Mon.Apr 22, 2024

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Fighting Fast Food Fraud

Modern Restaurant Management

Fast food fraud has seen a 45-percent increase in the last year or so, largely driven by a digital transformation sea change that has made these restaurants more vulnerable, according to data from fraud prevention company Forter. Fast food restaurants are all about convenience with the latest step in providing convenience for guests being the welcoming of digital payments and corresponding loyalty apps.

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CHARGING FOR BREAD -SERIOUSLY?

Culinary Cues

A new word has been bantered about over the past few months, a word that ticks off consumers and demonstrates either greed or an inability to understand the public’s perception of “value”. “Shrinkflation” is a descriptor for reducing the size of packaged goods while either keeping selling prices where they were or raising prices while portions are being reduced.

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How Fazoli's Controls Food & Labor Costs to Maintain Operational Excellence

Crunchtime

Fazoli’s journey began over three and a half decades ago with a simple yet bold vision: to serve fast, fresh Italian cuisine in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. The name "Fazoli's" was inspired by the Italian word "famiglia," meaning family, reflecting the brand’s focus on providing a friendly environment for families to enjoy meals together.

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Level Up With Transformative Technologies

Squirrel Systems

The restaurant industry is on the cusp of a transformative revolution driven by rapid technological advancements. From table-side ordering systems to kitchen automation and artificial intelligence, these innovations promise to enhance the dining experience and reshape restaurant operations. Here’s a look at how these technologies are setting the stage for a new era in restaurant service.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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SpotOn Reviews | SpotOn POS

SpotOn

It doesn’t matter whether you run a restaurant, retail store, or any other type of small business—the point-of-sale (POS) serves as the foundation of your operation. More than just a means for running sales transactions, the modern POS can help you increase revenue, streamline operations, better manage your staff, and get better insights about your business.

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Qdoba and Chipotle to pay millions to settle alleged labor violations in Washington state

Restaurant Business

Qdoba agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle a pay transparency lawsuit. Chipotle agreed to pay more than $3 million in a case related to alleged scheduling and paid leave violations in Seattle.

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18 Operational Must-Haves for Your 2024 Health Inspection Checklist

Crunchtime

To protect consumers from unsafe conditions or foodborne illnesses, restaurants, convenience stores, and supermarkets regularly undergo health inspections to ensure local regulations are adhered to. But beyond code enforcement, it should be part of your business’s culture for health and safety maintenance to happen like clockwork. It simply makes good business sense to keep things clean, orderly, and safe.

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Insider Tips from Restaurant Industry Experts: Ebook Recommendations

TastyIgniter

Discover the secrets to thriving in the restaurant industry with our top ebook recommendations for managers. From mastering financial strategies to leveraging new technologies, these reads are essential for anyone looking to elevate their restaurant business. Dive in and transform your approach to restaurant management today.

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Check what ground beef is in your freezer, USDA advises

Restaurant Business

The agency's food safety arm has been alerted that ground beef products possibly contaminated with E. coli have made it to market.

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I Gave Up Meat and Gained so Much More

EATER

Going vegan doesn’t have to mean restriction. For me, I became more connected to my community, family, and the animals around me.

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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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Chipotle's first international franchised location officially opens in Kuwait

Restaurant Business

Franchisee Alshaya Group plans to open four Chipotle units in the Middle East this year.

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Is the N/A Bottle Shop in Trouble?

EATER

In March, the country’s largest zero-proof retailer, Boisson, filed for bankruptcy and shuttered all its stores, calling into question the future of the category.

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Negotiations between Starbucks and its employees' union are set to begin

Restaurant Business

Simultaneously, the coffee chain's U.S. Supreme Court case commences Tuesday. It challenges certain of the NLRB's regulatory policies.

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This Earth Day, how to know if the seafood you're eating is sustainable

The Salt

Roughly 196 million tons of fish were harvested in 2020, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. The organization also notes that the number of overfished stocks worldwide has tripled in the last century. All of this overfishing has led to the decline of entire species, like Atlantic cod. Enter the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch.

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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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Greg Flynn expands his Applebee’s empire

Restaurant Business

Flynn, already the world’s largest franchisee of the casual-dining chain, is acquiring 26 restaurants from an existing franchisee and is making plans to open 25 new locations by 2031.

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Can Matzo Be Yassified?

EATER

Carolyn Figel Manischewitz’s new rebrand is about more than just packaging I noticed it out of the corner of my eye: Something was different in the kosher food section of my local Kroger. The familiar boxes of Manischewitz matzo (and matzo ball soup mix and macaroons) had a new look, and what a look! Gone was the sleepy beige and blue of the previous packaging; in its place was an arresting rusty orange, sprinkled with the harvest golds and sepia tones of a 1970s kitchen.