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This is Slowing Down Your Restaurant Growth — And How to Fix It

Modern Restaurant Management

Growing a restaurant or catering business is no small feat. The challenges can be overwhelming, from managing multiple orders to coordinating staff and ensuring timely deliveries. If your catering business isn’t growing as fast as you’d like, you might be facing some common roadblocks. Below are three key factors that could be hindering your growth and offer practical solutions to overcome them.

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What Happened to ‘Appetizers’?

EATER

Appetizers are now bites, snacks,small plates or smaller to another sections larger. | Lille Allen Restaurant menus are increasingly making full use of the dictionary to describe their offerings. Whether or not diners understand them is another question. A menu is both a statement and an invitation. It may appear as a mere list of a restaurants offerings, but after setting a mood with the decor and a welcome greeting, a menu is the first time the restaurant kitchen communicates directly with the

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5 Common Operational Inefficiencies in Restaurants (And How to Fix Them)

ChowNow

Every restaurant faces operational challengeseven with a great menu and a talented team, bottlenecks can slow service, frustrate customers, and cut into profits. A single missteplike a delayed order or a system glitchcan throw off an entire shift. Staff scramble, customers grow impatient, and suddenly, a busy night turns into chaos. Instead of focusing on growth, restaurant operators spend their time fixing problems that shouldnt exist in the first place.

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&pizza launches franchising push, including sale of most company units

Restaurant Business

After a year of re-energizing marketing, simplifying operations and closing 13 restaurants, the 46-unit fast-casual pizza chain now hopes to reach 300 mostly franchised units by 2030.

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Future-Proof Your Talent Pipeline

Get ready for the future of business. As HR navigates an ongoing labor shortage, leaders need stronger, more adaptable recruiting strategies. Do you have the tools you need to build a talent pipeline that drives sustainable business growth?

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Why Every Restaurant Needs Menu Management Software

ChowNow

Keeping menus updated across various online ordering systems and third-party delivery apps can feel like a never-ending game of catch-up. Manually updating menus across multiple online ordering channels is tedious, time-consuming, and prone to mistakes. Instead of constantly playing defence with menu updates, imagine a centralized system that allows you to make menu changes instantly across every delivery app and direct ordering platform.

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Yes, You Can Caesar Anything

EATER

Lille Allen/Eater Caesar potato salad, Caesar bean dip, and warm cabbage Caesar salad are just the tip of the crouton Lately, the internets perfect meal is a plate of fries , a diet cola , and a Caesar salad. How this combination came to be so idealized remains a mystery of TikToks algorithm , but its hard to deny the appeal of fresh, crunchy greens smothered in a cheesy and savory dressing; oily, salty fries; and a fizzy soda.

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‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Apps Are Coming for Your Takeout Order

EATER

Getty Images DoorDash is the latest food delivery app to partner with Klarna, making it possible to pay for grocery delivery in installments its also a common way for people to go into debt Just in case you were starting to think that the dystopian capitalist hellscape that we currently live in couldnt get any worse, digital financing company Klarna announced on Thursday that it had partnered with DoorDash to allow customers to finance their food orders.

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The Role of Rigorous Testing in Reducing Food Packaging Waste

The Rail

By Ellie Gabel, Contributor In the restaurant industry, food packaging waste is prevalent. Regardless of what you serve, you probably have stacks of single-use containers in the kitchen to pack carry-out orders and box up customers leftovers. What if there was a better way? The only way to find one is through rigorous product testing. The Restaurant Industrys Food Packaging Waste Problem Youve been in the restaurant sector long enough to know it has a food packaging waste problem.

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The 3 Best Deals of the Week (Including Stanley Quenchers for 25% Off)

EATER

Eater Staff Plus, Material Kitchens sexy spoon rests are on sale and so are our favorite picks from the Eater x Heritage Steel cookware line Spring has sprung with deals on all kinds of kitchen splendors, from sales on retro-inspired Smeg appliances to major discounts on cast-iron Staub cookware. Last week, our price-slashing roundup included Goldbellys 31.4 percent off Pi Day deals, the Container Stores big storage solutions sale , and all of the best deals on that viral Le Creuset braiser fro

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McDonald's is coming out with a Minecraft Movie Happy Meal, and one for adults

Restaurant Business

The fast-food giant is releasing a Minecraft Movie Meal, featuring a new Nether Flame Sauce and collectibles, along with a Minecraft Movie Happy Meal.

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State of AI in Sales & Marketing 2025

AI adoption is reshaping sales and marketing. But is it delivering real results? We surveyed 1,000+ GTM professionals to find out. The data is clear: AI users report 47% higher productivity and an average of 12 hours saved per week. But leaders say mainstream AI tools still fall short on accuracy and business impact. Download the full report today to see how AI is being used — and where go-to-market professionals think there are gaps and opportunities.

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In Search of the Ultimate Espresso Martini

EATER

We asked 10 of Americas best bartenders to submit their finest recipe for the Espresso Martinithen tasted them all to find the best of the best.

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Remote staffing startup Bite Ninja is acquired by Voicify

Restaurant Business

The deal brings together two tech companies aimed at streamlining the drive-thru, one with remote workers and the other with AI.

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Remote staffing startup Bite Ninja to be acquired by Voicify

Restaurant Business

The deal brings together two tech companies aimed at streamlining the drive-thru, one with remote workers and the other with AI.

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Olive Garden says anxious consumers are still spending at restaurants

Restaurant Business

After a chilly start to the year, the Italian casual-dining chain said business has picked up recently, despite signs that consumer sentiment is down.

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10 HR Metrics for 2025: HR Data Toolkit

The right HR metrics can illuminate hidden trends, justify decisions to the C-suite, and give you an edge in this unpredictable economy. Download Paycor’s guide and learn how to calculate your: Cost-per-Hire Total Financial Impact of Absences Voluntary Turnover Rate And more!

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Legal Sea Foods listened to guests and made a major menu change

Restaurant Business

With modification requests from so many diners, the Boston-based casual-dining chain decided to embrace customization through a mix-and-match format.

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