Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 14, 2025
Experts have deemed recovery from the pandemic “complete ,” but a new set of challenges has emerged for restaurants: labor shortages, disrupted supply chains, and extreme weather. Amid these potential disruptions, operators need a fresh approach to managing food costs. Here are seven strategies to boost adaptability and resilience while safeguarding the bottom line.
SpotOn
JANUARY 14, 2025
Restaurants weren’t always about exclusive reservations and expertly fused small plates. The origin of the English word “restaurant” comes from the French verb restaurer, which means “to restore oneself.” Renee Gordon is no historian. But as a chef with 40 years of professional kitchen experience, she’s well-versed in the history of restaurants and the role they’ve played in the community over time.
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Culinary Cues
JANUARY 13, 2025
This is a time of the year when many invest personal effort in speculating who will win the honors as NFL Most Valuable Player. Sure, there are always a few players who truly stand out and supporters are quick to point to a portfolio of statistics to lend credibility to their choice. Although egos might be polished for some and disappointment constantly expressed when your choice is overlooked, the reality is that no one person on a team can take full credit for the success of the whole, nor can
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 10, 2025
As the restaurant industry moves into 2025, design is taking center stage as a key driver of guest experience, operational efficiency and brand storytelling. Today’s diners expect more than just good food—they seek environments that captivate, connect and surprise. Mintel’s 2024 Global Consumer Trend ‘Relationship Renaissance’ revealed that coming out of the pandemic, consumers expressed an eagerness to seek connection with purpose.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
SpotOn
JANUARY 13, 2025
The January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires are some of the most destructive in California history. While the physical damage is still being assessed, there is no way to fully capture the scope of the loss. Los Angelenos have lost loved ones, homes, and businesses that were the result of a life’s work. In time LA will rebuild, though these scars will remain.
Wasserstrom
JANUARY 10, 2025
The perennial tension between front-of-house (FOH) and back-of-house (BOH) staff is a persistent challenge within the foodservice industry. In this article, we explore potential causes of the tension between the FOH and BOH and offer a solution that will help improve operational efficiency, guest satisfaction, and employee camaraderie: cross-training.
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Sculpture Hospitality
JANUARY 14, 2025
Discover the benefits of a restaurant inventory management system, from reducing waste to boosting profits. Learn how to simplify your operations.
Wasserstrom
JANUARY 15, 2025
Building a transparent supply chain is no longer a niche pursuit, but a fundamental imperative for value-conscious restaurant operators in 2025. The industrys growing demand for transparency drives the need for ethical sourcing building a supply chain that prioritizes responsible practices throughout, from farm and factory to fork. Responsible consumers want to know […] The post How to Build a Transparent Supply Chain for Your Restaurant appeared first on The Official Wasserstrom Blog.
EATER
JANUARY 15, 2025
Teddys Red Tacos and Carnitas Los Gabrieles asked social media followers were they could direct their relief efforts
The Restaurant Group
JANUARY 16, 2025
Every great dining experience starts with a well-thought-out customer journey. This guide will walk you through the stages, benefits, and strategies to ensure your restaurant is a place people rave about and return to time and again. Introduction The restaurant customer journey is like a story where every touchpoint mattersfrom the first impression to the last goodbye.
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Fuel your restaurant’s success with our comprehensive 2025 funding guide! Running a restaurant comes with unique financial challenges, from managing seasonal fluctuations to covering unexpected expenses like equipment repairs or ingredient shortages. This guide dives into fast, flexible financing options for restaurant owners. Discover how to bridge cash flow gaps, fund expansions, or navigate slow seasons without compromising service quality.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 16, 2025
In 2023, a study carried out in Europe and North America took a much closer look at delivery sustainability. The results demonstrated that online consumers seek delivery services from providers committed to carbon-neutral processes. This trend of seeking out a more sustainable process of e-commerce related to food goods is not going away anytime soon.
Restaurant Technology Guys
JANUARY 13, 2025
In today’s fast-paced world, the restaurant industry is constantly evolving. With new technologies emerging daily, businesses strive to elevate their service quality and optimize operations.
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 14, 2025
The Seattle-based chain will no longer allow people to use its bathrooms or Internet without buying something first. But it will also start giving free refills later this month to any customer who want to stay a while.
EATER
JANUARY 14, 2025
Restaurant owners and operators share real-time news on reopening and rebuilding in their neighborhoods
Advertiser: ZoomInfo
Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.
The Restaurant Group
JANUARY 10, 2025
Welcome! Lets dive into how you can transform your restaurants interior into a stunning space that wows your guests. Restaurant interior design is not just about making things look prettyits about creating an atmosphere where people feel comfortable, excited, and connected. Introduction Your restaurants vibe speaks louder than words. When customers walk in, the design sets the tone before they even taste your food.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 13, 2025
In a recall crisis, the media can be your greatest ally or your worst enemy – it all comes down to how you manage the message. With food recalls at a five year high , there’s (understandably!) increased consumer demand for real-time information about these incidents. The media can be incredibly valuable in distributing updates to the public and other key stakeholders, but if the information they have is inaccurate or sensationalized, it’s not helpful in protecting public health
SpotOn
JANUARY 15, 2025
According to a Gallup poll, guests only look at your menu for 109 seconds before ordering. Menu engineering uses real data to show you which items are the most profitable and should be your main focus. It also reveals which ones are dragging you down and need to be removed. See how your menu items are performing with our free menu engineering worksheet.
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 10, 2025
The industry added 29,800 jobs in December, according to new federal data released Friday, as hiring and wage growth normalized.
Advertiser: Paycor
The HR industry is changing. Did you know… 1. There will be 4M more jobs than workers by 2033 ( BLS ). 2. For 84% of workers, flexibility is a top priority ( FlexJobs ). 3. 75% of employees have used AI at work ( CFO.com ). It’s time to meet the moment! Use Paycor’s guide to design a blueprint for success.
EATER
JANUARY 14, 2025
Lille Allen/Eater When the Los Angeles fires forced me to evacuate my home, I realized there was a reason I didnt take anything from my kitchen We were not prepared. Aside from the howling wind outside, everything felt normal in our home: The Lakers game was on and I was preparing to cook dinner. Momofukus miso mushroom crispy rice was on the menu because Id found a great deal on beautiful yellow oyster mushrooms.
Goliath Consulting
JANUARY 16, 2025
Dry January, the month-long challenge encouraging individuals to abstain from alcohol, has grown in popularity over the years. While originally a personal wellness trend, it has now become a social and cultural movement. One of the key drivers behind its rise is Gen Z, a generation that is redefining how we think about drinkingand socializing. Unlike previous generations, Gen Z is prioritizing health, mindfulness, and meaningful connections.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 16, 2025
In 2023, a study carried out in Europe and North America took a much closer look at delivery sustainability. The results demonstrated that online consumers seek delivery services from providers committed to carbon-neutral processes. This trend of seeking out a more sustainable process of e-commerce related to food goods is not going away anytime soon.
Black Box Intelligence
JANUARY 12, 2025
Key Takeaways What You Need To Know: Data-Driven Decisions are Essential in 2025 to guide business strategies. Supplier and Restuarant brands should focus on meeting customer needs and staying ahead of trends to remain competitive. Traffic, restaurant openings, consumer sentiment, and off-premise dining trends are crucial indicators of market health.
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Use these handy calendar templates to stay on top of payroll in 2025! Download them today to share with your HR team or post for employees. Whether your company has biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods, Paycor has you covered. Get your templates today!
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 13, 2025
The brand with fine-dining roots sets new goal to move across suburban America with drive-thrus and smaller formats, to go where it's never been before, said CEO Rob Lynch.
EATER
JANUARY 14, 2025
Shutterstock Lost in the criticism of TikToks tallow skincare trend? Its not tallow its lard. TikTok trends are always good for a laugh, and the latest, the DIY rendering of tallow for skincare, is no exception. Now, Im very pro-tallow Ive been rendering tallow, grinding suet, and cooking and DIYing with them both for years. Im also familiar with its cosmetic uses throughout history.
Crunchtime
JANUARY 17, 2025
Technology has completely transformed the operational success of the foodservice industry. Digital tools are easy to integrate and user-friendly. Rolling out digital platforms offers significant benefits. Tech tools and platforms collate data from all sources, including audits, assessments, checklists, and completed training, so you can track critical information from all locations, providing a real-time accurate view on compliance across your enterprise.
Modern Restaurant Management
JANUARY 17, 2025
The increased use of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy is providing profit opportunities for restaurants and other industries, according to Circana's The Ripple Effect of GLP-1s, Today and In the Future. The report revealed how users exhibit shifting purchasing habits over time, with weight-loss users making fewer food and beverage purchases during the first three months of use, and returning closer to benchmark levels by the end of the first year of use.
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.
Black Box Intelligence
JANUARY 16, 2025
DECEMBER: BY THE NUMBERS (Y-O-Y) -0.3% Comp Sales -3.2% Comp Traffic Best Region: New England Best Segment: Family Dining Best Cuisine: Breakfast Worst Region: NY-NJ Worst Segment: Fast Casual Worst Cuisine: Sandwich The December 2024 Restaurant Industry Trends + A Year in Review 2024 saw many ups and downs. The numbers for December are finally in. So, how did the restaurant industry fare?
Restaurant Business
JANUARY 13, 2025
Traffic at quick-service restaurants increased last quarter, according to Revenue Management Solutions, but it declined again in December.
EATER
JANUARY 15, 2025
Pivoting from conservation to wild seaweed harvesting, an ecologist sells the delicious algae to chefs. Seaweed company The Good Ocean is the first business in India that harvests wild seaweed and sells it to chefs across the country that are integrating the sustainable algae into traditional dishes. A lot of people think Im coming to the tide pools to harvest mussels or oysters, recounts founder and ecologist Gabriella DCruz.
The Rail
JANUARY 15, 2025
By Jordan Matthews, Contributor Urban restaurants often have limited space, making it critical to maximize every inch for efficiency and comfort. Space optimization techniques can improve operations and enhance the dining experience. These methods offer practical ways to manage space constraints without major renovations. Assess Your Space for Hidden Potential Conducting a strategic and thorough layout assessment is the first step to optimizing your restaurants space.
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Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.
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