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Who Are Restaurant Influencers? A Guide to Successful Collaborations

The Eat Restaurant

Are you struggling to attract new customers to your restaurant? It might be time to tap into the power of restaurant influencers.

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5 Reasons Not to Use a Restaurant Inventory Sheet

Sculpture Hospitality

For any restaurant owner, managing inventory can be one of the most challenging and time-consuming aspects of running a successful business.

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How to Reduce Food Waste in Restaurants

Bottleneck Management

How to Reduce Food Waste in Restaurants Food waste can impact the resources used to grow and deliver food to our tables. Below Chef Zach shares some tips on how to reduce food waste in restaurants, thereby decreasing the carbon footprint. Optimize Inventory and Usage The shelf life of most produce is very short, so it is important to only order what is needed.

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Third-party delivery isn’t going away. Here’s what restaurants should know in 2023.

Open for Business

Third-party delivery is booming like never before. In 2020, third-party delivery exploded because it gave restaurants a vital revenue stream during the pandemic. But even now that guests have long since returned to on-premise dining, demand for delivery remains high and shows no signs of going anywhere. The number of people using meal delivery apps is expected to reach 2.64 billion by 2027.

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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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6 Benefits of Maintaining Your Commercial Ice Machine

Wasserstrom

With summer approaching, it’s that time of the year when your commercial ice machines are likely to experience an increased workload. Ensuring that your employees maintain a regular cleaning schedule while using the proper sanitizing solutions and following manufacturer instructions is an essential part of any foodservice operation. How to Avoid an Ice Machine Meltdown […] The post 6 Benefits of Maintaining Your Commercial Ice Machine appeared first on The Official Wasserstrom Blog.

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Just 10 chains account for more than 25% of restaurant sales

Restaurant Business

The Bottom Line: McDonald’s, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, Dunkin’, Burger King, Subway, Domino’s and Chipotle have all grown more dominant since the pandemic.

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At Wendy's, stronger sales yield better profits

Restaurant Business

The burger chain said profit margins at company restaurants improved last quarter thanks to higher sales. But customer counts declined.

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Top Three Reasons Why Multi-Unit Operators Should be Looking at Fast Casual Brands to Expand their Portfolio in the Restaurant Industry

Modern Restaurant Management

Multi-unit restaurant owners in the have lots of reasons for wanting to diversify their brand portfolios. After experiencing significant headwinds of a pandemic followed by historic inflation, many multi-unit restaurant franchisees might be looking outside the industry for diversification. As a veteran of the restaurant industry, I’ve always espoused that it is critical not to put all your eggs in one basket if you have the capital, time and energy to get into other categories.

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Sip On This: No-Alcohol Cocktail Trends That Will Rock Your World

Goliath Consulting

As people become more health-conscious, the demand for no-alcohol cocktails has increased in recent years. Bartenders have stepped up to the challenge, creating complex and interesting flavors that rival traditional alcoholic drinks. Here are five trends in the world of no-alcohol cocktails that you need to know about. Unique Ingredients Bartenders are getting creative with the ingredients they use to craft no-alcohol cocktails.

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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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A CHEF’S HARD DAY’S NIGHT

Culinary Cues

I was just listening to some old Beatles tunes and A Hard Day’s Night came up. It sounded like an appropriate title for an article about life in the kitchen. As much as I loved my time in front of the range (more than 50 years) and the monumentally great moments that are burned into my subconscious, there were many, many “hard day’s nights.” Of course, I’m sure many other professionals, in a variety of disciplines, have had their share of those challenging days at work, but I sense not many have

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How do specialty roasters manage their green coffee supply?

Perfect Daily Grind

For any specialty coffee roaster, one of the key factors to running a successful business is a continuous supply of fresh green coffee. Naturally, without this, roasters are unable to sell high-quality roasted coffee. Sourcing and buying green coffee is certainly a big part of this, but efficient inventory management is also paramount. When stored and used improperly, green coffee will quickly lose its freshness, and thereby its quality as well.

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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Restaurants Can Benefit by Embracing Automation

Modern Restaurant Management

For the longest time, there has been an idea that automation would take away jobs. It has been thought that, eventually, machines would be able to do jobs better than humans. However, when it comes to restaurant work, it is difficult to envision that as a possibility. There is a craft to great food that a robot cannot replace. Nevertheless, automation can help restaurants and restaurant staff perform their job more easily and efficiently.

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Follow These Steps to Avoid Simple Bar Trivia Mistakes!

Buzztime Business

It’s no secret. Live bar trivia is trending nationwide. People are getting their think (and drink) on everywhere from sports bars to college town pubs. Want in on the action? First, get the facts about trivia for bars and learn to rock your first event like a pro…without making one of these 7 rookie mistakes. Mistake 1) Hire an Overpriced Bar Trivia Host This mistake is first for a reason.

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Join Full Course Navigator: Your Path to Professional Growth in Restaurant Leadership

Full Course Foundation is dedicated to nurturing excellence in restaurant leadership. Our Navigator program offers a wide range of resources tailored for professional growth. From high-quality training to personalized coaching, Navigator equips restaurant leaders with the tools they need to thrive in their careers. Unlock your potential with three months FREE access to Navigator by Full Course!

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At Indian American Weddings, More Is More

EATER

Cocktail hour at the Desai-Singh wedding. How Moghul Catering sends out 800-plus dishes for a single wedding day, from jalapeno samosas for breakfast to chai profiteroles and jalebi at the evening dessert buffet On a breezy evening in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 2022, moments before sunset, a tornado warning amid heavy rainfall was in effect. In the wedding catering world, even a 45-minute delay can signal Armageddon, but Moghul Catering, the Edison, New Jersey-based Indian catering company, took a

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How to find sustainable specialty coffee shops and roasters

Perfect Daily Grind

Sustainability continues to be a pressing issue in the specialty coffee sector – and for good reason. With demand for more sustainable coffee continuing to grow , it’s essential that industry professionals and stakeholders limit their environmental impact as much as possible. This includes coffee shops and roasters. In recent years, we have certainly seen an uptick in the number of cafés and roasters implementing more socially and environmentally responsible business practices.

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Building a Neighborhood Franchise

Modern Restaurant Management

Maintaining a community focus was important to Grégoire Jacquet when he founded Grégoire more than 20 years ago. He made sure to recognize customers and address them by name and remember their orders. This attention to detail has been rewarded with a 75-percent customer return rate at the fine fast-casual brand. Jacquet now want his franchisees to learn from his example and keep conne[link] to their customers and community.

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Build more resilient teams with DEI

Open for Business

The restaurant industry collectively prides itself on making it nice for people from all walks of life. The goal is equal hospitality for all guests. But behind the scenes, accessing and achieving diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has been more elusive for the people who work in restaurants. Restaurants rely on a diverse and inclusive workforce, especially in the back of the house, where many kitchens are powered by immigrants and people of color.

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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9 Tips for Improving Restaurant Operations

Sling

Efficient and effective restaurant operations don’t just happen. They take purposeful planning and work to build and maintain. The result of all that effort can be a successful restaurant that runs well even when you’re not there. In this article, we discuss some of the best ways to improve your restaurant operations and introduce you to the tools that can help make that easier.

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Is Blue Bottle’s collaboration with The Weeknd good for specialty coffee?

Perfect Daily Grind

Celebrity partnerships are nothing new to the coffee industry. From actors and professional athletes to musicians and social media influencers , celebrity endorsements have been a key part of coffee marketing as far back as the early 1980s. In recent years, as well as more public figures launching their own coffee brands, we’ve also seen more and more celebrities partner with specialty coffee companies.

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Meeting Today’s Demand for Less Alcohol

Modern Restaurant Management

This year will likely be known as the pivotal year for going beyond Dry January and Sober October (though I'm sure the press and Instagram will still love those opportunities to focus). It is truly the breakthrough year for non-alcoholic "adult drinks" served behind the bar, sold in stores, and developed in labs, kitchens and bars at a breakneck pace.

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Follow These Steps to Avoid Simple Bar Trivia Mistakes!

Buzztime Business

It’s no secret. Live bar trivia is trending nationwide. People are getting their think (and drink) on everywhere from sports bars to college town pubs. Want in on the action? First, get the facts about trivia for bars and learn to rock your first event like a pro…without making one of these 7 rookie mistakes. Mistake 1) Hire an Overpriced Bar Trivia Host This mistake is first for a reason.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Where Mashed Potatoes Meet the Martini Glass

EATER

Ria Osborne Wedding food trends come and go, but the memory of eating pureed potato out of a cocktail glass is forever In a common version of the infinite monkey theorem, an infinite number of monkeys hitting the keys on a typewriter at random would “almost surely” bang out the works of William Shakespeare given an extraordinary amount of time — but almost certainly would not do it in anything resembling a human lifetime.

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Coffee News Recap, 12 May: World AeroPress Championship 2023 will take place in Melbourne, Oatly appoints new CEO & other stories

Perfect Daily Grind

Every Friday, Perfect Daily Grind rounds up the top coffee industry news from the previous week. Here are this week’s stories. Mon, 8 May International Coffee Organisation to work with European Union on new anti-deforestation regulations. The ICO’s Coffee Public-Private Task Force held a webinar to discuss the new EU deforestation-free regulations, which included 260 coffee professionals and EU representatives.

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How Culver’s Cuts Food Costs Across 900 Locations

Crunchtime

In our most recent webinar , ops leaders from Culver’s, Chipotle, and Burger King discussed how their brands are navigating industry challenges to grow and succeed. Panelist Deane Fischer, Franchise Business Consultant at Culver’s, shared key takeaways that provide insight into how the brand continues to stay ahead and manage rising food costs across all 900 locations.

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A whole new take on hospitality from Philly Chef Con 2023

Open for Business

Restaurants have always been all about creating unforgettable experiences. Mottos like “ make it nice ” and “ yes is the answer what is the question ” typify the customer-is-always-right ethos that’s been the gold standard for generations. But during the recent Philadelphia Chefs Conference, a new locus of hospitality emerged: Restaurant teams themselves.

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Individual Development Plan Template

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!

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Scones in the Time of Agita

EATER

Lille Allen/Eater Claire Ptak’s “Love Is a Pink Cake” and “Mary Berry’s Baking Bible” provoke differing views of the state of British baking — and Britain itself Britain is in turmoil. It’s been weird since last fall, when the pound fell to a dramatic low and Prime Minister Liz Truss was ousted from power amid the demise of the country’s longest-reigning monarch.

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How can coffee professionals use technology to comply with new EU deforestation regulations?

Perfect Daily Grind

Among the many sustainability issues in global agriculture, deforestation is one of the most prominent – including in coffee production. Experts estimate that large-scale agriculture accounts for around 75% of deforestation around the world , which is one of the leading exacerbators of climate change. In December 2022, as a direct response to this issue, the European Union (EU) announced a new provisional deal which would seek to minimise and eradicate the import of products linked to deforestat

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Choosing the Right Ice for Your Cocktails

Modern Restaurant Management

Cocktail experience is one of the many reasons your customers return repeatedly. There is a lot to consider when selecting the perfect ice type like nugget, sphere, squared, crescent, and many more. The bigger the crowd, the bigger the ice demand. Everyone relies on high quality, dependable ice machines that are designed to output the right amount of ice.