Scaling your business: When should you hire a restaurant CFO?
Margin Edge
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Hear Georgina Cavendish, former CFO of Maman, discuss the basics and best practices of when growing restaurant groups should outsource accounting functions.
Wed.Dec 04, 2024
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We Deserve Free Sparkling Water
EATER
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Seltzer for all | Lille Allen Why more restaurants are making sparkling water free At a recent celebratory meal, when presented with the essential opening question of any meal — “Still or sparkling?” — I chose sparkling, and was somehow surprised to find a bottle of Pellegrino plopped on my table a minute later, and a charge for $9 on the check at the end of the night.
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MRM EXCLUSIVE: Restaurant Guests Expect Seamless Tech
Modern Restaurant Management
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Restaurant operators need to embrace menu and technological innovations in order to meet guest expectations this holiday season, according to the Fall/Winter Trend report: a report produced by Provoke Insights in collaboration with Modern Restaurant Management (MRM) magazine. "Our findings show that while traditional expectations around food quality, service, and ambiance remain steady, technology has emerged as a pivotal area of focus," Carly Fink, president of Provoke Insights, told MR
The Oyster Men
EATER
DECEMBER 4, 2024
How my father taught me how to be a dad, one roasted Lowcountry oyster at a time “Boy, take your time and pay attention to what you’re doing!” I started shucking oysters when I was young — age 5 to be exact. Even still, my dad held no mercy when teaching me how to open and eat them. “Don’t jam it in there,” he would say. “Just put the knife in the back and twist it.
The HR Leader’s Workforce Management Guide
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Here's everything we know about the bidding war for 7-Eleven's parent company
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
Seven and I Holdings, the parent company of the convenience-store chain, is weighing multiple options for its future, including an offer from the owner of Circle K and a management buyout that could result in a U.S. IPO for its North American operations.
The Best Way to Gift a Cookbook? Bundle It With These Special Tools and Ingredients
EATER
DECEMBER 4, 2024
There’s no better or more thoughtful gift for any home cook than a book they’ll love along with the supplies they’ll need to get cooking. Here are our favorite cookbooks of the year and some recommendations to get started. Cookbooks make fantastic gifts, and a thoughtfully chosen book can easily become a cherished addition to someone’s culinary collection.
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At Santi’s in Charleston, Christmas Decor Defies Gravity
EATER
DECEMBER 4, 2024
If you don’t have room in your restaurant for a Christmas tree, simply hang it from the ceiling For some restaurants, whether old or new, the reason for the season is not just to celebrate with food and drink — it’s to go wild over holiday decor. In this miniseries, we highlight the spots across the country for whom extra doesn’t begin to cover it when it comes to lights, tinsel, and Christmas spirit.
Chipotle raises menu prices nationally for the first time in more than a year
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DECEMBER 4, 2024
The fast-casual chain has held back on pricing in most regions while focusing on consistent portion sizes. But to address rising inflation, it raised menu prices about 2%.
Cookie Economics
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DECEMBER 4, 2024
In this video, the team at Modern MBA delves into the business of cookies crumbling together all of the economic chunks behind the trend. They examine both popular brands and neighborhood spots.
Introducing Our New Brand Identity: IFMA The Food Away from Home Association
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DECEMBER 4, 2024
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2025 Payroll Calendar Templates (Biweekly, Semi-Monthly, and Monthly)
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Pascual Brings Taste of Mexico City to D.C.’s Capitol Hill
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DECEMBER 4, 2024
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Court shields restaurants from ownership reporting requirements
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A ruling Tuesday blocks the federal government from enforcing a mandate that LLCs and small corporations file beneficial ownership information by Jan. 1.
Behold! Our Favorite Sherry Vinegar
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DECEMBER 4, 2024
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Restaurant gift cards figure large on this year's holiday shopping lists
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A survey by the National Restaurant Association found that nearly 60% of shoppers intend to buy one as a gift, and the propensity is even higher among younger consumers.
Why (and How) to Switch to a New HR & Payroll Platform
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An Apple Pie Recipe That Won’t Give You Pie Anxiety
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DECEMBER 4, 2024
Lille Allen/Eater; see below for full credits Ina Garten’s low-effort, high-reward apple pie bars deliver everything we ask of a holiday dessert Ina Garten came to the American masses at a curious moment. She arrived in the late 1990s, long after Julia Child taught home cooks to prepare duck à l’orange and years after Martha Stewart made her aspiring employees distinguish between toile, tulle, tool, tuile, toyle, and toil.
Smalls Sliders sues Smashburger over trademark violations
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
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Most consumers now consider convenience stores viable alternatives to fast food
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The Bottom Line: More than half of U.S. consumers now believe convenience-store prepared food is a good alternative to quick-service chains. Did value drive that change?
Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
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Take that, Sardar Biglari: Cracker Barrel shows its turnaround plan is working
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
The family-dining chain posted a same-store restaurant sales increase of 2.9% for the first quarter, but retail sales continued to slip.
Sam Nazarian's C3 to bring restaurant brands to SeaWorld
Restaurant Business
DECEMBER 4, 2024
A handful of the digital restaurant collector's brands will be offered at SeaWorld and Busch Gardens through a partnership with theme park company United Parks & Resorts.
Why restaurant chains are releasing so many new menu items
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A Deeper Dive: This week’s episode of the Restaurant Business podcast focuses on the rapid increase in new menu items from restaurant chains, and why they should consider slowing down.
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HR’s Complete 2025 Calendar of Important Dates
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