Modern Restaurant Management

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Staffing and retention is often cited as a main pain point by restaurant operators. So what can they do to compete for talent, hire effectively and retain staff in the long-term? One industry insiders says pay increases are just part of the package as operators are increasingly leveraging benefits to differentiate themselves. "Our compensation data indicates a shift towards more comprehensive benefits and total compensation packages, moving beyond traditional hourly wages and annual salaries

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Goliath Consulting

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to respond to customer reviews has become a valuable tool for restaurants and bars to streamline operations and enhance guest engagement. AI-driven platforms like Ovation and Popmenu enable hospitality businesses to quickly generate thoughtful, consistent responses to customer feedback across multiple review sites.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Food industry advocates across markets agree: They're not ready for federal food safety regulations that will require tracking of certain ingredients from farm to table.

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Rocket Fuel

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The final quarter is traditionally a slower time for quick service restaurants (QSRs), but operators can use this time to streamline operations, align payroll practices, and enhance their culture. For Human Resources (HR), Payroll, and Operations leaders or teams, time spent in these areas will lead to a productive start to the new year. In my decades as a restaurant operator and working with business owners at Delaget, I’ve identified several actionable strategies that profitable restaura

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

It will be the full-service chains’ first joint location in the U.S., said parent company Dine Brands. The format has proven successful overseas.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Lille Allen A French oyster platter? Very Martha. Plane tickets to Madagascar for the holidays? Verrry Martha. There’s more noise than ever on the homemaking side of social media, but there is still only one Martha Stewart. She is, in short, an icon of the arena — “mogul” seems too steely a word for her brand while “multi-hyphenate” undersells her areas of expertise, which range from corn jewelry-making to cod jigging.

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Crunchtime

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

If you are attending Ops Summit 2024 in Boston next week we have some important information to share to help you make the most of your trip (and if you're not, there are just a handful of seats left, so this is your opportunity to be one of the final registrants for this incredible event! Register here).

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

CEO Drew Madsen said the fast casual is tweaking its delivery pricing markups, which were partly to blame for a 5.8% decrease in traffic at company units during the third quarter.

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EATER

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The juicy burger relies on the trimmings of dry-aged sirloin from its sister butcher shop What’s better than a burger? How about one that sources its ground beef right next door. The meat at Cozy Royale is all prepped by the restaurant’s neighboring sister butcher shop, The Meat Hook. For owner and founder Brent Young, there’s no question why burgers have maintained their status symbol as an American classic for so long.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The Bottom Line: Burger King and Popeyes saw improving sales in October behind better promotions. But lower gas prices and easing inflation may also be driving those results.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The casual-dining chain will start promoting permanent value meals after its traditional strategy of limited-time offers fell flat with customers.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

A Deeper Dive: Senior Editor Joe Guszkowski joins the Restaurant Business podcast to discuss the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of the venerable casual-dining chain, and what it says about the industry.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Created by Oregon coffee pioneers Jim and Patty Roberts, this two-unit concept blamed an accumulated debt burden since Covid.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The casual-dining chain said Apple Central KC closed the restaurants without its consent. It’s asking for more than $8 million in return.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Two have been closed and one is being sold, trimming the full-service sports bar chain to 11 units, all in Texas.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Press Quesadilla Grill also offers burritos, bowls and salads. It's the fourth concept in the portfolio of Heritage Restaurant Brands.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

But c-stores are getting more strategic when it comes to their foodservice programs.

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Restaurant Business

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The fate of several key ballot initiatives were decided in the industry's favor, but the possibility of an $18-an-hour minimum wage in California is still alive.

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