Perfect Daily Grind

MAY 12, 2023

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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Modern Restaurant Management

MAY 12, 2023

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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EATER

MAY 12, 2023

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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Restaurant Business

MAY 12, 2023

Still run by its founders after 40 years, the fast-casual chain dominates its category and sees plenty of runway ahead.

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Crunchtime

MAY 12, 2023

Now more than ever, multi-unit restaurants are accumulating unprecedented amounts of data. For this reason, if you’ve ever created reports across multiple restaurant management software systems, you know that it is an incredibly time-consuming and frustrating process.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 12, 2023

The segment is generating sales like it’s 2019 again, but it hasn’t shaken pre-pandemic traffic problems. That will make future growth hard to come by.

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Robert Ancill Restaurant Consulting

MAY 12, 2023

The future of automation technologies will play a significant role in restaurant automation strategy. However, the Jury is out on the emergence of robots in restaurants. Some individuals view them as a threat to jobs and the ever so important human element of hospitality, while others see them as a cost-saving revolution that will alleviate … Read More The post Robots in Restaurants: A Cost-Saving Revolution or Job Stealing End to Hospitality?

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Restaurant Business

MAY 12, 2023

The publication won two overall excellence awards, for Website of the Year and Multi-Platform Package of the Year. It won eight awards overall.

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EATER

MAY 12, 2023

Cod’s culinary aspirations go far beyond the fried, newsprint-wrapped staple dish. | Shutterstock To fully understand the white-fleshed fish’s culinary possibilities, author and “seafood evangelist” Barton Seaver wants you to look to its past For most tourists, a visit to the British Isles isn’t complete without a meal of fried fish and fried potatoes, likely eaten off faux newsprint and — if you do it the traditional way — drizzled with malt vinegar.

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Restaurant Business

MAY 12, 2023

Early reports suggest the burger chain’s test of the sale of the doughnuts has been going well. But Krispy Kreme doesn’t have the capacity to serve the entire brand.

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EATER

MAY 12, 2023

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Restaurant Business

MAY 12, 2023

The private-equity firm had already made an investment in the buttermilk fried chicken sandwich brand, but now has acquired the remaining equity.

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EATER

MAY 12, 2023

Illustration by Lillie Allen / Eater, Photography by Meet Fresh [link]

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Restaurant Business

MAY 12, 2023

Working Lunch: Incoming chief Brandon Johnson has plans to push several measures that would have a big impact on restaurants.

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EATER

MAY 12, 2023

James Beard Foundation In the wake of disqualifying a Birmingham chef, two judges resign and one chef condemns the JBFA’s “woke reasoning” With less than a month until the 2023 medals are doled out, there is major drama happening among committee members and voters for the James Beard Awards. It’s a bit convoluted so stick with me: Restaurant and Chef Committee member Todd Price has resigned.

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Apicbase

MAY 12, 2023

As restaurants expand to multiple locations, the challenges they face increase exponentially. They need to maintain consistency, provide excellent customer experience and optimise performance across a growing number of locations. Meanwhile, the market is changing at lightning speed. Some business leaders navigate those challenges noticeably better than others.

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