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NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Hiring the right people can make or break your business. After all, it’s not just the quality of your food that can keep customers coming back — 73% of diners base their satisfaction on the quality of service they receive. Your staff, especially your restaurant manager, plays a crucial role in the overall dining experience. Looking for someone to oversee day-to-day operations is a critical business decision that needs careful consideration.

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Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Setting a new brand standard, Marco's Pizza recently unveiled a store redesign beginning in the Boise market at corporate-owned store. “Our new store design marks a pivotal moment in our brand’s evolution, serving as a cornerstone for our growth and the next chapter of our journey,” said Tony Libardi, Co-CEO & President of Marco’s Pizza. “This redesign is not just about aesthetics; it’s about enhancing the customer experience, improving operational eff

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Hiring a great kitchen manager can transform your BOH operations with outstanding culinary and leadership skills. But how do you find the right person? Asking the appropriate kitchen manager interview questions can reveal whether a candidate has the experience, skills, and abilities that your restaurant needs. Let’s dive into our list of essential questions to ask kitchen manager candidates so you can find the best person who’ll make your BOH more productive and efficient.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

A Wonder in New York City. | Robert Sietsema/Eater NY Wonder wants to fix food delivery — so it just acquired Grubhub On November 13, Wonder, the company that describes itself as “a new kind of food hall,” announced its acquisition of the established food ordering and delivery platform Grubhub. The acquisition brings Wonder one step closer to its goal of becoming the “super app for meal time” by allowing the company to offer Grubhub’s restaurant partners in its app alongside its existing offerin

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7 Shifts

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Finding a well-rounded bar manager can be the determining factor in the success of your business. They play a big role in overseeing your inventory and attending to customer complaints. They also bring creative ideas to the table, such as improving the drink menu and coming up with new events and promotions to drive sales. Through the right interview questions, you can find a manager who doesn’t just fit the job but can boost your bar’s reputation.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The fast-food giant is kicking off a national advertising campaign in the wake of its E. coli outbreak. It is also pledging financial assistance to the franchisees hit hardest.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Restaurants use more energy per square foot than any other commercial business. Reversing that trend will be challenging, but there are signs of progress.

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SpotOn

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Running a restaurant is tough. With all the focus on the day-to-day—making sure the kitchen runs smoothly, managing staff, and keeping customers happy—it’s easy to overlook the bigger picture: how do you get your customers to keep coming back? One growing trend is helping restaurants do just that: digital loyalty programs. By offering your customers personalized rewards and making sign-ups easy, you can build a solid base of regulars who are more likely to return, spend more

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Top 100: Here’s how the country’s highest-grossing independents are adapting to high inflation, rising labor costs and changing consumer tastes.

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The Rail

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

By Heather Langley, Contributor The hospitality environment evolves at a rapid rate, and bars and restaurants must continue adapting to the ever-changing needs of the consumer. A modern point of sale (POS) system utilizes modern technology that can help streamline your business operations and improve the guest experience. By integrating it with your other systems, you are able to grow your restaurant and manage your inventory, employees, and sales data with ease.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Lombardo family of Gibsons Restaurant Group are ready to take their high-end steakhouse magic (and more) to regions outside the Midwest.

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Sante

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Asian pears from Subarashii Kudamono, grown in Pennyslvania, are a delightful category of fruit, each variety offering its unique flavor Continue Reading The post Are Asian Pears the Best Pears? appeared first on Santé.Food.Wine.Spirits.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Raising animals and crops to supply restaurants and grocers is both a contributor to climate change and a casualty of it. Drought and disasters are only making matters worse.

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The Salt

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Protect your loved ones from foodborne illnesses with this refresher course on food safety. Experts offer guidance on how long to leave food out, when to toss leftovers and more.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

A federal judge agreed with the industry's argument that salary levels shouldn't be the only determinant of who's entitled to time-and-a-half pay. The decision is expected to spare employers millions in additional labor expenses.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Dilek Baykara Mangoes are great for making pickles, chutneys, curries, and so much more When I was growing up in small-town India, summers arrived in full swing with the heady scent of mango blossoms. We had two trees in our backyard that rewarded us with enough fruit to last the entire season. My mother tired herself out sorting ripe mangoes for neighbors, and then for us, chopping them into precise cubes for snacking, and pureeing some for milkshakes.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The Bottom Line: Sales growth at restaurants and bars easily outdistanced grocery sales and their own prices in October, despite all kinds of concerns about inflation.

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Buzztime Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Are you hungry for more trivia? Is one night of bar trivia per week not enough to satiate your senses? Buzztime has tens of thousands of questions in its database. Pub trivia hosts and players could spend a lifetime with them! However, as the years pass, some of the questions become outdated and obscure. Events that are important one year become irrelevant many years later.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Technomic consumer data reveals that the case for implementing more environmentally sustainable practices, while important, is not as black and white as it may seem.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Because a great skillet is an investment in yourself. Out of all the stuff on your Black Friday shopping short-list, really nice pots and pans deserve priority ranking. Outside of the Black Friday season, a new Le Creuset Dutch oven , nonstick skillet set , or lobster boil-worthy pot will cost you a hefty chunk of fun money. And while I would happily co-sign on such investment pieces of cookware at full price — trust me, your descendants will duke it out over that prized Dutch oven one day — I a

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Restaurant tech stocks are up across the board and there’s been a mini boom in M&A and funding rounds, signaling confidence in restaurants’ digital transformation.

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Margin Edge

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

This month we look at: turkey prices, some dos and don'ts for holiday prix fixe menus, how the election results might impact restaurant taxes, inflation and national restaurant sales trends from October.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Government Watch: The move pushes a possible game-changer on the labor front one step closer to becoming a reality.

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The Salt

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Baby fever just isn't spreading like it used to. The United States fertility rate hit an all-time low last year, and some of our biggest musicians, like Charli XCX and Tyler the Creator, are working their parenting anxieties out in their club bangers. This week, host Brittany Luse invites Anastasia Berg , co-author of What are Children For? , to explore the unique way millennials are confronting the age old question of whether or not to have a child.

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The Salt

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Texas BBQ just earned a new level of respect. Four BBQ joints in Austin and Houston were awarded a coveted Michelin star this week.

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