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How Canyons Fresh Grill Saves 15% on Labor with 7shifts

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Canyons Fresh Grill is the definition of a neighborhood spot—nestled just off of Main Street in the town of Woodstock, Georgia, the restaurant has been a mainstay since 2008. Canyons has also seen success in breaking down labor percentages into the back and front of the house to better understand where they may be overstaffed.

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The Guide to Success with Ghost Kitchens for Restaurant Owners

7 Shifts

Ghost kitchens emerged in the back half of the 2010s as delivery apps began to take hold of the dining market. And like the 2008 financial crisis showed us the necessity of food trucks , the pandemic brought ghost kitchens into the light and accelerated their growth. Table of Contents. What is a ghost kitchen? What is a ghost kitchen?

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How this top Brooklyn restaurant is able to pay teams more than industry average

7 Shifts

When the pandemic forced restaurant shutdowns, Huang turned his uncle's Fresh Meadows restaurant, Peking House, into a fried chicken popup, also called Pecking House, albeit with a spelling variation. He joined us on the Pre-Shift Podcast to tell us about his new restaurant, paying fair wages, and how he feels about tipping.

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Why Cali BBQ is a Digital-First Restaurant

7 Shifts

We started our restaurant in 2008, during what is now known as The Great Recession. And we transformed it into a media company during a global pandemic in 2020. To say we’ve had to learn to be resilient at Cali BBQ is an understatement. We became a global media company. Our goal now is nothing less than to become the Amazon Prime of BBQ.

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August Restaurant Performance: Could It Be the Turning Point? 

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Out of the Box: Monthly Restaurant Industry Update August 2024: Is This a Turning Point? AUGUST: BY THE NUMBERS -0.4% Comp Sales -3.6% AUGUST: BY THE NUMBERS -0.4% Comp Sales -3.6% After several challenging months, signs of recovery are beginning to appear. While performance metrics show a mixed picture, they suggest the worst may be behind us.

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Why Caracas Arepa Bar’s House Salsa Is a Condiment All-Star

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Caracas Arepa Bar’s house salsa | Caracas Arepa Bar [Official]. Such is the case with Caracas Arepa Bar’s spicy, sweet, and tangy house sauce — or, as Caracas co-owner Maribel Araujo calls it, “salsa Caracas.”. I first encountered the gleaming, yellowish-green sauce in 2008.

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The Entenmann’s Trifecta

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At my house, it was the Entenmann’s mini chocolate chip cookies , marshmallow-iced devil’s food cake , and the mini chocolate-iced doughnuts. If what you snack on reveals who you are , looking back at this week’s Snack Week has, I think, inadvertently revealed what we all miss during this — sigh — unprecedented time.