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

7 Shifts

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. weather or a larger than average party size will influence any small adjustments based on the data. They're almost spot-on…” says Crumpton.

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Near, Far, Caviar

EATER

Illustration by Bea Hayward Once a luxury reserved for posh dinners, fish roe has become the snack du jour at restaurants across the country — and it’s blurring the lines between casual and formal dining Caviar has gone on a journey over the past few years. I started my career in 2008,” Gopinathan says. “It

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Restaurant Experts’ 2021 Outlook, Part One

Modern Restaurant Management

I see flat-fee QSR, hybrid or fast casual restaurants with fixed-price approachable menus of typically unattainable offerings, such as Burger Lobster (lobster) and Sugarfish (sushi, omakase) becoming more popular. For now, it's just a matter of figuring out how we're going to survive.

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The 20/20 on 2020: Restaurant Experts Weigh In

Modern Restaurant Management

For example, we may see other categories beyond fast casual, quick serve and family dining begin to emerge, such as our company building a new category of “Craft Casual.” In 2008, while most pizza brands thrived during the economic downturn, Hungry Howie’s sales were flat. Recruiting Platforms.

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How Restaurant CEO Priorities are Evolving in 2020

Aaron Allen & Associates

Here, we round up ten factors influencing how leaders are evolving their views and approach. Outsourcing and Rationalizing Corporate Headcount The C-suite is not recalculating or computing as fast as the variables of the calculus are changing. And the pace of change has only been increasing since (and will continue to do so).

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New Lawsuit Argues Tipped Minimum Wage Violates Workers’ Civil Rights

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Even major fast-food chains like Chipotle and McDonald’s now pay nearly double the federal minimum wage of $7.25 But this momentum has been largely led by independent restaurants and some fast-food chains, while stopping short of publicly-traded, full-service restaurant chains, like Darden. Do you think the casual dining industry.

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5 Ways America’s Restaurant Industry Has Changed Over the Last Decade

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Time-travel back to 2008 for a moment. Between 2007 and 2008, the global financial crisis hit hard and was compared by multiple economists to the Great Depression of the 1930s. A CNN Money report from mid 2008 noted that casual dining chains were taking a major hit as people turned to cheaper food alternatives.

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