Restaurant Engine
MAY 24, 2023
The floorplan of your restaurant sets the tone for your restaurant. You may know that the overall customer experience at your restaurant is what brings people back to dine with you time and time again. And you also know that the food and your customer service are a huge focus for you and your staff. But did you know that your floorplan and the layout of your restaurant also affect the overall customer experience?
Embrace the Suck
MAY 24, 2023
No more despairing over an understaffed restaurant. It's time to dust off your note-taking skills because we're diving into a four-step game plan to draw the crème de la crème to your restaurant, starting immediately. If your restaurant mirrors many others in your local scene, finding reliable staff is no small feat. Some eateries are barely scraping by without a team.
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Modern Restaurant Management
MAY 24, 2023
1856 is the first-of-its-kind, student-run culinary experience in the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center in Auburn, Alabama. Designed by The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry, the facility provides real-world experience for the next generation of chefs and hospitality leaders. Features of the facility include: An open expo kitchen with TVs for professors to examine students’ work, wider walkways and a glass atrium to allow teachers to give real-time instruction in the midst of an act
EATER
MAY 24, 2023
Lille Allen/Eater The founders of New School cheese say they are making the first “quality” American cheese The joke that people love to hate — or hate to love — American cheese is outdated. We’re at the point where we can all admit it’s good. You ever top a burger with fresh mozzarella and watch as it sits there and does everything but melt? Ever try putting a slice of cheddar on ramen only to witness the puddles of fat sweat out from the clumpy solids?
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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.
Sling
MAY 24, 2023
Every restaurant should have an employee handbook. It’s a way to define the working relationship between employer and employee. In essence, a restaurant employee handbook does two things: Tells employees what you expect of them Tells employees what they can expect from you In addition, a restaurant employee handbook can be a source of protection against litigation.
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Restaurant Business
MAY 24, 2023
As younger consumers look for social responsibility from the brands they interact with, food and beverage businesses are making sure to spotlight their sustainability efforts.
Perfect Daily Grind
MAY 24, 2023
On 20 April 2023, the Specialty Coffee Association (SCA) unveiled its new Coffee Value Assessment. The idea behind the updated cupping form and protocol is to collect a broader range of information about a specific coffee ( including physical and extrinsic data ), and thereby more accurately assess its quality. At this time, the Coffee Value Assessment is yet to come into effect.
Restaurant Business
MAY 24, 2023
The 11-unit chain acquired 13 locations of Black Rock Coffee Bar in Washington state, with plans to convert them to Wake Up Call.
EATER
MAY 24, 2023
Andrew Zimmern, shown here in 2022, is one of the co-hosts of this year’s awards ceremony. | Getty Images for James Beard Foundation Tune into the official livestream right here on June 5 The James Beard Foundation restaurant and chef awards are happening Monday, June 5, at Lyric Opera of Chicago, and while chefs from coast to coast are busy packing their bags, Eater is getting ready to showcase all the action day-of, as the exclusive host of the James Beard Foundation Awards livestream.
Advertiser: Paycor
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.
Restaurant Business
MAY 24, 2023
The owners of Rockstar Dough LLC and Chicken Feed LLC face charges of wire fraud and money laundering.
Restaurant Business
MAY 24, 2023
The Bottom Line: Cava Group’s filing of its initial public offering documents could be the first of a few industry IPOs this year. But restaurant M&A remains weak.
The Eat Restaurant
MAY 24, 2023
Franchising a restaurant can be lucrative for restaurant owners seeking expansion opportunities. According to recent statistics, the restaurant industry is projected to reach a value of $1.2 trillion by 2030 , indicating immense potential for growth and profitability.
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Restaurant Business
MAY 24, 2023
The suit alleges that iPhone users are more likely to face higher fees than Android users for the same order. DoorDash said the claim is “blatantly false.
EATER
MAY 24, 2023
Lille Allen/Eater They’re the antidote to the soggy picnic lunch, and they look cute, too When I was a kid, my family had a membership at what could be described in only the most generous sense as a “country club.” There were no golf courses or fancy cafes for lunch — just a swimming pool with a questionably constructed water slide, a couple of cracked tennis courts, and some vending machines.
Restaurant Business
MAY 24, 2023
A Deeper Dive: Barry Westrum, chief marketing officer for the Mexican fast-food chain, joins the podcast to discuss the trademark battle with Taco Bell.
EATER
MAY 24, 2023
Dina Ávila /Eater The only thing limiting you is the size of the bread — and the size of your appetite It’s not every day you see a giant hoagie — unless, of course, you’re Matt Cahn, whose Philadelphia sandwich shop Middle Child slings 3- and 6-foot hoagies off its catering menu day in and day out. When Middle Child makes hoagies, it tends to “go ham” on the filling, Cahn says.
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There’s no way around it: sometimes employees need your help. Use this free template to clarify expectations, share resources, and set a timeline. Best case scenario, this process helps them improve. Worst case, your great recordkeeping keeps you compliant even if they move on. Download the template today!
Restaurant Business
MAY 24, 2023
Just 2% of guests now report waiting more than 15 minutes for a table, an 8-point improvement from a year ago.
The Salt
MAY 24, 2023
The James Beard Award-winning chef fled the Italian peninsula of Istria after it was handed over to Communist Yugoslavia following WWII. Her new PBS show is Lidia Celebrates America.
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