently to get them back.

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First Watch may have hit on a major way of reducing last-minute shift cancellations

Restaurant Business

The daytime dining chain has added backup child and elderly care as an employee benefit. Workers pay as little as $10 a day for the service.

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New DOL Final Overtime Rules: Quickstart Guide for Employers

There’s a new overtime salary threshold that will impact employers across the country. If you have an employee making less than $43,888 on July 1 or less than $58,656 on January 1, you’re going to have to start paying overtime. Download Paycor’s guide to learn: Which groups of employees are affected? How should you classify employees? Best ways to mitigate risk.

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How a change in portioning and plating skyrocketed Fish Fry sales at Bob Evans

Restaurant Business

Behind the Menu: The family-dining chain introduced the new format at the start of Lent and the wild cod items quickly became best-sellers.

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Wingstop versus Popeyes: The next great restaurant battle

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: The two fast-food chains are increasingly going head-to-head over chicken sandwiches and chicken wings.

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What to expect from the upcoming Restaurant Leadership Conference

Restaurant Business

A Deeper Dive: In this bonus episode of the Restaurant Business podcast, Informa Connect EVP of Conferences Chris Keating gives a preview of RLC.