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COOKS – TRUST IN THE PROCESS

Culinary Cues

Do you know what it’s like to see a car barreling down on you with reckless abandon? Maybe the driver is distracted with a cell phone, engaged in a discussion with a passenger, or simply spacing out – but regardless of the reason, you see the impact before it happens, and you are unable to move out of the way. The anxiety, pure fear, sense of helplessness, and wonder about what comes next is crushing you.

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Using Safety Incentive Programs to Improve Workplace Training

Modern Restaurant Management

In multiple industries, employee safety can be a chief concern that requires careful consideration by employers. This can especially be the case in food service industries where employees are often in loud, busy environments while moving in and out of kitchen areas with any number of hazards. The best way to mitigate the risks for employees and reduce workplace injuries is for businesses to establish comprehensive safety training programs.

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What’s Next After Farm-to-Table?

EATER

Just because food is grown locally doesn’t mean it’s climate-friendly. But for chefs looking to emphasize the latter, it still starts at the source. This story was produced in collaboration with Civil Eats. At the height of summer, chef Rob Rubba and his team at Oyster Oyster , a vegetable-first restaurant in Washington, D.C., are preparing for the dwindling of food in the coming winter.

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Getting More Bang for Your Legal Buck

Modern Restaurant Management

Operating a successful restaurant, let alone a portfolio of restaurants, is one of the most challenging businesses in the market. A restaurant’s legal counsel can be a key advisor and ally in positioning the business for growth while helping minimize risk. But many owners are understandably intimidated by the unpredictability of the legal industry’s ubiquitous billable hour pricing model.

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Reduce Bias in Hiring: Structured Interview Questions for Employers

Structured interview questions are a valuable tool for reducing bias in hiring. They help: Ensure all candidates are asked the same questions in the same way Level the playing field so all candidates have a fair chance of being successful Improve credibility, reliability, and validity Download the guide to get the most out of your interview questions!

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Denny's hires a president with a familiar name, along with a new IT chief

Restaurant Business

Christopher Bode is returning to the company to handle operations as well as the usual duties of a president. Minh Le will be responsible for tech planning and adoption.

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Sneak Peek: Crunchtime’s 2024 Ops Excellence Awards Finalists

Crunchtime

Earlier this year, Crunchtime customers were invited to submit nominations for Crunchtime’s 2nd annual Ops Excellence Awards. This program honors the outstanding achievements of restaurants and groups that have harnessed the power of Crunchtime to achieve unparalleled operational excellence.

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Incorporating Cultural Diversity into Your Menu When Expanding to New Areas

The Rail

By Maisie Burton, Contributor Expanding your business to new areas offers exciting opportunities but also comes with the challenge of catering to diverse cultural tastes. Incorporating cultural diversity into your menu is key to ensuring success in new markets. By embracing local flavors and traditions, you can create a menu that resonates with the community and attracts a wider customer base.

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AI can generate recipes that can be deadly. Food bloggers are not happy

The Salt

The Woks of Life. '/> Apple, Google and Samsung are all working to integrate AI that can generate recipes into their virtual assistants, like Siri. People who work to develop recipes respond.

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A huge percentage of Americans visit McDonald's

Restaurant Business

Nearly nine out of 10 U.S. households visit the fast-food giant once a year, and other factoids about major restaurant chains from the data firm Numerator.

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Simone Biles Is Opening a Tex-Mex Restaurant in a Houston Airport

EATER

Simone Biles — the most decorated gymnast in the world, a self-professed "foodie," and now, a restaurateur?

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Food & Beverage Industry Report 2024

Driven by a diverse and exciting ecosystem of passionate, ambitious, and often young entrepreneurs, the Food & Beverage (F&B) sector is a highly competitive environment full of immense challenges and exciting opportunities. Expert Market’s 2024 industry report, sponsored by Toast, is informed by a survey of 522 U.S. food and beverage professionals, from restaurant owners to food service managers, providing insights into the real-time challenges and opportunities within the industry.

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10 big takeaways from FSTEC

Restaurant Business

Be more thoughtful on voice AI names. Convenience stores are coming for your business. And technology isn’t your labor savior. Those are among the biggest takeaways from the annual technology conference.

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Blueberry Syrup Is the Easiest Way to Make Breakfast Feel Fancy

EATER

Lille Allen Add it to waffles, matchas, cocktails, and more When I was growing up, IHOP was my favorite diner chain to visit. It had nothing to do with the fluffiness of the silver dollar pancakes or the height of the whipped cream spiral on a mug of hot chocolate. Instead, I loved IHOP for its syrup caddy. While other breakfast chains provide a singular sticky cup of pancake syrup, IHOP offers four different syrups to choose from: old-fashioned, butter pecan, strawberry, and my personal favorit

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Don't look now, but restaurants are coming up as winners this election cycle

Restaurant Business

Reality Check: Organized labor dug deep into its coffers to kill the tip credit via state ballots, but the industry's interest prevailed in all but one instance.

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How This Japanese Company Produces Some of the Best Beef in the World

EATER

Toriyama Co. oversees the entire beef production process, from the birth of a calf to creation and shipping of meat For 20 years, the expert butchers at Toriyama Co. have been producing top-tier wagyu beef. Toriyama is one of the rare producers to oversee the entire beef production from beginning to end. “Our philosophy is to produce our own beef,” says Shota Odabashi, a master butcher at Toriyama.

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The HR Leader’s Survival Guide

HR leaders drowning in paperwork struggle to meet C-suite's strategic expectations. Burnout and high turnover plague the field, with 95% feeling overwhelmed. This guide explores how the right tools can free HR from admin tasks and empower them to become the strategic leaders they’re meant to be.

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MOD Pizza's plan to stabilize the business: They're working on it

Restaurant Business

With a new leadership team in place, the fast-casual pizza chain is starting to take steps to grow top-line sales and set the tone and vision, says its new VP of marketing.

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Eater at Home’s New YouTube Channel Is Here

EATER

Our Eater at Home video series — including “Give a Chef,” “On the Fly,” and “Plateworthy” — are getting their own dedicated home Ever wonder what a professional chef would do with a store-bought rotisserie chicken? Or what inspiration can come out of a mystery-basket cooking challenge (without the pressure of Ted Allen hovering over you and a cash prize)?

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Fast-casual chains win a tough quarter

Restaurant Business

Thanks to strong performances by chains like Wingstop, Cava and Chipotle, the sector outperformed everyone else. And it wasn’t particularly close.

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Why America Hates to Love Chicken Nuggets

EATER

Kids love to eat them. Parents love to fight about them.

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Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide

Managing HR tasks like payroll, compliance, and employee data can overwhelm small businesses. That’s where a Human Capital Management (HCM) solution comes in. Our eBook, Why Every Small Business Needs an HCM Solution: A Comprehensive Guide , shows how an HCM system automates tedious processes, ensuring your business stays compliant and efficient. You’ll learn how to simplify payroll, eliminate costly errors, and empower your employees with self-service tools.

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Olive Garden surrenders to delivery, but on its own terms

Restaurant Business

Tech Check: The casual-dining chain’s deal with Uber is full of unusual wrinkles that are designed to reap the benefits of the service without hurting the brand.

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De Dulces a Dairyland: Ramsés Álvarez lo Mezcla Todo

SpotOn

Aproximadamente el 13% de los mexicanos vive en el extranjero. Estados Unidos es el hogar del 97% de estos emigrantes. Aunque el estado de Wisconsin se asocia más con "queso en grano" o cheese curds, que con el queso fundido. Para el chef oriundo de Ciudad de México Ramsés Álvarez es una tierra de oportunidades. Entre laberintos de maíz y cervecerías, él encontró un espacio para su estilo de cocina de fusión y una comunidad de operadores con i

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